Dog in a cage

[Qacer]

The vet told us that we should put our dog in a crate to train him. She said that it should get the dog in a routine, so that he'll stop soiling in the house. He should be in his crate whenever we are not at home and during sleep time.

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I feel kinda sorry seeing our dog in a crate, but I guess it's for the best.

Anyone else experienced in crate training? Hopefully, he'll consider the crate his space in a week or so. The vet said that he's going to keep crying for about that long before he accepts it.

 

[thirdeye]

We did crate training with both of our dogs. The one eventually learned and we don't have to crate him at all. He grew out of it after 4-5 months.

The puppy (~ 1 year old) still uses his crate and actually goes in everytime he knows we're leaving without problem. He likes it. He also has some separation anxiety so when we leave he takes his anxiety out on random things. Usually toilet paper rolls though.

 

[RKS]

Crate training, if used correctly, works very well.

Edit: my dog had/still has some Seperation Anxiety and would break put of his crate (the metal-grid type) and usually batter his face in the process.

As far a potty training, you have to take a puppy out frequently and not just hope that putting the puppy in a crate is a way to 'mold' their baldder.

Our dog runs up to his crate at night because he gets a small treat in the crate at bedtime. He has no problems in the crate all night but he won't go near it when the rest of the family is awake. During the day he has the run of the house but usually stays in one area and only tears up cardboard items (empty cereal boxes usually) that are left around.

 

[Rubycon]

Wow he sure looks happy in there.

:laugh:

 

[datalink7]

It works with some dogs, if you do it correctly.

Some dogs adapt very well and will treat it like a den. I would drape a blanket over the cage and put it in a corner so it is more like a little cave/den for the dog. Leave it open too when you are home so the dog can go in there if it wants.

 

[Goosemaster]

Our dog loved our cage.....she gave us this "WTF?! WTF?! NOOOWHY ARE YOU TAKING MY CAGE AWAY?!" reaction when we finally took it away.

 

[hans030390]

our dog hated the cage...

in fact, it tought him absolutely nothing.

thankfully he was a smart dog (pembroke welsh corgi) and was able to figure out potty stuff on his own.

Yeah, we really were lazy with training him...we'd just smack him and take him outside when he went in the house, and one day he magically learned it.

 

[Revolution09]

haha my friend's family tried leaving their dog in one of those once... came home to find the dog wandering around the house and a bunch of the bars bent and whatnot

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Wow he sure looks happy in there.

:laugh:

Sure does.

 

[Baked]

Poor doggy. I'm calling PETA on your ass.

 

[WisMan]

I kennel trained my black lab and it worked extremely well. He's almost a year old now and I still put him in his kennel for a few hours when I go to class in the mourning and he doesn't seem to mind too much. His energy level is through the roof when I let him out again though.

Only recent picture i have of my dog

 

[Nik]

That crate is too small for the size of that dog.

 

[WisMan]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
That crate is too small for the size of that dog.

I've read that when they are young like that the kennel is suppose to be small so they don't have much room to move around otherwise it doesn't work as well for house trainning.

 

[BeauJangles]

As long as you don't treat the crate as a prison, most puppies really like them. It's like a home within a home for them.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: WisMan

Originally posted by: GuideBot
That crate is too small for the size of that dog.

I've read that when they are young like that the kennel is suppose to be small so they don't have much room to move around otherwise it doesn't work as well for house trainning.

There are other ways to go about it other than terrorizing the animal for hours at a time, locked up in a cage they can barely turn circles in.

 

[The Raven]

Too bad Cesar Milan is not an OTer

 

[SuepaFly]

Originally posted by: RKS
Crate training, if used correctly, works very well.

Edit: my dog had/still has some Seperation Anxiety and would break put of his crate (the metal-grid type) and usually batter his face in the process.

As far a potty training, you have to take a puppy out frequently and not just hope that putting the puppy in a crate is a way to 'mold' their baldder.

Our dog runs up to his crate at night because he gets a small treat in the crate at bedtime. He has no problems in the crate all night but he won't go near it when the rest of the family is awake. During the day he has the run of the house but usually stays in one area and only tears up cardboard items (empty cereal boxes usually) that are left around.

I agree, crate training works well. The whole principle is that dogs don't soil their own space, and by giving him/her the crate to sleep in, he/she will develop their own space and learn to hold it while they are in there. Our dog is usually quite happy in his crate. If he is barking at night, we put him in the crate and he feels secure enough not to bark.

It's really not that cruel at all unless your dog rejects the crate completely.

edit: PS - I don't think the crate is too small, too much bigger than this and your dog will use one end to poop in and the other end to sleep in, thus defying the point. Just make sure you don't leave your dog in there for too many hours at a time.

 

[Qacer]

When we got the puppy, the lady who sold him to us actually put all the pups in the crate. He was quite happy in there. As a matter of fact, when we were there to pick him up, he happily went in and out of his crate. We decided not to put him in one in our place. The first few days he did not soil inside at all, but I guess he got used to all the freedom that he got.

Ever since we got him, we actually take him out in a routine to get him used to potty outside. He always gets a treat afterwards, but he still manages to do his business inside if we are not looking. We mentioned this to the vet, and she recommended the crate.

I'm going to try the idea of putting a treat in the crate, so he can get used to it. Last night, he was whining and barking to the point that where it was hard to catch some sleep, so we just let him out. We're going to try another method that I read off one of those pet websites.

 

[SCSIRAID]

We crate trained our dog too. We leave her out now as she has matured a bit now (3yrs old). However, the crate is still there with the door open. She will lay in it and sleep with the door open at times. I can still say 'crate' and she will head right into it and lay down with her tail wagging.

 

[Al Neri]

yah

 

[iamwiz82]

Our dog loves her cage. As long as you aren't using it as punishment it should work out well.

 

[huberm]

I used a crate when I first got my golden retriever. Fortunately, she was a pretty fast learner and only used hers for 2-3 months. I would gradually keep her in it less and less. When I started she was in it when I was at work and at night. After a little while I cordoned off an area and let her stay in the living room while at work. By the third month she would sleep on the bed with no problems.

The first few weeks suck, but they start to like it and consider it their "home". I would only use it as long as need be to train them to hold it. Remember though, a little puppy can only hold it in for so long, so you need to take him/her out regularly!

 

[Born2bwire]

My dad always used a crate for the dogs. He would crate them at night for a while and always when we left. We did this for the first year and it worked out really well. With the last lab though, we got a little lax with the crate for shutting her in at night. My sisters liked to let her sleep in their beds. Now she won't sleep anywhere but a bed and it can be a little annoying for guests. You just need to remain firm and consistent about the crate though. They'll whine and cry for attention the first few days or week. But once they figure out you are not going to respond to the noise they generally stay quiet. My folks no longer keep a crate out but most of the dogs rather enjoyed it.