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Originally Posted by 4carolyn  This may not help at all, but my puppy cried and yelped in her crate non-stop on the first day I was at home with her. I ended up sitting on the couch with her and I was crying. My husband came home and found us both crying. Not knowing what to do with either of us, he took the puppy up to see the vet. She said Yorkies, most of them don't like loud noises, told us to cover the crate with a towel to remove the visual stimulus and when the crying starts give the crate a sharp rap and say'quiet' firmly. Not a violent hit on the crate, just sharp. worked like a charm. I often look back on that day and laugh at myself, but that day, it was definitely not funny. |
Aw, thanks for this. I did actually try to cover the crate because I was so worried that if I let him out when he was barking he'd think that was the way to get out and I do worry about neighbors complaining etc. However, he just freaked out even more and I was scared that he would hurt himself digging.
My ultimate goal is to be able to let him roam the hallway and stairs when I'm away, without crating, but until I can trust that he won't pee up my door (and really anger my husband) - I'm just not able to do it yet.
Like you, I look back at it with a little bit of humor (not much yet as it is still too close!) and just hope it never happens again.
I called my husband during all the drama and cried too....lol