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Originally Posted by BellaYorkie Hi All. I have had Bella now for 1 week. She has  been an Angel so far, but last night and today she has been a monster. I have been leaving her in her pen and she has been fine, no barking ext. Last night she was whining and yapping off and on. Today when I left after feeding her and playing with her for an hour she barked all morning. Her routine has not changed so I dont know what is happening. My policy has been to ignore her whining and she always calms down and settles. Her whining has intensified into a yap, which I do not wantt to promote. Should I keep ignoring? Or go an tel her to stop with a little hit? I am not sure what approuch to take? Or should I spray her with a water bottle? I want her to be o.k. in her pen alone at times...it is early so I want to curb any negative behaviour now. Please help, I do not want to turn her into a terror.
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I crate my Oliver and he used to bark and yap but I just told him "Oliver...NOOOOO don't be a bad boy" ....I said it like I was very disappointed in him. I also got this advice off the internet from a woman who breeds dogs (border collies but hey they are all the same instinctively) she said this, very insightful:
"You have the right and the obligation to correct your puppy for whining when he's in his crate. Think of it this way. A leader gets angry when his followers leave without permission, but a follower doesn't worry when the leader leaves without asking. As his leader, you must let him know that behavior is unacceptable. Think about the wolf den - when the adults go off to hunt, they must leave the pups back in the den and the pups must be quiet and stay still. Adults teach the pups to stay back by giving them a correction for barking or leaving the safety of the den. If you let your puppy whine when you leave you are giving him a leadership position (which is very confusing to the puppy). So, give the crate a good shake and use a growling tone in your voice. If you believe you can make him be quiet, you will, in short order. If you do it right, it should take just a few times, not days or weeks. You just need to let your feelings be known that he is not to whine. As a very young pup, it doesn't take much time or intensity to get him to understand he is to remain quiet and calm when you walk out of the room. Quit thinking it is heartbreaking or you will never succeed. That sort of "energy" will not project your intentions that he is to remain quiet. Try to convince yourself that he MUST remain quiet or something bad will happen to him (the wolf den analogy), and you'll present the right energy to succeed."
That helped me....hope it helps you somewhat to think of it that way.