Crate your baby!! Yes or No? Help please!
 

Hi everyone! I've had Twinkle for 1 week now. I have a crate for her but she is constanting crying everytime I put her in there! Her crate is in her play pen so I let her out to play in her pen but she is still crying and whining to be out of the pen. I don't know what to do! :confused: Many have said to just leave her in her pen but she just whins the whole entire time. This past week in order for me to sleep right at night I had to let her sleep on my bed . I just want to see what I should do about this, before she grows older and isn't properly trained to use her crate. Should I be giving in on her whins or just let her be?

thank you Luckyone already that helps, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't tourturing her or anything, its been kind of unbearable to listen to her cries

If you are crate training her make sure the crate isn't really big. My lil girl has a small crate for her to sleep in and have time outs. It is big enough for a lil dog. She will NOT and does NOT like to have accidents in there. I got her a baby blanket from target on sale for 7.99 she loves it. She thinks it is her own lil place she loves her lil blanket in there and cries when she hears my voice or when she see's I am up an the morning. I have a co-worker that has a lil puppy with a bigger crate and she pee's on her blanket and has room to push it to the side. In the morning when I take her out she does good girl and learning.

Crate training is something I am going to have to do. Rockies eating paint and that not good. So I am getting more comfortable with the idea. I think its better for the training when we are not at home and for their own personal space.

I crate-trained Lacy. She cried a lot at first but eventually stopped. I kept her crate by her bed and if she started crying I would bang on the top of the crate. She didn't like the sound so she would stop whining and it didn't hurt her since I was only hitting the crate. That worked great and stopped the crying.

I really prefer crate training. It gives me peace of mind to know that when I'm not there, they are safely sleeping and it's useful for sooo many other reasons.

I'm having the same problem with my Mocha. He cries SO loud and for sooo long...I wonder how he doesn't get tired from it. It's really heartbreaking to listen to, but I've been told to just ignore him when he whines/cries. This kind of confuses me though, as I've always read that their crate should be full of positive experiences, and to not associate it with anything negative. I'm worried that he will start to hate his crate, since he always cries and screams when he's in there. Also, he sometimes has accidents in there because I don't know if his cries are legit, or if he just wants out of the crate. Sorry I'm not much help...but hopefully all the Yorkie pros will chime in :)

I'm a crate trainer. (Even if you don't want to crate your dog, it's important to get them used to it, because at some point... vet, groomer, etc..... they will need to be comfortable in a crate. Both of mine were pretty easy to crate train. I gave them a great treat and said "kennel" every single time they went in.... even if they were just exploring the kennel on their own. Now, if I'm leaving, I'll say "kennel" as I'm getting ready to leave. Nine times out of ten, I can't find Coby... only to find him waiting inside the kennel tapping his foot impatiently for his treat. :D

I've also found that if I cover the crate (like a birdcage) that stops the barking or whining 99% of the time.

I have always crate trained by dogs until they were housebroken. My golden Lucky hated the crate so much he decided he would housebroke fast. Got him at 6 weeks of age and he was 100% housebroken by 9 weeks of age. I kid you not. Give he would only be alone for a few hours at first but he did not like the crate. If I had to go out for more than a few hours I would put him in a mess baby play pen and he would slept. I used the mesh babyplay pen for him when I could not watch him closely when he was a baby i.e. cooking, cleaning, or showering. He loved his playpen and would cry to get into it when he needed a nap. He would probably still be in it except once he reach 60 pounds I could not lift him into it. It did not have sides that came down.

Cozy was/is crate trained but was rarely crated because people are always home. I work 3p-11p and my mom get home from work at 2:45p -3:15p. So Cozy pees before I leave for work at 2:30 and then just has to wait 45 minutes tops for someone to get home. Also if my brother does not have school, in college, he will take the dogs for the day/afternoon.

Neither Lucky nor Cozy slept in their crates at night because they would hold their bladders for minimum of 8 hours from the time they were little puppies. Lucky could hold it for 8 hours when I got him at six weeks. The breeder said that he would give the puppies new paper everynight at 11 pm and the paper would be clean the next morning at 7-8 am. What he said was the truth at least for him puppies. The breeder I got Cozy from said that from the time they were 8 weeks old the puppies always slept in her bed or a playpen next to her bed to start them with housebreaking early so if they cried during the night she would take them out. She stated that as long as you don't wake her puppies up they held their water fine and this held true for Cozy. I had really good breeder that loved their dogs and looked to make the transition to their new families as easy as possible.

