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Eating and crate training
Jul 23 2007, 11:39 AM EDT
I have a female yorkie who will not go to sleep in her crate. She barks and cries all night long. I'm not getting sleep and neither are the neighbors at the apartment. What should I do?
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RE: Eating and crate training
Jul 23 2007, 6:00 PM EDT
yorkies arent really a crate type dog read the top of this site for a personality description, its very accurate.
they like to be near you, if they detect you in the house. however hang in there usually this behavior will pass after about a week. if you need to dampen the sound then try hanging blankets around the dog kennel dont sufficate the puppy inside, i mean around the out side. make them thick blankets and to the ceiling. or try putting kenneled dog in
a smaller room and then use tacks to hang blankets on the wall for sound dampening. keep kennel in center of the room so if blankets do fall they wont cover kennel :) good luck.
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RE: Eating and crate training
Aug 1 2007, 3:48 PM EDT
A New Owner's Guide to Yorkshire Terriers by Janet Jackson writes on Pages 146 and 147: "The new puppy frequently barks or whines in the crate in his strange environment and the owner reinforces the puppy's bad behavior by going to him during the night. This is a no-no. I tell my new owners to smack the top of the crate and say "'quiet'" in a loud, firm voice. The puppies don't like to hear the loud noise of the crate being banged. If the barking is sleep-interrupting, then the owner should take the crate and pup to the bedroom for a few days until the puppy becomes adjusted to his new environment. Otherwise ignore the barking during the night."
On a website I read that Yorkies love to sleep next to their owner. I have three Yorkies that snuggle close each night. I also read that it is advisable to keep a dog's crate close to you in the bedroom. Now why would a little doggie want to be seperated from its mommy?
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RE: Eating and crate training
Dec 27 2007, 2:41 PM EST
"tell my new owners to smack the top of the crate and say "'quiet'" in a loud, firm voice. The puppies don't like to hear the loud noise of the crate being banged"
This is REALLY bad advice. NEVER punish a dog while he is IN his crate. You do not want to create a negative association with the crate. By doing what this person suggests, you can create a dog who loathes being in his crate and may even wet his crate which would be the exact opposite of what you want if you wish to crate train a dog! The best way to stop a dog from whinning and barking is reward the behavior you DO want, and like the other person said, IGNORE, the behavior you DON't want. So do not go to your dog when he is whinning! If you have a clicker handy, you can use it to mark the moment the dog is quite! Click you clicker when the dog isn't making noise - even if it is just for a brief second - try to catch that brief second. Click your clicker then go over to your dog and toss a cookie or really great treat into the crate and tell your dog how wonderful he is. Then walk away and wait again. As long as your dog is making noise you are to INGORE him. Click your clicker again when he is quite and go over to him and give him another cookie. YOu want him to learn that not making noise brings him to you, making noise keeps you away.
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