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Crate problems I have a one year old Yorkie. I've had her since she was 5 and a half weeks old and she has been crate trained since then. She is crated during the day while I'm at work and during the night while we are sleeping. The problem I'm having is when I'm at home on the weeknends or after work and I let her out of her crate. If I don't "put it up" and she can she wants in it. She will constantly stay in it all the time. She just lays in there, but if I close the door on it, she barks until its opened back up. The same way at night. She will bark for about the first 5 mins every night and then hush. The same way during the day when I'm leaving she goes in there no problem, but if I close the door she barks. Is there some way in stopping this. I've tried whooping her - it doesn't work. If I put the crate up every afternoon and she doesn't see where I put it she will play and act like nothing is wrong, but if she sees where I put it she will literally whine for hours on in. Is this a behavorial issue with Yorkies?? I'm consistent with her. She has only started this for the past 6 months, before she has never really cared. |
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Spanking her won't help the situation. |
Please do not whip your dog!!!:mad: |
I'm not whipping her with my hand. She get a whipping with a paper. If anything she is doing this because she is too spoiled and runs the house |
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If it is not.... Even spanking with paper is harmful. It will teach her to fear you and will always make the problem worse. If she is too "spoiled" and runs the house that isn't her fault. If you are hitting her, maybe that is why she wants to stay in her Crate all day???? |
This is not a April Fools joke - it is a problem!!!! She knows right from wrong. She is potted trained and goes on a paper outside. She rarely has accidents and when she does, she gets a whipping. That is called disciplining which is part of training your dog. The only part I don't understand is why she always wants to be in her crate. She hasn't always wanted to do this. It has only started within the past 4-5 months. SO, I was wondering if someone else has experienced it with their yorkie. I'm didn't come here to get critizied! |
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You asked.... |
Use the newspaper to whoop yourself. Your pup is probably hanging out in her crate because that is the life she has resigned herself to. A pup that spends all day in a crate and receives regular whoopings has really low expectations. She is probably depressed. :( |
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I like the idea of using the paper on yourself. |
Crates are their safe haven, they're not supposed to fear their crate. You should never punish them for using them! If that's all she knows then of course that's where she's going to spend her time. Poor baby is probably so confused! :( |
Hope to Help Hi, you said that she is in her crate all day and at night, too. That seems like where she spends most of her time and so she is used to it and feels safe in her crate. I would just move it out to wherever you are when you are home and leave the door open. Maybe entice her to come out with one of her favorite toys and spend some extra time playing with her. The newspaper and a form of discipline will not get the results you are looking for. I would hate to see her begin to fear you and want to spend all her time in the crate because she is afraid she is going to be smacked with the paper. You might try ignorning her when she is doing something you don't like. It works very well with our Yorkie, although she does whine at first. as we ignore it the time gets to be less and less until she stops. There are many members on here that can give you great advice. They are not criticizing, they just know what works, best. Listen to them and you can choose the advice that works best for you. Good luck and keep us posted. Think treats, praise, and love. It works with Yorkies because they are very intelligent, not the average dog.:) |
Try thinking about this from your dog's point of view...she's been in a crate since 5 1/2 weeks old, she's in there all day and all night so it's what she's use to. If you want to break her from going into it when your home so she'll play more then just simply put the crate up or get down to her level and do some playing with her so she wants to stay out. I'm sorry that you feel it necessary to discipline her the way you are. Please know that we all say this because we've learned that Positive Reinforcement and Redirecting their attention makes a much better pet as it's a happy pet who wants to play and please you, not a fearful pet. I hope you'll reconsider your actions. We're here to help you and your baby. |
I play with her all the time!!! I don't do anything else except play with her. It causes fights between me and by BF because all I do is play with her. |
Thank you Gennies and Smallmans for at least showing a little understanding and compassion. As I said before, I came here for help. If I had known I would be attacked, that would not have been the case. I love my Yorkie and I want her and us to be a happy family. I do not abuse her. I use a paper when I spank her so I do not hurt her. She is very strong willed and sometimes nothing else works. I do not spank her everytime she needs to be disciplined. She is like my child! She is crated during the day because I work and it is just the two of us. She was crated at night as a way to potty train. I did much research before doing this and it worked. She has always barked when I put her in the crate but research said this was not usual and they would eventually stop doing that. She never did and I just attributed the short period of barking to her strong-will. When she is out of her crate and the crate is put way, she is a happy dog. She is loved and she adores me. We play together, she plays by herself, and she sleeps peacefully on her blanket or in my lap if I sit down. But if she sees the crate, she wants in it and basically refuses to come out. I do not believe it is out of fear or she would not act as she does when it is put away. I was looking for help here. I hate to have to hide her "room". I would like for it to be a safe haven so she can go to it when she wants to rest but also, come out and play normally (like she does if I hide it). I appreciate anyone who might have helpful suggestions but I do not appreciate your criticism of me. |
Thank you Gennies and Smallmans for at least showing a little understanding and compassion. As I said before, I came here for help. If I had known I would be attacked, that would not have been the case. I love my Yorkie and I want her and us to be a happy family. I do not abuse her. I use a paper when I spank her so I do not hurt her. She is very strong willed and sometimes nothing else works. I do not spank her everytime she needs to be disciplined. She is like my child! She is crated during the day because I work and it is just the two of us. She was crated at night as a way to potty train. I did much research before doing this and it worked. She has always barked when I put her in the crate but research said this was not usual and they would eventually stop doing that. She never did and I just attributed the short period of barking to her strong-will. When she is out of her crate and the crate is put way, she is a happy dog. She is loved and she adores me. We play together, she plays by herself, and she sleeps peacefully on her blanket or in my lap if I sit down. But if she sees the crate, she wants in it and basically refuses to come out. I do not believe it is out of fear or she would not act as she does when it is put away. I was looking for help here. I hate to have to hide her "room". I would like for it to be a safe haven so she can go to it when she wants to rest but also, come out and play normally (like she does if I hide it). I appreciate anyone who might have helpful suggestions but I do not appreciate your criticism of me. |
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