2 Crates??
 

This is my first post...mostly because I'm not quite sure how these chat websites work...I have 2 Yorkies, Joey (male) is 1 and potty trained and Harley (female) is 4 months old and we're working on it. Joey used a small plastic crate for sleeping in until we got Harley the first of Dec. He now sleeps on the bed and she is in the crate. The problem is during the day. I cannot go anywhere or do anything! I am a prisoner in my own family room. Before if I left, I'd leave Joey in the family room for a while, never over 2-3 hours and that would be fine. Harley can slip through the gate, so we put up some plastic grating which kept Joey from doing it until he got to be too big, but she's learned how to climb over it...in a matter of seconds she's loose! We had a 2x2 plastic "pen" that we stopped using when Joey was trained and more manageable, but she learned how to completely climb out of that! So now we got a metal crate with a top. I of course want to make it a happy place to go and she will go in it and lay down, but the minute I shut the door, she wants out, unless I'm sitting nearby. I've read all the crate training directions, in more than one book (put them in for a period and treat them, increase the time, etc.) but the problem is I have Joey running around freely while she is in the crate and I know this is the problem. My husband thinks I need to get another crate and lock him up as well. He hasn't been in one for 2 months. I can't put them in together because sometimes one gets a little more aggressive than the other and I want to be around to break that up. Any thoughts? By the way, how do you get your dog's picture next to the posting??

sorry I cant help with the whole question about the crates... (I dont have my Gracie yet) but I can help you out with the other part ... about how you get his pic in... what you do is ... go to "User CP" then on the left hand side... scroll down until you see " Edit Avatar" click on that and then you click on customize your avatar... now if you have a pic on file you can choose it here... find it by clicking on the "browse" button and find your pic! ;) hope this helps ;) :D

Welcome to yt:)

WELCOME!!!
Layla isn't left at home so ic an't help with that but i can help with the avatar (picture next to your post)

when you first log on to yorkie talk click the "user CP" button
on the left hand side is a list of different things click the edit avatar button
then option two click browse and pick one off your computer :) can't wait to see your two little fur butts!