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RE: ....Questions.....
When
you give treats or cookies, what do you mean? I made a trip to Petsmart
today to start getting nylabones, etc. but wasn't sure what to get as far as
"treats". Growing up, our dogs always got MilkBones but not sure
if there is something healthier. Gina emailed at one point about
carrots. I did get edible nylabone carrots tonight. Is that
good? And a nylabone frisbee!
Even with a dog walker, we're talking
4-5 hours in a crate. This seems a bit long except at night.
Am I realistic or is this guilt speaking??
Guilt! Pure unadulterated GUILT! What is
the difference if a puppy sleeps under your bed for 4 to 5 hours or in her
crate? [Karin, see I said her] :-)))
Okay a question for night time
crating. While the pup is young should I set an alarm to wake up
in the night to take her out? I keep reading that you shouldn't
take the pup out when she's crying - it teaches her cry = out. But
how do you know if it's an I gotta pee cry or an I want out cry?
Let her cry it out, if she messes, the mess will
still be there when you are ready to deal with it after you are
rested... I know that sounds awful and not to say I have not gotten up
in the night to potty a dog I have, but not anything like the reports I hear
so often from other people with new puppies, even people on this list, you
know who you are no names needed:-) . Really think about it, if you
get up to a mess what difference does it make if you are cleaning up
that mess at 3:00AM or 6:00 AM? When a puppy has an accident in it's
crate they usually will smear it all over requiring a bath, and the crate to
be cleaned up, requiring you to be fully awake... Get my point?
Also once happened it's very rare for it to happen a second time if they do
have to sit in it. They don't like it... By setting an alarm you
are teaching your dog to do what?
With urination, every time
you take a puppy out of it's crate it's going to need to urinate. For
that matter any time you wake a puppy it's going to urinate regardless of
where it's sleeping. So don't disturb the puppy... No eye
contact, just say, quiet and roll over and forget about her. She is
safe in her crate and you need your rest. If you look at them you are
a goner... :-))
One thing to remember about dogs is that they learn
by repetition and goldens are very quick to learn, both good and bad
habits. I have had very few crate accidents in my life and my puppies
often sleep a good 8 to 10 hours at night or at least they are quiet for at
least that long and dry and clean...
Here is what I do:
Water comes up at 7:00 PM we all potty just before 10:00 PM and retire to
our respective crates, puppies and dogs each get a cookie and the lights go
out, end of subject. I sleep my pup's next to my side of the bed as
George can sleep through ANYTHING and I can not. If it's 1:00 AM and
pup is whining I just gently rock the crate and say quiet. 9 out of 10
times this works. The first week I absolutely am as diligent as one
can be with the routine, no exceptions. After that the pup usually has
learned, and in all honesty very rarely very rarely have we had an accident
in the crate. AmEx for example has never had one, Lucy had 1, DiTTo
who doesn't sleep in a crate any longer at 7 months old never had one and
has been out of her crate for months and holds it all night. TRiX has
never had an accident but slept in her crate for the first year as she would
potty in the night in the house if allowed to be free. Each dog is an
individual yes but approaching this form the point of view that you are
training and with training come corrections is the best way to go about this
in my opinion...
G :-)