ohhhhhhh you forgot sayid's backstory :) makes sense now. he has abondonment issues... no doubt!
tw On 2/19/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:197395 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
