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myfirstyorkie · 05-22-2005, 05:10 AM

The only time Amber has been in there for a long period of time has been overnite when she was not able to hold her potty in. Or if I had a few errends to do I would crate her. I would never be gone long gosh even if I wanted to be long my children would not let me

. So I am always home I dont go to work I am a stay at home mom. And she is never put in her crate then. But now she sleeps with me and my husband no crate and she has free run of the house even when we are gone. I never had a problem with electric cords or anything like that. My house is as baby proof as it can get as I do have a 1 year old. So things getting broken are the least of my worries. But yes her crate door is left open and it is not because I have forced her in her crate and trained her that her crate is her punishment. She is very secure in her crate. In fact the breeder I got her from used a crate for her puppies to sleep in at night. So it is something she is very secure with. Even if I wanted to get rid of her crate because I thought about it a few times Amber would be lost without it! Amber is also very well trained she is completly house broken, she knows not to chew on anything but her toys and we never had a problem once she was taught that. She knows her commands sit, stay, no, come and lay down. She also knows other fun commands like paw, speak, smile, roll over, play dead, etc. So yes my dog has been taught not to chew on electric cords. But she is the one that has chosen for me to keep her cage even though it is not nessicary (sp) anymore. I wanted to add another thing my Yorkie is not an ankle biter she was taught not to do that. I spend alot of time working with my Yorkie she is very obidient and extremly well trained. And when you ask what came first I would say in my life the problem was not electric cords the problem was house training. And yes the house breaking came first because if she never needed to be house broken she probably would never of needed to be crated overnight. But she was and I have no regrets doing that. She is the most well behaved, very social, very happy yorkie that I know (or have seen with my own eyes). Haveing Amber in her crate has not scared her it actually mad her have something that is secure for her. A place for her to go when she wants a nap or for whatever reason she decides to go in there for.

05-22-2005, 05:10 AM	#57
myfirstyorkie Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 463	The only time Amber has been in there for a long period of time has been overnite when she was not able to hold her potty in. Or if I had a few errends to do I would crate her. I would never be gone long gosh even if I wanted to be long my children would not let me . So I am always home I dont go to work I am a stay at home mom. And she is never put in her crate then. But now she sleeps with me and my husband no crate and she has free run of the house even when we are gone. I never had a problem with electric cords or anything like that. My house is as baby proof as it can get as I do have a 1 year old. So things getting broken are the least of my worries. But yes her crate door is left open and it is not because I have forced her in her crate and trained her that her crate is her punishment. She is very secure in her crate. In fact the breeder I got her from used a crate for her puppies to sleep in at night. So it is something she is very secure with. Even if I wanted to get rid of her crate because I thought about it a few times Amber would be lost without it! Amber is also very well trained she is completly house broken, she knows not to chew on anything but her toys and we never had a problem once she was taught that. She knows her commands sit, stay, no, come and lay down. She also knows other fun commands like paw, speak, smile, roll over, play dead, etc. So yes my dog has been taught not to chew on electric cords. But she is the one that has chosen for me to keep her cage even though it is not nessicary (sp) anymore. I wanted to add another thing my Yorkie is not an ankle biter she was taught not to do that. I spend alot of time working with my Yorkie she is very obidient and extremly well trained. And when you ask what came first I would say in my life the problem was not electric cords the problem was house training. And yes the house breaking came first because if she never needed to be house broken she probably would never of needed to be crated overnight. But she was and I have no regrets doing that. She is the most well behaved, very social, very happy yorkie that I know (or have seen with my own eyes). Haveing Amber in her crate has not scared her it actually mad her have something that is secure for her. A place for her to go when she wants a nap or for whatever reason she decides to go in there for.