I have a nine week old flat coat and she seems to hate her crate. I picked her up on Saturday, and every time she has been left in the crate within minutes she has relieved herself all over it, despite being taken outside just before she goes in. She has only been left for 5 minutes each time whilst I had to do a couple of chores in the house. I daren't leave her there overnight, but I don't want to have her sleeping in a box in our room, which she is currently doing. If I were to put her in the kitchen then she would make a huge amount of noise and mess all over the crate within minutes of being left there. I have a 20 month old so need to be able to put the puppy in the crate for a few minutes every so often during the day so I can do things with my daughter.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
when I saw this it took me back, my labrador puppy never liked it so what I did was leave it open for him to go in and out when he wanted and also put a couple of his favourite non destructible toys and sweet just to get him used to it being there and do you you know what in a couple of days he was always in and out of it.
I closed it whilst I was there and there was not a sound from him, then I left him for longer periods, he was brilliant, I also put a better cushion in there for him made a difference.
It sounds as if the breeders let the puppies do their business in the crate they were staying in, instead of starting potty training. This is going to make training your puppy harder. Scrub it down with pet odor eliminator, dogs pee where they can smell urine and feces. Make sure the crate isn't too large for the pup too they tend to use a portion for potty if the crate is too much bigger.
It isn't usual for dogs to mess their beds, but it can, and does happen. I think you need to introduce your pup to her crate gradually, and that means setting it up with her bed, toys etc. inside, but leaving the door open so she will, hopefully get to know it's her place and go into it without needing to be shut in. It's still very early days for her to understand what's required of her and 9 weeks is very young too. If you take it steady - and don't put anything in her crate that can't be laundered if she does mess on it, hopefully she'll settle. Puppies can be equally as demanding as human babies ..... good luck!
Oh dear, what a dilemma. My older Golden was not overkeen on the crate but persevered until she was about 5 months old. Then she just used to sleep in her bed in the kitchen. I then got another Golden a couple of years later. She absolutely hated the crate and cried everytime she went in it. I had to abandon it in the end and just make sure that she had her own bed with the other one.
They have never slept in our room as I did not want them to. In fact, I put a stair gate on the stairs and they never tried to come upstairs. Now they only go upstairs if invited.
You need to start to gradually train your puppy to do what you want - otherwise she will think she is head of the pack! Nothing drastic, just leave her in the kitchen and go out one door and back in again - each time leaving a longer time. She will soon learn that if you go out, you will come in! At night time she has to learn that she has her own space. She is only nine weeks old so don't expect her to be clean straight away.
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If you really want to use the crate, put some food and her water in the crate with her - normally they will not soil where their food is. Leave the door open so that she can come and go as she wants. With a 20 months old baby it may be that she will discover that she will want some peace!!
"The Dog Listener" by Jan Fennell is an excellent book to read. She taught me almost all I know and I have two well behaved girlies who sleep in the utility room all night and have done since they were pups!
Good luck and just be patient!
Crate training is a must for all dogs! My first dog was never crate trained and the first time she went to the vets for a procedure they put her in a crate, she was so upset and anxious and I promised myself then I would never have another dog who I hadn't crate trained. All my dogs love their crate and when I fetch it out they climb over each other to get in, as it is a positive experience for them. I have the crate out at the moment with 3 feral kittens in it, the collies lay beside it and the mini poodles will often climb on top to lay down and when the crate is open I often find one of my collies asleep with 3 kittens snuggled in beside her.
Take it slowly and break the steps down, LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN with dogs bed in it and feed your pup in it everytime and only when your pup is happy to go in and sleep do you close the door for a few seconds (don't make a fuss) before opening it again, build this up slowly.
During the day you need to leave the crate door open and put her food and water in there as well as something comfy to lie on. Maybe offer her a treat and get her to go in the crate for it. When she does she gets the treat. Do NOT shut the door on her! Let her get used to it with the door open and persuade her it is a good place to be.
Don't give her toys in there though - she may chew them and choke if you are not around. Can be dangerous.
Anyway, leave the door open during the day. After she gets used to it close the door just for a few minutes and maybe stay by her and talk to her so she still feels safe. Open the door again and leave her. Do this later on only this time move away from the crate.
Keep doing this until you can leave her alone for a fair amount of time. Hopefully she will she it as a good place to be and happily jump in there. But even then, don't close the door on her if it doesn't need to be closed.
It isn't usual for dogs to mess their beds, but it can, and does happen. I think you need to introduce your pup to her crate gradually, and that means setting it up with her bed, toys etc. inside, but leaving the door open so she will, hopefully get to know it's her place and go into it without needing to be shut in. It's still very early days for her to understand what's required of her and 9 weeks is very young too. If you take it steady - and don't put anything in her crate that can't be laundered if she does mess on it, hopefully she'll settle. Puppies can be equally as demanding as human babies ..... good luck! My Puppy Hates Sleeping - Cairn Talk Forum::
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Keep the crate where the puppy can see you at this age. Puppies don't potty where they eat and sleep. Here are some tips, use what helps. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like tsst and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
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*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for poop, might work for you, keep saying go finish until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The comm
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