Buy some earplugs! thats what I did..though fortunately Elphaba has stopped the CRAZY whining and crying very quickly. Now its just when she needs to go out or has had an accident in the crate. And don't take her OUT when she's crying. Wait until she settles down before you pull her out of the crate so she knows she has to be quiet to come out.

I started out crated Ollie only when we left... then i did not hear him cry. And at bed time next to my bed where i would talk to him.... He got use to it in about a week and LOVES his crate. He now sleeps with us but could not when he was little because he would roll out of my bed and fall to the floor. It really gives me piece of mind when i am not here that he is safe. His crate is just big enough for him to sleep with his pillow and blankies.

Wrong or right?
 

Okay, I have always been a crate trainer but my little Rocco literally freaks out in his and it's not that big. We have a dachshund that is older and doesnt have to be crated anymore so I'm not sure if Rocco has issues with the crate because Patch is out and about roaming the house as he chooses or if he's like his Mamma and just can't stand small enclosed spaces. Sooo, my point is that I have given up on the crate training with him but he seems to be doing really well with pottying outside when we take him.

Am I going to regret not doing the crate training?

I have never crate trained, ever. Personally I just hate the whole concept of it and would rather spend longer potty training them and not have to put them in a cage. With puppies it is no hassle at all for me to puppy proof a room in the house for them until they are old enough to be trusted.

That is true, and there is nothing negative about sleeping in the crate. What they mean by that is not to use it as a punishment. But after they get over the crying--and they will when you stop letting them out when they cry--they love their crates and go in there to feel safe.

I guess I am lucky, my breeder starts to crate train her puppies a few weeks before they come home to their new homes. I have the option to bring Jeter's crate that we will use at our home to start him off, and we think that this is a good idea for him so that the smell of his first home will be on the crate and just maybe this will help him out his first few nights in his new home with us.

My mom got her Sindee from the same breeder in April of 06 and she had no problems with her crying the first nights in her new home when she was placed in her crate. She was able to be home all day with her so she was not alway's in the crate. I also will be home with Jeter so he will not be in the crate for long amounts of time:)

I just got my "baby" Logan almost two weeks ago. This is the second dog I have brought home as a puppy, and both times I crate trained them. Yes, they will cry at first. Logan did, too. But when you give in and take him/her out, that reinforces the crying, and she will continue to do so because it works. Housetraining Logan has become much more successful since I've been using his crate properly. He doesn't cry anymore either. Don't give in to the crying or you will forever be doing what your puppy wants rather than your puppy doing what you want.

BEST ADVISE I EVER GOT....was to do the crate!!! Yes, he CRIED so hard that first night and the second but I stuck it out!!! Now he completely LOVES his crate.
Another big reason to crate is if you ever travel to visit friends or family....they may not appreciate your furbaby sleeping in the bed with you (after all it is their home & their bed) Plus when we go to visit family & friends we can put Buddy in the crate if we are out to dinner or shopping. He is perfectly fine with going to his crate!!
You have to do what is best for you and your furbaby ....I know there are some YT'ers that would never crate. Just do what is best for you!!!
Best of luck!!!!

I truly never believed a pup/dog should be in a crate. To me that was cruel until I got my last 2 yorkies. They each have their own crate and they love it. The only time they are in there is to sleep, when we go out and when we eat (so they don't beg as my hubby is a pushover for slipping treats).

I can go out and not worry what my babies are getting into, chewing or gosh only knows with those two. When I tell them it is time to go to bed, they run to their crates.

The only difference I made compared with others is my crates are really big. I have them in 24 wide by 36 long. This way they have a little room and they have never had an accident in them.

So would I crate another dog - you bet, they love "their space".

Crating Madeleine was SO HARD at first, but it didn't take long and she had it down. I can remember those sleepless nights though. Now she loves it now!

My Brat Pack has access to the dining room and kitchen, I have baby gates so they can only be in these 2 rooms that have linoleum. They have there beds, food water, toys and pee pad.

At night they sleep in my room but in my closet that is a nice size. I have a baby gate so they can not get out. They do not whine. I also feel it's important that they are close to you at bedtime.

.....if they keep whining at night just give a firm "no!" then immediate "good girl" really praising them.....keep that up a few times...if it is feasible you can put the crate up on your bed so they are next to you at least and comfort them w your fingers in the crate....after two or three nights they should get the message........and when you have to leave them in the crate during the day make sure you wear them out playing so they will enjoy the nap time when you are gone otherwise they will be frustrated if they are still filled w lots of energy.........

I crate mine, but I never even thought of using a closet. Interesting idea to share with others..............