RE: [Chihuahuas] new member

[dasha48]

gosh I am so confused.  What is the difference in a crate and a kennel?  Sorry to sound so ignorant.  Aren't crates the sort of wire looking cages that can come with dividers and the kennels are like the carriers? Bear with me please.  Last time I had a small dog was eons ago and it has been ages since I have tried to housetrain an animal.   Sheila   From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of marsha Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:29 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] new member   I have only heard one person who fed theirs in the crate. Sounds like they did sorta a reverse of the norm and it worked for them...actually could be worth a try. But most people do not feed in the crate, but do leave plenty of water and some food in the crate if they are to be gone for a while. For the most part, the chi puppy should be in a crate any time they can not be fully supervised.   You are coming from a stand point of considering both a crate and a kennel (I am assuming by kennel, you mean like an x-pen and not like a kennel outside!) Not a lot of people would use both. MY last two chi pups where crate trained and then once they were trained the crate remained opened and they basically use it as a den to come and go as they please to sleep.   My last pup is being x-penned trained. He is in a small x-pen about the size of a baby play pen and his food and water is in there.   It would be possible to put the crate inside the pen, but if you leave the crate door open when you do this then it will simply give the pup the opportunity to use the crate to sleep and simply go out into the pen to potty. Kinda misses the point. Too much room for training. But if you crate it when you are gone or can't watch it and then leave it open when you are home then it may help to associate the pen with his own room and the crate with his den and hopefully learn to keep both clean.   Marsha   ----- Original Message ----- From: dasha48 To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] new member That is what I figured.  I am still reading about crate training. So far it seems that you feed the pup in the crate, take them out to potty, they sleep in the Kennel until trained.  Is this about right?   Sheila   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of marsha Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] new member   congrats on the new furbaby. Mt new pups are always in an x pen until they are potty trained. 3 of my chis sleep with me, but they did not do that as pups. The bed is a privilege for the fully housebroken, lol. I think crate training is the best way to go, jmo   Marsha   ----- Original Message ----- From: dasha48 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] new member Hi, I am a new member and a new owner of a long hair male Chi. We will be getting him Sat 11/04/06. He will be 9 weeks old. It has been a long time since we have owned a small dog. We now have a rotweiller/doberman mix named dasha, who is 10. She is a big big baby LOL I have wanted a long hair chi for years but have only been able to make it possible recently thanks to a good breeder friend and more time at home. This is a question for anyone. When you first got your chi and were trying to housetrain the pup, what were the sleeping arrangements? Do any of your dogs sleep in your bed? We are leaning towards crate training. Sheila __._,_.___ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPONSORED LINKS Chihuahua Chihuahua puppies for sale Chihuahua charm Chihuahua gift Chihuahua housebreaking Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___