Ok, on the crate training issue between P-did and k9trainer, I think it ENTIRELY depends on the individual dog. I have a male and a female yorkie who are full brother and sister. My female has done fabulously in her crate and can stay in her crate for up to 8 hours with no behavioral issues or negative side effects and she doesn't soil her crate. My male, on the other hand, could not stand his crate and it did cause behavioral issues if we put him in his crate and he would soil his crate even if he was in it only for a hour. Now that my dogs are adults and my husband and I work full-time, we do what is best for the individual dog....my female stays in her crate while we are at work and my male is confined to a room. They both do fabulously with no accidents or behavioral issues whatsoever. Thus, it is my firm opinion that whether crate-training is good or bad is based on the individual dog. |