Crate training
I´m new here, and a new OES owner too. My "son" is almost 3 months old and we have been letting him stay inside the house most of the time. The problem is that altought he has his kennel and a crate, he doesn´t want to stay there. We have tried giving him food inside, treats, toys and petting him, but as soon as we close the door he starts barking and whining and it´s a non stop bark!!! HELP please!!!! |
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| Doesn't it break your heart? But you must prevail --you see he tries to come up with a more pathetic and woeful bark hoping that this yelp will be the one to set him free. In the crate put in something that smells like you, favorite toys etc. and it will subside--I promise. At first my Bentley sounded like he was being murdered, but eventually he learned to love it. Hang in there. I've deviated from crate training once (with another dog), and boy what an expense in carpet cleaning that turned out to be. He's workin' your heartstrings bless his little sheepie heart! |
| Yes it does!!!! He looks in a way that wants me to let him out of there forever!!!.... He has all his toys there ( i use his crate as a toy box) and a small carpet he likes a lot that used to be mine, also a towel that was my husband´s....
Now that you tell me that at first is normal his barking... I think that I have to be strong and let him there..... He is 3 months now... for how long can I let him there? Because I work the whole day and my husband too, but he goes at noon to let him go out for a while and clean everything.... Thanks for your help!  |
| Dogs are "den" animals and like the safe crate--of course sheepies would rather be with you outside than anything else. Once he learns to love the crate you will find that at around 6 mos or so he will go in there on his own just to hang out. Once he is potty trained--you can trust the "free-range" situation if he is not destructive or angry when you leave. Some sheepies get separation anxiety, that's why crate-training is so positive. Good Luck! |
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