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12-07-2012, 05:23 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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| generally leaving him home crated... So this boy I have had now for almost two weeks (1 years old) loves his crate and IS crated trained, thank goodness. Sleeps quietly in his crate on a chair next to my side of the bed...close to my face lol. He has no issues with the crate, his problems lies in when I leave the room. He can be in or out of the crate...with or without his new shih tsu sister...does not matter. BARKING, BARKING, BARKING without me around barking seems to be his conversation. To me that appears to be "separation anxiety". I could be wrong... Could be since he's new to our family and house (new people and space...), he's a little insecure about who's got his back. Well, my daughter "babysits" him while I'm out doing chores and what not...but tomorrow night is Saturday night and both my husband and I AND my daughter all have plans and it won't be to stay home... I plan to crate him (as he's not "proofed" in potty training and till I trust him he get ZERO freedom without supervision), and he'll be in a room with either tv or music on. The door will be open so my female can opt to leave if in the case his incessant barking drives her batty.. My question is: Is it abusive to leave him from anywhere to 4-5 hours? (He'll be fed and pottied prior...I'll walk the dogs in the a.m. and again before I leave, for extra exercise). I really don't want him to be scared... |
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12-07-2012, 07:19 AM | #2 |
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| Ok, I may be in the minority here, we'll see, BUT: I don't see it as abusive, and in a way it may actually be helpful. He sleeps in his crate all night with no problems and that is for a longer amount of time then you'll be gone, right? He barks constantly when he knows that someone is there and he can't see them but in his kennel with no one there he will probably figure out that barking isn't hleping him and that there is no one to let him out. He'll most likely bark like crazy for a while then give up and relax and fall asleep. You aren't comfortable leaving him out to wander and injure himself (I wouldn't either) and he is safe in his crate. He'll be FINE! Don't stress yourself out about it. =)
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12-07-2012, 07:24 AM | #3 |
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| I don't see it as abusive either. Maybe you could give him a special treat in his crate when you leave. Then he'll see your leaving as more positive. I give Stella a piece of cooked chicken or hotdog to chew on as we leave so she hardly notices. I'm sure he'll resume barking when he's done for a period of time but eventually he'll get used to it.
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12-07-2012, 08:12 AM | #4 |
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| I don't think 4 to 5 hours in a proper crate is abusive. Are you using a crate that is big enough for him to sit up and turn around in? I think 4 to 5 hours is the maximum you want to leave a dog in a small crate. Since you don't confine him very often it the crate it should be alright. So let me get this right....your dog barks all the time despite the fact he is not confined? Does he bark when you are with him? Are you letting him out into your home so he can be with you and interact with you and the home? He will never learn social skills if he is not learning how to behave in the household. Maybe I did not understand your post correctly. It just does not make sense for a dog to bark all the time if he is not confined. |
12-07-2012, 08:30 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member | When I go to work I leave Honey crated from 6am-3pm. Your baby will be ok. Also Honey does the same thing when I leave the house no matter if I leave her with someone or not. At first she use to bark now she sits by the door or want let anyone play with her until I get back. I dont know what it is because I have had her since she was 12 weeks. |
12-07-2012, 08:42 AM | #6 |
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| I don't think that is abusive |
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12-11-2012, 03:42 AM | #11 |
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| Before I got Gracie I had a Shih Tzu for 15 years. He was 13lbs. I had a trunk at the bottom of my bed that he could jump up on and then a little table and then he could get on the bed. Gracie is a lot smaller than he was so I had to get some pet steps for her. It isn't good for their joints to do a lot of jumping anyway. I had to teach her how to use the steps and it took about a week before she was brave enough to do it on her own. I think you are going to deal with barking a lot if the Shih Tzu is allowed to be loose while the Yorkie is confined. He is not going to be happy about that situation. Do you have another room you can confine him to when you are not able to watch him? Maybe a room where he can still see what is going on and know that you are in the house? Like a bathroom or the kitchen? He might be more content if he can at least see and hear you when he is confined and you are home. Some people use an x-pen so the pup is not so isolated when confined. |
12-11-2012, 04:34 AM | #12 | |
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I need him to love his crate. He is loving it, thankfully. He's becoming easier and easier to crate as time goes by. It's a learning curve, of course. He is being crate trained a few times a day, being placed inside for up to an hour at random times. He's doing very well due to this... PROBLEM SOLVED. Thank you for your advice! I really love this site...so very helpful <3 | |
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