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05-01-2010, 09:19 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 33
| Barking In Cage She start backing in her cage, how can I teach her not to bark? She's not barking because of the bathroom. |
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05-01-2010, 10:12 AM | #2 |
Pixie and Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CT USA
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| I highly suggest an ex-pen!!
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05-01-2010, 04:19 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas
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05-01-2010, 04:34 PM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada
Posts: 140
| When I first had my puppy in the cage, she barked and cried and was trying to bite the wire crate. I read on YT that you should ignore them and only give them attention and let them out if they are being good and quiet. They'll figure it out. My puppy doesn't whine or bark anymore in the cage, she stays really quiet and sometimes doozes off lol. When she's good, I open the crate door and I also put one or two toys in there. |
05-08-2010, 04:37 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA, US
Posts: 10
| Hi there... this is my first post! My wife and I rescued a 6-yr-old yorkie from Rescue Me Yorkie about 3 weeks ago. She spent most of her life as a puppy mill breeding dog, and somehow Rescue Me was able to get her away from that! We are thankful they did! She's adjusting, but she's a great little pup! Back to the original post... Sprinkle (our pup) would bark and bark when we left. We tried a crate, and she went CRAZY! She had MAJOR separation anxiety, and it was becoming difficult just to leave to get something from the car. Did I mention, she NEVER barks when we are home? She is quiet as a mouse, so it was strange to hear her in a big panic when we would walk up to the door! We called Rescue Me, and one of the people there recommended to keep trying with the crate training, but practice leaving. Do everything that would trigger her anxiety (get the keys, grab your bag) and actually walk out the door. The second we heard her bark, she said to come back in, give her a quick squirt of water, and confidently say "No!" Then rinse and repeat, increasing the amount of time your leave each time. Well, we did this, and it took literally 3 or 4 "practice" exits before she was understood and is now quiet in her crate. She now enjoys her "house", as we feed her in there and give her a small treat when it's time to go in. she lays in her crate while we are gone, and does not make a peep. This solution really helped with us! It also has helped her anxiety to have a consistent spot for her to be to recognize we WILL be back, and we're not leaving her forever. |
05-08-2010, 05:00 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | What a good post !! Reading that means it CAN be done - all it takes is consistency and patience.. I know not all puppies outgrow it but as they do mature then one day they won't have to be caged. From what I've read here in the past - it can take up to 2 years before completely trained |
05-08-2010, 11:17 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker | our pup actually prefers his crate. if we leave him out, even confined to a small space like an x-pen, he gets real nervous, poops and pees everywhere. we give him a treat everytime he goes in the crate and he always go in on his own. by the way, he used to bark and chew on his crate too. it took lots of treats and patience. oh yea and we bought him a kong bone with holes on each end for treats, this helps keeps him quiet for a really long time... |
05-08-2010, 12:09 PM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ohio
Posts: 319
| We made the choice to use a crate for out little guy when we first brought him home. For car travel safety and because when we camp he needs to be put in a secure area when we are out of the rev and an x pen was too large. First let me start with, Not all dogs are the same, try different options. We started out soon after he came home 1-2 days. We placed his bed and a pillow case I had slept with the week before over to one side. Lined the bottom of the crate with a pittle pad. I think it's a key point to make (you really need to either play with or walk your puppy before you put him in the crate). We also covered 3 sides of the crate with a blanket. We had to use the cover when he would bark. Once he got quiet we would lift one side. Even during the day when he didn't need to be in there if I found him laying in the floor I moved him to his crate with the door open. Trying to teach him that laying in the middle of the floor was a bad idea... Reward good behavior. We always gave him a treat before we let him out of the crate. He will freely go in and out of his crate on his own. As will my other dog who was trained the very same way. My mom has a large cat cube she got my puppy for her house while its not his crate when he gets tired of playing or is in need of a nap, he makes his way to his "safe" spot. Where I know he won't get stepped on. * I just wanted to add a note, altho it may be long I think its noteworthy* I chose to crate train my first dog before we got an RV or traveled based on a terrible accident my aunt had. She owned 2 wonderful s**t-zu's who slept in bed with her every night. On night her neighbors shed who was next door to her bedroom caught on fire. She didn't wake up till the fire alarms in her house started going off. Her dogs panicked it was pitch dark and the power line to her house had been burnt thru and her dogs were scared and hiding. She called to them and even went so far as to rip the fire alarms off the walls of her house to silence them. But the dogs were so very scared they would not come out of hiding. My aunt suffered severe burns on both legs in her search for her dogs. They parrished in the fire. If she had them crate trained they would of been in there crates in a specific spot that she could of gone to retrieved the dogs and ran out of the house to safety. Test the fire alarms in your house see how your pets behave, have a plan of action. |
06-08-2010, 05:41 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Newark, Ohio
Posts: 3
| My yorkie absolutely hates his cage. The only time he wont bark is at night when we are all asleep. Once one person gets up he is barking like a wild man! It drives me crazy. |
06-09-2010, 10:12 AM | #10 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: GA
Posts: 8
| My Little Sky hated the crate with a passion. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was placing her in the crate instead of letting her walk in the crate by herself. She still has issues with it from time-to-time. If we leave the house, staying in the crate isn't a problem. However, if we place her in the crate and remain in the house, she starts to bark. Right now, she is six months old. |
06-10-2010, 11:04 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gainesville, VA
Posts: 1,173
| My Oliver barks constantly in his cage!! I just bought him the ex-pen today so I'm hoping this makes a significant difference! |
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