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Crate or Roam free? What do you do with your yorkie? When you first brought your puppy home did you let your puppy roam free or did you use a crate? We are considering quite a small yorkie and have been told they have to earn the freedom of being all over the house. thoughts? thanks so much |
Well, Brody was our only true puppy (12 weeks old) since Rhianna was already pee pad trained and 6 months old when we got her. Brody would not have anything to do with his crate . . .it sounded like he was getting murdered!:eek::D He would literally scream . . .So we ended up giving in for our sanity and gated him up in one room of our house . . .then little by little he was introduced to the rest of the downstairs. Rhianna, since she was our second furbutt, had full use of the house when she arrived, but like I said, she was already pee pad trained. The crate is supposedly the safest place for a young pup and they are supposed to feel secure . . .I'd give the crate a try first, and if didn't work out for you, you should keep the pup in just one area of your house until he is potty trained and able to walk around and not get into everything. |
Crated/put in an ex-pen for a year when I wasn't able to closely supervise. Still put 1 of mine in an ex-pen when I leave and separate the Pommies from the Yorkies. Puppies left to roam could get into electrical cords or other hidden dangers. Also, if there is an accident somewhere, you need to find it and use an enzyme cleaner on the spot. Otherwise, the puppy will keep returning to the same spot. I have ex-pens on both floors so that when I need to I can use them. Good luck with your little one. ~Joanne~ |
We put Cooper in a crate at first. He hated it!!! He roams the house now, with some exceptions. We close off some doors that are not puppy proof. He is very rarely alone, so he usually stays in the room where someone is. Definitly need to protect them when they are little so a crate or confinement to a specific area is best. |
mine was crated , but not for long. i couldn't take the whining. he roams free and i wish i would have stuck to the crate training because he likes to mark. |
Winston was crated in a cage with the top off to keep him safe and confined unless we were actively holding him or playing with him. He loved his cage, I put a pad in the bottom, a blanket for warmth, a few safe toys and food and water. With the top off it was easy for us to put him in and take him out and it was a wire type cage so he could always see us. Might I remind you never let your new pups paws touch your floors until he/she has pottied in the proper place. Rule #1 in house training day one. Do not allow freedom to roam or you will regret it. |
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I always crate my puppies when they can't be supervised and at night time. I find it makes it easier to potty-train them. Sometimes I will baby gate them off into the kitchen or bathroom if I feel I will be gone for longer than they should be in their crate for. Once my puppies are paper-trained/pad trained they graduate to freedom to roam. I have one adult who I always crate at night because she has a bad habit of eating poo and I need to supervise her more closely. |
I used a play pen...that way she was confined but she didnt really feel confined...until she learned how to get out haha |
Bailey is 7 months and was put in an xpen at night until he was about 4 months, now for the most part he has free range. |
Mine were in a playpen when I wasn't able to watch them and at night until I was sure they were trained and then could have run of the back of the house during the day and my room at night. |
Sophie was kept in a playpen area until she was fully trained!!! Now she has the full house (and of course thinks she's the boss of it!!!) LOL! :D |
Fergus uses his crate, and loves it. Its HIS den. Always a happy place. He sleeps in it some nights, but now that he is nearly 1, he does have some nights where he roams free (when he isn't sleeping with me). When he was younger I used a portable playpen and I LOVED it. Matter of fact, when we got my dad his yorkie pup, I bought him a playpen as well. He and mom travel with the baby and he has his playpen for in the hotel or when they have to leave him alone for a bit. The thing about having the whole house is this: they are really smart BABIES. So, they can get into lots, but not neccesarily OUT of it. They have lots of "good ideas" (like chewing through your cell phone charger and eating your manolo's!) but not the training to know what is OK to chew, and what isn't. So, till they are much older and know the rules, mine will always be crate and pen trained. Good luck! |
We brought Wrigley home as a puppy and we used a baby playpen when we were gone and a crate for sleeping at night. Wrigley HATED the playpen and would cry, she has separation anxiety and would chew the drywall and baseboards when she was free to roam! She would also climb out, so we had to buy a top for it. We stopped using it once she outgrew the chewing and stopped having potty accidents! When we brought Camden home, she was already two and we used the playpen for her as well, but she literally could jump up on the edge and scale down the side and get out! :eek: So we bought a bigger crate for her when we are gone because she is still accident prone and her and Wrigley get into tiffs! They both have their smaller crates for sleeping and they LOVE them and will go in them during the day! At night when they are tired they will sit and stare at you sometimes and I know they are telling us they want to go to bed! :p |
