Re: ....Questions.....

[Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>]

Gina suggestion of using a towel instead of newspaper is a good one. The
newspaper do get the puppy dirty from the ink, and they do sometimes
shred them. A towel is a great suggestion Gina!!

                              Ilene

"Karin M. Krchnak" wrote:
> 
> Ilene,
> 
> Do you block off half the crate with a box or something and put the
> newspaper on the 1/2 of it that the pup is using?
> 
> And THANK YOU for changing genders!  Funny, my mom's office is all in a
> tizzy about which pup we're going to get.  Each person has picked a
> different pup in the pictures...They seem to be pushing the one that is in
> the bowl....Great, I'll get the one that doesn't stop eating :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
> [mailto:owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu]On Behalf Of Ilene Cook
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:09 PM
> To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
> Subject: Re: ....Questions.....
> 
> > Peggy & Kurt wrote:
>    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
> 
> While I use the newspaper in the crate, I am sure Judy or Gina might
> have different methods. I do not worry about it. Really, I *KNOW* what
> you are talking about, been there , done that, and did it again.  As
> long as it is quiet in the house and the lights are off, the pup should
> sleep. They might wake at 2 or 3 to peepee, but in my house they have
> their newspaper. This is what I mean by setting your own rules. No book
> will tell you to put a newspaper in the crate. I do! I would rather the
> pup have somewhere to go if I am not there . You see, I work, and have
> come home to soaking wet puppies! The newspaper in the crate has NEVER
> hampered my crate training or housebreaking. In fact, all my people are
> told to do this, and they still report a housebroken puppy in record
> time! So, I have guilt after all. I do not want the puppy stressed
> because it has to peepee and it is locked in a crate. I give the puppy
> an out. I leave the newspaper in the crate until I see that when I come
> home from work, or when I get up in the morning, the paper is dry. Well,
> not the same piece of newspaper, of course, but I just keep it up. I do
> not get up at night, ever! I will get up at 5 am, in fact it seems cruel
> to make them wait longer than that, especially if they have stayed dry
> all night!
>  And, last piece of advice, lose the guilt over the crate. Peggy, your
> puppy would be sleeping anyway. Dogs sleep alot. Puppies sleep more.
> Believe me, it is not cruel. You have to get past that. It is a safe
> environment for your puppy that mimics a den, the dogs natural
> instinctive
> home. We really do understand your feelings, we are just trying to
> reassure you that they are needless. I like the fact that you are
> seeking out day care and the dog walker thing sound cool!!   One other
> really important thing about a crate. Never leave a choke chain on a dog
> in a crate. They can strangle themselves. It has happened. I do not
> leave any collar on my dogs when they are crated.
> 
>                                   Ilene