Dog barks when we crate her and leave.
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| That actually is a common problem, and not just w/ min pins (we have them too). Very difficult in a town home or apt though - good way to get the neighbors really peeved! How long have you had your dog? Any history on the dog if not gotten as a puppy? |
| We've had her for about a month now. She was crated a lot from her last owners (they both worked full time and had extra curricular activities, had almost no time for the dog, which is why they gave her up). We only crate her at most 3 hours a day... and not even every day... We got new neighbors about a week or two after we got the dog. I've talked to them and he hasn't heard the dog when we leave, his wife said she heard her once but that it wasn't a bother. I let them know that we do not want to disturb them in any way, so if anything bothers them to please let us know, and they said the same back. Thankfully we have awesome neighbors (and we live on the end unit, so this couple is our only direct neighbor). I can only hope she gets used to it. On a side note, she's been laying in her crate all morning. It's the one spot I don't let the kids play with her... lol. They are 3 and 1.5. I really want her crate to be a positive place of her own.  |
I would stick with the crating. Most min pins are crate lovers, especially if they grew up that way. I make all sorts of thick fleece nesty beds and ours (4 in the family - 2 of my now grown kids are pin pin lovers  ) just love their crates. We also feed in them. Sounds like you are doing a good job. We leave the crate door open, and by choice they often go in and snuggle and nap. We do crate them (close the doors) when we go and at night. Min pins are notorious pottiers if left loose in the whole house. It just is too much house when their family is gone. An alternative would be to gate off a room that is a safe place when you are gone. Welcome here, and good luck |
| Thanks. We leave her crate door open when we are home. She will go there and lay around from time to time. We tried feeding her in there, but she's more of a "eat a little here and there" type of dog. I've thought about putting a rawhide bone or kong in there with her... something to really keep her busy, but I definitely don't want her choking while we're gone. That would be a bigger problem than the barking when we go. I also thought about a bark collar (just for the crate whenever we leave), but I don't want to go that route either. I guess we will just wait it out and if it becomes a nuisance we'll just have to try the collar. Unfortunately (and fortunately) we are planning a cross country move, so we will be renting again until we know the area well enough to know where exactly in the surroundings we want to settle and buy a house of our own. If anyone thinks of any other suggestions, please let me know! Oh, is it better to ignore the barking and not give her any attention whatsoever while we are on our way out the door, or to firmly tell her no a few times and let her know it's wrong? My hubby and I are going back and forth on this one. |
| Ignore her!!! Attention any attention even if its negative is better than being ignored. If its possible you can wait till she's been quiet for increasingly longer periods of time and go in and reward her for the quiet behaviour that you want but dont reward the barking. |
See, I said to my husband to ignore her, that by going to her and telling her no is just giving her the attention she wants. He told me that kids and dogs are different. (We are dealing with a 3 year old and 1.5 year old who are testing a bit).  If we are home and we put her in her crate and lock it, she won't fuss. It's when we walk out the door.  |
| I would try giving her a kong or something else that keeps her busy and locking the crate then calmly with no fuss going out the door but only for a minute or two. You want to return before she starts barking and open the crate and praise her. That way she gets attention for not barking while you're gone. Keep extending the amount of time you are gone without her barking by a few minutes, at first you can wait just outside the door. Sometimes putting the crate in a different place works. Maybe somewhere that she cant see you getting ready and leaving. Not suggesting that she has seperation anxiety but that would be a good place to start in terms of looking for the best way to deal with the barking. |
| If you are afraid of her choking, I used to stuff a kong with regular peanut butter and stick it in the freezer. That prevents alot of the mess. |
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