all mine roam, even when they were pups i used pee pads, the only thing about it is u have to keep running around after pup to keep lifting it onto the pee pads, i would agree it prob best to use a confined area, maybe a baby gate, i would do this next time;) |
We kept Daisy in the kitchen with a pee pad by the door for several months. (gated the entrance) She slept in a crate by our bed on the nightstand and in the morning my DH and I and our new pup would go into the kitchen and sit on the floor and have our coffee and play and snuggle with her. That is how she got so spoiled! She was only allowed in the living room at about 6 months of age supervised only. Gradually out more and more, sometimes on a leash by my side, but back to the kitchen if we were not watching her. Now she is 2 and has full run of the house even when we are gone and never gets into anything. It really depends on your lifestyle, I think. We are home most of the time all day long. The crate thing is probably the best for potty training and all, and they will consider the crate a happy place if introduced early. |
They need to be confined untill they are potty trained and wont chew on cords |
Yes. Crate or x-pen, for baby's safety and your sanity:rolleyes: |
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I started out using a playpen for Belle but she didnt like it very much so luckily we have a mudroom with a door that closes from the rest of the house. I let her in to run around when I'm playing with her and Im starting to learn the "I need to go" signs. Unfortunately she hasnt figured out where her pee pad is yet when shes out of the mudroom and has had quite a few accidents. Should I not let her out anymore until shes completely trained? Shes still a baby at only 15 weeks, but seeing that adorable face when I close the door just breaks my heart... |
I used and still use a kennel, and an x-pen.... During the day I open x-pen long ways and use it accross the kitchen open way (I would say door but we have open floor plan..lol)...and leave kennel open, so he can roam kitchen, while I am working..At night I put him in kennel (he loves his kennel, thats where he sleeps during day and hides all his toys..lol) when we go out during the day, I make big circle with x-pen and attach it to kennel so he has a place to play.(and he is safe) |
Sam was crated until June now him and Martin have full roam of the back room where their crate is. They spend most of the day in their crate when Im not home, even tho the door is open:rolleyes: |
We use an xpen when we can't supervise. It's safer for everyone and prevents accidents! |
Scooter started with just a bathroom while I was at work. He likes to stay by my side when I am at home. As he went through more training, he was moved to the kitchen with an Xpen blocking his exit (he could se outside of thekitchen but couldn't leave. I chose to not crate train him but limited access. At night, he would sleep in my bedroom with me but I put a puppy gate up so he couldn't leave my bedroom. Now, he has gained full access to the entire house, even when I am at work. He has proven that he deserves the access by having no accidents inside and never getting into anything while I am gone. I honestly think he sleeps the whole time. My second cousin lives in town now so if I can't go home at lunch to let him out to pee, she does. Because I work full time, I also take him to daycare three times a week. He loves it and he is a changed dog because of it. He minds and knows the program. He acts like a perfect angel so he gets treated like one. ;) |
Fiona is crate trained! Since I was renting a room when I got her, I didn't want to risk anything! Now that I am living with my boyfriend, she is still crated during the day, since my boyfriend has 2 cats and a lab mix, and I just don't trust it. :) |
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Can you put a baby gate across the door? It might not seem so bad if you an still see each other. Before I could trust Bonnie at night, I put her in the bathroom with a baby gate up so she could still see me. |
Freedom is earned....... :animal-paWe used the crate training idea for Neko when we first got him to be sure that he was actually potty-trained as they said he was when we adopted him. Now that he is actually use the the routine of "potty outside, by jumping on the door/ringing his little bell", he has the freedom to roam the house. Some rooms (like my son's crayon den) are blocked off with a baby gate. Neko sleeps in his dog bed in my room. Recently, I awoke in the night to find him roaming the house. He usually would stay in my room all night and sleep. So I may worry alittle until I'm sure not to awake to a mess of any sort. In the meantime, he is only crated when we are not home. This way, I'm certain he can't get into anything or potty inside if we are gone longer than exspected.:animal-pa |
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