Well, the problem was it wasn't just a couple of hours, and it wasn't just a couple of days.
It was nights for weeks/months. We weren't getting any sleep, the dog wasn't getting any sleep, it just wasn't a good thing for anybody. With him out of the crate he has his settle spot, and he knows when he is told to go there he is in trouble. He was abandoned and left for days in a crate in an apartment with no food, water, or way to go to the bathroom. So I am pretty sure that was a big part of it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Got a Dog! woot! > > we gave rocky no choice, he cried himself blue for three nights, and from > there he got over it. now even with pinot, the new one, she is played > with, fed, played with, potty time... then back to her crate until momma > comes home, and thats about 2 hours. not a peep. now, she bitched > a fit for a couple days, it was crazy, but once we got her to get over > that > (mad patience on our end to deal with the yelps) she is all good now. > > you have to trust it to work, dont give in, and make the dog deal with it. > they will. you have to break their will. > > tw > > On 2/19/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We did the timeout thing with the crate for a while, but that made it > > worse. Ziggy HATED the crate. > > > > He never liked it, he never considered it his den, or anything the > > trainer or vet said was normal when it came to the crate. We would put > > him in the crate and he would wine, jump, bark, and everything else. We > > were afraid he was going to hurt himself. > > > > But he hasn't been in a crate in nearly 6 months now. He is out all day > > and night. He comes and sleeps next to me on the floor all night. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:37 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Got a Dog! woot! > > > > > > sometimes its good to crate for a bit during non-playing times. > > > we did it with rocky our pit, so that he would get it in his brain > > > that we *COULD* > > > do it when we wanted and it was an OK thing for him. > > > > > > not as punishment, just as timeout. > > > > > > tw > > > > > > On 2/19/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > yeh, since its friggin cold out i havnt taken her on any good walks. > > > > did get her a backpac & 2 pacable clapsable bowls. > > > > but she dosnt know real hiking is coming in a few weeks.... > > > > > > > > so yeh, its probably just frustration of her not wanting to be > > outside > > > or > > > > her being tiocked that i dont walk her in the cold. > > > > we only like to crate her at night and when we are out of the house. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197393 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
