My Dog Goes crazy in her crate?
My 1 year old maltese hates her crate she slept on my bed for night and now she wont go back to her crate. I know i should leave her there and let her bark to show that she cant get her way but the barking is out of control --shell literally bark all not without stopping! or if not shell stop and sleep for a few minutes then bark up a storm!! adive plz?!!?
My dog goes crazy in his crate ( jumps and digs and shakes the crate). Any suggestions on what I should I be doing to train him stay calm?
You can always use a calming agent like this one -- http://amzn.to/2si0QeK Kennel training should be done in small steps and you should never expect an animal to just enjoy being locked in a cage. The kennel should be introduced slowly and worked into your pets everyday life. Feed your dog his meals in the crate, this will associate something pleasant with the kennel. Close the cage with you sitting next to it and reward for short periods of time with no barking or scratching at the cage. If he behaves badly take him out of the cage, and try again. This is a process that will take days or weeks, but once its done you wont have to worry about it.
Why does my puppy scratch the inside of his crate like a maniac?
I took the opening off his cage. He goes iin there whenever he wants and doesnt have to sleep in there he can sleep anywhere he wants. So basically whenever he wants to scratch something he goes in his cage or to his bed. Which is kinda good for me since he doesnt scratch the furniture. I just dont understand why he scratches like that since he is an active pup.
My puppy will not stop yiping and barking when he goes into the kennel. Please help???
I offered to puppy sit my sisters 8 week old boxer. I am crate training him and he does not stop barking in the kennel. He is driving me crazy and I have to keep him for 2 weeks. I have a mastiff and he never did this when he was a puppy. the boxer will whine and bark for an hour before he falls asleep and then he will wake up after 20 minutes and do it again. I do not take him out when he is whining but when he is out he is a good puppy. He does not whine at all. I have a blanket and toy in his crate and there is prob nothing I can do until he gets use to being in his kennel but someone please help!! At least tell me how long this will last!!
My dog is going crazy over fireworks?
Some behaviorists feel that if you try to soothe them too much you may actually encourage the fearful behavior. Your own actions might make the dog feel there is something wrong. It may be a better idea to play games with them or find some other normal activity that the dog enjoys. Close the windows and curtains, to reduce the noise. You can play music loud enough to muffle the sound. If you know your dog has a problem with fireworks, and can not avoid the situation, consult a vet well before the event. The vet may supply tranquilizers (which are difficult to get on the holiday) Some advise putting a small amount of white mineral oil in your dog's ear. This somewhat mutes the noise. Here are some good tips to help you be prepared for the next fireworks:( New Years) http://beardie.net/hobo/advice/fireworks...
How effective is punishing a puppy by putting him in his crate?
My response is relevant primarily to working dogs (I’ve had Siberian Huskies, Border Collies, and Great Pyrenees) but is probably apropos for all kinds of dogs.Think about what a dog crate is supposed to do. In my mind, a crate should be a “safe space” for your dog, a place where he or she can go for a respite from the craziness of a dog’s active life. In the case of Border Collies in particular, they are high-strung animals with a ferocious in-born desire to work. What that work is may not matter — I’ve had sheep herding Collies and I’ve had ones that devoted their lives to gathering “things”, like every possible dog toy in the house or rocks from the streambed in our front yard. They have no control over these urges, so it becomes OUR responsibility to help them. Training a dog that their crate is a place of time out, of being “off duty”, is the best thing you can do.You want your dog to welcome being in his or her crate. If trained correctly, you can see your dog visibly relax and calm down when crated. This is a very good thing for your dog’s well-being and health. Whether he or she is a crazed maniacal gatherer of things or a loving but silly goofball who always want to play, having a place and a time to go for “downtime” is healthy.Thus, you should NEVER use a crate as a means of punishment or imprisonment. Make that his or her happy place to go to when you give permission to take some time out and relax.As an aside, there may be occasions when you need to get an injured dog to a vet, or separate two animals who have been fighting. In these instances, you don’t want your dog to resist being crated — remember the crate is a safe place, not a punishment. The last thing you want to do with an injured or frantic dog is wrestle with him to lock him someplace he does not want to be. He should be happy to go into the crate as a means of getting away from whatever was causing the stress.Sometimes I wish I had a cozy nook like a dog crate to escape to for a temporary time out from the craziness of our world.
Why does my dog get mad when I touch his crate?
He growls at you because he thinks the crate is his. If you want him to stop growling at you, you have to let him know that the crate is yours and that you are only allowing him to sleep there. His behavior is his way of showing dominance over you. He is claiming his territory. This is a bad thing to let a dog do. What if you have a child or a friend over who doesn't know about the crate and he bites them. You are going to feel really bad. You should not let him even approach the crate, or anywhere for that matter, unless you have allowed him to be there. You have to claim the entire house as your territory including the crate. You do this by using body language and posture. Be assertive, but calm, and use your erect posture to push him or corral him away from the crate. While you are doing this, think to yourself, "that's mine, dog!". Keep doing this until you see him submit to your authority. Then only allow him into the crate when you say it's okay. This may take some time and practice, but you'll have a much better dog in the long run.
How to help Puppy stop peeing inside his crate.?
Hi! I have a 3 1/2 month old Puggle that is a wonderful dog. My wife and I have had him for about three weeks now and are working hard on crate/housebreaking him. My wife is home with him all day and has him on a strict every two hour potty break. We've gotten him to stop making poops in the house in short order and the peeing is coming along well. The one question we have is how to keep him from peeing inside his crate at night. She takes away his water 2 hours before bedtime and he goes on a final walk ten minutes before we crate him. But is seems like we aren't doing something right because almost every morning he has soiled inside his crate. He does the usual crying/barking inside his crate when we first put him in but usually calms down pretty quickly and will whine in the morning to let us know he has to go out for a walk. He eats three times per day with treats for training and water is always available for him. Is there something that we are doing wrong or is this just a part of having a puppy? Thanks for any help given, he's really a sweet dog and we just want to get this problem solved before it turns into something bigger.
For how long can I leave my 2-month-old puppy home alone?
3 hours tops! The rule of thumb is age of the dog in months plus one. This rule is for an average to large dog. Small dogs can’t hold it that long most of the time.Crate: Someone told you really, really wrong. Learn that a crate is a “safe place” for animals that den. Dogs den. If you are doing it right, your dog should see that is HER safe place. There are dozens of articles on line and in magazines on how to crate your dog. Read them. who ever told you that you”shouldn’t let her in an enclosed crate” doesn’t merit your attention.Roaming around the house freely: would you leave a 4 year old child roam around the house freely? The dog will not be reliably house trained for months, perhaps as long as a year, depending on the breed. You can’t get pee out of shoes, or pillow, or sofas ….Back yard is fine IF you know that the dog will likely be stolen in a very few days and may only be resold or it may be used as a bait dog in a dog fighting ring. They don’t euthanize the bait dogs but just let them bleed out. Think about it.