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Moxie BROKE OUT of her crate from inside! What next? Moxie has not spent much time in her crate because my roommate was always home studying for his medical licensing exam (I've not even owned Moxie a month). Today he was taking them so I left her home alone, in her crate. When I got back, she was out and about, running around! How did she do that? Do I need a different kind of crate? How do I dissuade her from doing this- I'm afraid she might hurt herself. She wasn't upset or crying when I left, but she must have been thrashing a bit to get that door open :0 I was gone about 2 hrs. |
What kind of crate do you have? This might sound like a silly question, but are you sure you locked it? One time i left my 2 pups in their crates, and when i got back parker was out. His crate's latch is a pain to open and close so i know he didn't do it himself. I thought i locked both, but apparently i didn't lock his. Maybe you can put her in there while home to see how she did it and maybe you can find a way to secure it better? |
I should add- I want her to get used to sometimes being contained. She's small and this is NYC, so I can take her a lot of places, provided she is quiet and well behaved. She needs to learn that sometimes she can be out and about in public (clothing stores, bodegas, etc) and other times she needs to be calm and not bark (Duane Reade, Whole Foods, a dance class). Her thrashing about so hard she managed to open her crate does not indicate to me this will be easy for her to learn! |
I have "carriers" which are the plastic, hard sided dog carriers for trips to the vet, extended car rides, etc. My "crates" at home where I keep all my dogs crated at night or when I leave the house, are Mid Western Wire Crates....28" x 40" with two doors on the sides as well as the top of the crate opens up. I also have crates that are "Life Stages"...dont remember who makes them, but the floor in the crate is adjustable, so it can be raised up, so I dont have to bend over so far to reach the dog inside. I have an escape artist that actually noses the top corner of the crate up far enough for him to weezle thru the gap, then he DROPS to the floor from 35 inches high.....I almost DIED when I discovered what he was doing!! Now I have 6 clips that I put at the corners to keep the little bugger from being able to pry the top up enough to get out. I dont know what kind of "crate" you have, but if it is a wire crate, you can always add those clips (like what is on leashes). I dont use carriers to confine mine so I dont know how you would double latch those little wire doors...... |
Have you thought of a play pen/exercise pen? |
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I think the first thing to do is clarify what kind of crate you are using. I have used wire crates which Teddy escaped from because he is small. He was able to squish himself under the crate and the tray so that was no good! I have used gates which he climbed over. I have used carriers which he escaped from because he rolled himself around in it and broke the door!!!!! BUT, the carrier has been (by far) the most efficient because I was able to manage what he was doing to break it after I found out how he'd done it. There have been a few times when I've retuned home to find him greeting me at the door with ripped toilet paper, pee up my front door and a wagging tail..lol |
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