Crate training question
Any thoughts? Anyone else go through this type of an issue that can help? Vance |
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| I crate trained Hank with Tonka out and free to roam, It worked out just fine. Often I would find Tonka lying next to the crate so they could hang out together. |
MollyinPDX wrote: I crate trained Hank with Tonka out and free to roam, It worked out just fine. Often I would find Tonka lying next to the crate so they could hang out together. I agree.....Quin used to lay with is paws pushed into Finn's crate  I think it helped Finn A LOT!!!!!!!!! I also think having an older, trained dog around helps guide the pupster! I am so excited for you!!!!  |
I would use a crate for the puppy only. Life doesn't have to be fair.  We crate train all puppies for a minimum of 6 months... longer if they can't yet be trusted unsupervised. It's for the puppy's safety but also to give the adults a break. Puppies are SO much fun but they can be relentless at times. |
| Violet was out free when China came into the pic. I never put Violet back in the crate, she didn't need it, but China did. Violet used to go to sleep at night right next to China's crate and push her paw against it. Once China could be trusted to be out, she wasn't crated again either. The crating is also for the safety of the puppy. |
| Ok, so the general consensus is to crate the newbie and not the veteran. We're cool with this. Jen and i work the same schedules and we were talking about me adjusting mine so I go in a couple hours earlier and the we can both come home for lunch to keep Caty on a regular schedule until we can leave her for one of us to come home during lunch and then to the whole day. Jen was talking to a co-worker about this and she knows someone who does in-home visits to do just this. The woman will come over on our schedule and let the two out, feed them and play with them then let them out again before she leaves. She does this once or twice daily. She does this for less than I would spend in gas alone. She's been doing this for a while and Jen's co-worker has used her too. Anyone heard of this service and have any comments? Vance |
| Hi Vance, I work swing shift and have a friend that's retired and loves taking care of Teddy when I'm working. I also have a few other friends that help out when needed so I've never needed to call a service for this. There are a number of services in my area that offer this. My friend will usually stay from 30 minutes to an hour. She feeds him, lets him out and plays with him. The first few weeks I had him, she came twice during my shifts, except for night shift because he was sleeping all night anyway. Now she just comes over once so he doesn't have to spend more than 5 hours in the crate at a time. Cindy |
| Hi Vance. My marley wasn't crate trained .Lets say i learnt by my mistakes and crate trained Kenley .When Kenley went in his crate Marls used to lay by the side of him and shove his nose through the bars  I still have the crate up now .Marley is using it for his bed instead of his own bed |
sixpence wrote: ... I still have the crate up now .Marley is using it for his bed instead of his own bed This kinda brings me to another point. Zoey liked her crate. If she liked it and was happy going in there every time she got a treat, would it be cool to bring her's back in too? Even now, she will go to her bed, where her crate used to reside to consume her treats. It's actually cute that she knows were to eat her treats, in her spot. As for placement... I've heard others say that to help the pup bond, the crate should be in the bedroom where we sleep if possible. While I really like this idea, during the normal day, the hallway from the living room side of the house to the bedroom side is gated off to prevent Zoey from tearing up things. Moving the crate daily would be a major pain, due to the size of our crates and the hallway involved, (we are going to section off Caty's crate and let her grow into her XL crate). Given this new info, how would be the best way to handle the crate? Thoughts? Vance |
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