On 7/6/05, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we are thinking about getting a pup.
----- awesome... dogs are the BEST! > so once you crate train them do they always sleep in it? ----- mine graduated from a small crate to a larger crate, and then to the bathroom with a gate, and now, IN OUR BED! :) > or after a while is it ok to let them sleep where they want? ---- if he/she is trained yes, its all about the training, once they learn to hold it, you can leave them alone (like i do mine, for up to 14 hours) (heck he has even gone 24 hours, but that was a REALLY long night, and he wouldnt have wanted me to drive anyway!) > > you always keep the door open? ---- we didnt. it was a sleeping, and during the day (unattended kinda thing) its a place that you need him to make him feel like himself, in his den, not a bad place... plus, if you are home, he should be with you, not locked up in the crate. > do they poop in there? sure do! but not for long. that goes away. takes time, but it goes away! also, one BIG thing. call it his "bed". not his crate. i think crate is a four letter word for dogs, and ive always been told to call it a bed not a crate. all i have to do is mention the word bed now, and he is "within seconds" in my bathroom, looking up at me, asking what he can do next! now thats good training. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163161 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
