Cage/Crate Training I bought a cage 2 days ago for Mr Bart, and he doesnt like it, I realise it is going to take time to train him, but do any of you have any suggestions? Ive tried the radio, a light being left on, something of mine left in the cage, leaving him in it while i do housework and he can see me, but nothing works. I want him to be able to go in there when we go out, and when its bedtime, and also for when our cat comes down for her tea, but he is having none of it. Oh, and they told us he had no bark.. Well he suddenly found it!! he barked for almost an hour!! I can't leave him in there barking and upsetting the neighbours, so any help would be gratefull Thanks Val & Mr Bart :) |
Val, how big is this cage can we have a photograph please. The reason I ask is I had a little difficulty with my two reprobates only to discover when I used a bigger cage (one left over from my Spaniels) they took to it like duck to water and love it sitting in it for hours. This is now where they sleep at night. I am not saying this will cure your problem but perhaps worth trying. |
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What I did was ignore him when he barks. If he barks and you let him out, or give him attention, he will bark every time. Sometimes I had to wait around the corner until he stopped barking so I could let him out! It took several weeks of this before he was pretty much totally silent in the crate. |
Can't help you. I flunked out on cage training the first night. My fur baby sleeps with me and is trained to have free run of the house. It took some time but it's well worth it to me and her. |
I only kept Joey in a crate at night that was next to my bed. It was small enough so that he could stand up and turn around, but that's about it. I took him out evey 3-4 hours (he would cry) placed him on a pee pad,and put him back in his crate. He'd cry a couple more minutes. During the day he was in an x-pen with his bed toys and pee pads. When I could 100 percent watch him, I allowed him out of the crate with a pee pad within 4 feet of him. I've got to admit I held him alot the first 6 months, it was hard for me to hear him cry. |
This might sound VERY silly but it worked wonders for my family dog when I was a child. She refused to sleep in her crate, so I wrapped up a small ticking alarm clock in a blanket and placed it right next to the crate. The ticking calmed her and there was no more sleeping issues after that. The idea came from our dog trainer |
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I train my dogs to go in their crate by feeding them in the crate. First I leave the door open when feeding them. Make sure the bowl is on the back wall of the crate I use the kind that you can screw to the wire, they remind me of big parrot bowls. You can use heavy crock type bowls too. The idea is to get the dog to go all the way in on their own. Day two I step it up by giving them treats in the crate. I say Place and put treat through the back while the crate is between my knees. When the puppy comes in the crate to get the treat, I praise like crazy Good Place !!! The next day I repeat the training exercise about 5 times and close the door for a few seconds each time all the while praising softly GOOD PLACE. Increase the time every day. Use special chew toys and treats that they only get while in the crate. It usually takes my puppies about 8 days to seek out their crate on their own for naps. When they do this they are ready to sleep alone, without their littermates. Older pups may take a bit longer but soon they will consider their crate their own special Place. Good luck hope this helps. |
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:thumbup: Excellent advice! |
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