Rename him "Houdini"! There are latches for horses that are almost impossible to "pick"....but I think they are too big for your purposes. I think perhaps the deal here is to find a way to make it more interesting for him to stay in the pen then to try to get out..................
Suze Larry and Karen Emerson wrote: > > Finnegan has been crate trained...and he has just trained himself to let > himself out, when he feels like it. > > Today, believe it or not, we put a brass clamp thingy on the cage...I kissed > him and told him to be good [leaving him with toys and his food in a kong > toy [as someone else suggested] and when I got home, he had somehow chewed > the pin to the brass clamp out, and was merryly playing in the house again. > > I am off to get a Varikennel tonight. At least yesterday's scolding must've > done some good...no destruction [other than the brassss hook!] > > He's quite the guy! > > Karen and Finnegan [anyone have any locks they need picked? He's too smart > for his own good!] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice M. Dansby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:14 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] He's doing it again > > > Karen and Finn > > > > Have you thought of crate training hm? My first Cavalier used to yowl > > when I left her for a few hours when I left for work in the morning, > > only to come back home during the noon hour to have lunch with her. I > > taught her to stay in a crate when I was gone, as I have done with the > > other Cavaliers I have acquired/bred since she first joined our > > household. The solution for her and for me was to make a party of when > > I leave in the morning, and then when I leave after the noon hour. When > > I leave her during these times it's biscuit time and nap time and now > > she just loves to get into her crate! She and my other dogs exhibit a > > level of impatience when we are home for the weekend, they so look > > forward to their cookies and nap time when we leave. Crate training > > works perfectly for all of them. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Janice Dansby > > Ruffe Cavaliers > > Oklahoma City > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. -- Suze at Llawen Cavaliers "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
