Using crate for timeout
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| Some of the literature I've read says never to use the crate as a place for punishment. thats not exactly what you are doing, but you want to be sure the puppy feels the crate is his safe and happy place. I never crate trained, so this may not be completely correct, but its what I read. My puppies (both approx 1/2 years) are too so full of energy...its never seems to end! |
| If you are going to use it as a time out place, make sure your puppy is completely used to the crate first. We used to use it when Pooh got a bit riled up, but no need anymore. |
| He's definitely used to his crate now, and sleeps in it all night without a whimper, I'm able to get more sleep now. When I put him in for a timeout, I'm careful not to make it punishment, I don't say anything to him, I just place him in it. I just am amazed at how he can be playing nice one minute and the next he just goes bezerk!! Of course he is still so young I keep telling myself he's a baby and these phases do pass, just like raising children!! |
| I have a 6 year old human boy when he gets tired he starts running around all hyper. When this happens we know it is his bedtime or if it's in the day we know it's time to rest for a few minutes of quiet time. This is not punisment but our awareness of his current condition. So when the puppy gets that way put him in the crate for a nap, just like you are doing. Don't try to sooth him etc when he is nipping this accidentally reinforces the behaviour. I think you are probably doing the right thing. Also get your daughter to tell him no or ouch etc when he bites. Or stand up and cross her arms adn look away. Something to tell him this is not OK. He will eventually get it. Also let your daughter know she is the boss of the dog but has to be gentle etc. |
| I've also found that toward the end of a day, sometimes Barney starts running back and forth through the house like he's lost it. I ignore it because I figure he's just like a child that gets hyper before he falls asleep. Sure enough after about 5 minutes he crashes for the night. |
For me I dont use Mickey's crate for anything other than a place to sleep,and when everyone is gone he goes in there for safety(him and my house!!LOL)I think as long as your not yelling at him,telling him he has been naughty then putting him into his crate id think 10/15mins inside would be fine.Give him treats and chew toys while he is inside,and honestly I dont think he will know the difference.I have seen some ppl YELL at their dogs then put them into the crate..bad bad very very bad!!You dont want your puppy to be scared AT all of his crate.Also when he has his energy sperts try and sit on the floor w/ him and brush him,pick at him a bit meaning look in his ears teeth mouth just calm him by touching him.The humane touch is the most important thing to rasieing a good buddy,and raiseing our upright kiddies,so Id try calming him 1st by your touch and if he is still hyper then pop in a few toys and treats and let him relax for 10/15mins.  |
| We tried not to use Chelsea's crate as a 'time out' place, just because we didn't want her to begin to associate it with a negative. We soooo badly need her to think it is positive and go to bed on time ( we are getting too old for puppy antics into the wee hours)- that said, she absolutley deserves a 'time out' once in a while (okay- more than that!)
We found putting her just out of reach did the trick, on the other side of interior french doors worked, she could still see us, but knew she was being isolated. Unlike the crate she wasn't 'locked in', so free to roam she still chose to sit right at the doors looking in on what she was missing. We only did it for a few minutes, so that she would remember 'why' she still wanted to be with us when it (the punishment) was all over. We've also been known to send her 'downstairs' when acting up, my husband will shoo her down the stairs and again, she will sit on the top step waiting to be re-admitted into the fold. She 'gets' it, she knows the isolation is becuase she has become too wild or has pushed something too far. The worst thing you can do is to reward the behavior by letting them outside ot handing them a treat to, in effect, shut them up. If you are not sure the crate is the best time out place, try another isolation technique. We've had really good luck with our tricks. Chelsea thinks of her crate as a happy place, but she knows darn well that it's also the 'lock down' and she won't go in on her own unless she is really tired. Which leads me to think she already thinks of it as a 'slight form' of punishment. Up. |
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