crate training
So I put the crate in the family room and he sleeps out there our room is right around the corner so I can hear him if he needs anything. Sleeps all night long I usually have to wake him up when I get up. Is it ok that he doesn't sleep with us? I don't want to create any bonding issues or is this a stupid question to ask? just curious Lisa |
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| No, you're probably better off. He definitely doesn't have to be with you at night. |
| We didn't start crate training right away with our first OES and it was crazy. I read that you can start it at any time and so when she was almost 2 I started and she took right to it. She used to want to be in her crate all the time. We keep the crate in the next room and haven't ever had it in our room. She does fine.
In the beginning, we kept her in the crate a lot. We would only let her out to go outside or when we were playing with her. If we let her go off on her own, she would have an accident. Eventually she stopped having accidents and came out more and more and she stopped wanting to go in and never does now. When we brought Mollie home (after Thanksgiving) she stays in the crate. She is doing very well with her training, but cannot be out for more than 30 min to an hour or she will have an accident. I am sure the older she gets, the better. We have started bell training them, and Mollie has rang the bell a couple of times when she needed to go out, but Sophie hasn't really taken to that much. If she hears me ring the bell, she will come to the door to go out, though. |
| We crate trained Winston from the time we got him. He is now 10 months old and he will RUN to his cage when I tell him "time for bed". He often gets in on his own in the morning when I leave for work too. His cage is downstairs by our front window. Our bedroom is upstairs and he does GREAT! I NEVER hear him fuss at all, only barking if he sees or hears someone outside (which is a GOOD thing!). In late April, Winston got hit by a car while my mom was watching him at her house and we were away for Easter. He had to have surgery and a plate and screws put on his shattered right femur. Obviously, he spent a lot of time outside his crate at night during recovery. He was out for nearly 6 weeks. Surprisingly, I had no trouble at all getting him back in when he was feeling better. I think he's even better now! I think he feels very safe and secure in his cage! I guess my point is, go ahead and move him out of your room. Give it a few days and just be consistent with it and he should adapt fairly easily! |
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