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RE: ....Questions.....
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
[mailto:owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu]On Behalf Of Ilene Cook
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 3:15 AM
To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
Subject: Re: ....Questions.....
Ok Karin,
Another lesson in doggie lingo. Cookies are dog treats. Any kind.
Biscuits, or Jerky's or how about good nutritious carrots. Heck, my dogs
"know" they get a cookie before bed. So, I have to tell you I have been
desperate, out of biscuits, out of carrots. I have used Kellogg's Corn
Flakes for gosh sakes. You do not argue with a dog that is racing you to
it's crate because it is cookie time. Now, you wanna talk guilt???
Ilene
> "Karin M. Krchnak" wrote:
>
> 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!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
> [mailto:owner-brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu]On Behalf Of Gina
> Heitz
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:28 PM
> To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
> Subject: Re: ....Questions.....
>
> > 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 :-)