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10-02-2008, 06:47 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gladwin MI US
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| HELP! Working on Crate Training my New Yorkie Puppy I am working on crate training my new puppy. She is only 8 weeks old and she hates the cage. For 4 nights now, she whines and cries and barks and you name it, she does it. There have been sleepless nights and I don't know what to do. Once she is housebroken, I don't worry about the cage but right now it has to be this way. Any suggestions on how to get her to stop crying, barking, whining, etc.? It seems to me that her doing this so long (1-2 hours sometimes) it has to do harm to her little body. My last yorkie wasn't that bad. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
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10-03-2008, 02:00 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: green cove springs, fl, usa
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| I would like to see the answer on this as well. My yorkie is also 8 1/2 weeks and same problem. We leave it out with the door open and her toys in it durning the day and she crawls in and takes naps but night time is horrible. If you find something that works let me know please. |
10-04-2008, 07:25 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: green cove springs, fl, usa
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10-28-2008, 10:42 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Medina
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| Hi, in response to your little sweetie barking in it's crate. We have two little Yorkie sisters - Mindi and Mandi. We have slept with their little blankets for a few nights to get our scent on them. We were told that our scent will comfort them. If/when the blankets get soiled or dirty and you wash them, sleep with the blankets again to get your scent on them again. It really seemed to help our girls. Also, ignore, ignore, ignore ! the barking and crying. If you respond in any way this will reinforce the behavior that you are trying to stop. I know it's difficult, our girls will sometimes yipe & cry when we first put them in their crate at night. We, as difficult as it is, will just ignore them and it usually ends within 15 minutes. They then realize that their yipes & crying is getting them nothing, so they stop and settle in for a comfy night's sleep. Also, during the day we put our clock-radio on for them to keep them company. But, I do work from home with my In-Home daycare business in the lower level of our home and they can hear the noise downstairs, as well. But, I still put the radio on for them. Hope this helps. Yorkie Hugs, Angel M. - Mindi and Mandi, too. Arf-Arf |
10-28-2008, 11:17 AM | #5 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan
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I agree. It's definitely a difficult process, but the results are worth it. When I first began using the crate for my yorkie, it was definitely a difficult and stressful time, but she did eventually get used to it. I started off by having her in a different room, but then I eventually moved the crate into my bedroom so she could see that I was in the room with her. That seemed to help a little bit. Everytime I left the house, I also put the radio on for her (and still do) Good luck! | |
10-28-2008, 11:21 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany
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| Sorry its long! hey! I'm crate training my 11 week old and the first few nights were altogether unpleasant. What i found worked for us is this--we use a plastic travel crate since he will be shipped to the states and back in it when our military orders change. The first 2 or 3 days i kept the top off and would play with him in the bottom so he got used to being on the surface. Then I put the top on and played with him inside that. I'd put his toy in then pull it out throw it in and he'd follow then come running back out when once he got it. This way he wasn't so scared of it. Then I started feeding Walker in his crate 3 times a day. I started putting the food just inside the door so he didn't have to go all the way in and after about 3 days we had it all the way in the back so he has to enter the crate to eat. My last puppy took about 10 days before he was brave enough to go all the way into the crate to eat so Walker is pretty quick at this step in my opinion. I then shut the door while he was eating so he got used to that as well, opening it as soon as he was done. During the day i put him in it for a little while well i'm right there and he doesn't come out until hes stopped whining; increasing the time little by little. The first go lasted about 30 minutes of whining before he stopped for a full 90 seconds and then out of the crate he came! I give him treats whenever he "kennels up," and don't make a huge deal out of him leaving the crate since the point is to get him INTO the crate. We've been at it for 3 weeks now and Walker's doing really well. He still whines for about 5 minutes whenever he has to kennel up, but we're workingon it. Stay strong. Some dogs are harder then others but if you want the crate trained hang tough. Hope it helps! |
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