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09-10-2014, 10:07 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Benton, AR
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| Help! Yorkie puppy hates her crate! I have a 14 week old puppy that I got when she was 7 weeks old. The breeder I bought her from never kenneled any of her dogs, so my baby was not used to a kennel when I got her. With my commute I work about 8-9 hours a day and she cannot be alone in the house for this amount of time, so I kennel her. At first she just cried in her kennel, as I assumed she would to get used to being alone. But now she is learning when I am ready to put her in the kennel and she runs. It breaks my heart that she hates it so much, as I have had another Yorkie who loved her kennel. Her kennel is big enough for her food and water, a toy, and for her to have a place to potty on a pad and sleep away from it. I know the general rule is for them to have just enough room to turn around in, but I didn't think this was fair to her since she would be in there long hours. I take full responsibility for her hating her kennel, I just want suggestions on how to make her love it, sooner rather than later! Thank! |
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09-10-2014, 11:18 AM | #2 | |
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Trouble is, she left her mother waaaay too early - she hadn't got used to the rough and tumble, the time outs...the being alone...the learning. In my opinion, 8-9 hours per day alone at 14 weeks old is just too long, especially in a place that she isn't used to/doesn't like/associates with you being gone a loooong time But obviously your littlie has to be confined (for her sake, chewing-wise, not just pottying-wise!). When our Harry was your little baby's age, we set up a HUGE playpen with his crate within it. The playpen was half the size of our kitchen - and the crate itself had it's door left open as his little den. That gave him the option to go in and out, play or eat, potty or not - have room and space to breathe and move.... I truly wish you luck Sally x
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09-10-2014, 06:09 PM | #3 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sayreville, NJ, and Stuart Fl,
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As far as the crate goes, I always tossed treat & toys in so my guys associated the crate with good things. Good luck with your new little one!
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