How do you crate train your puppy in your apartment without getting evicted?!?
Question by MBC: How do you crate train your puppy in your apartment without getting evicted?!?
I just got this (guessing) 3 month old lab mix puppy and she howls and cries so bad when I try to put her in her crate that I’m afraid I’ll get kicked out of my place. I know I need to let her cry it out so she gets over it and learns to accept her crate, but she sounds like she’s being abused. Does it get better as they get older? She hates it right now, but I’m going to eventually need to leave her for a while when I go out without her.
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Answer by curious24
Start slowly…throw a treat in there and let her get it without shutting the door. Give a command as she walks in there, like * go to bed*. You can also feed her in there….show her that this is a happy/good place for her to be. When you have to leave her in there, give her a toy, kong or whatever you prefer.
You are gonna have to let her cry, do not go to her until she is calm. At night, just leave her in there all night long.
Its hard, i know. I just been through that with my 3 month old puppy. It lasted 2 nights and now he is quiet in there.
My other dog is 2 years old and he never liked his crate but he slept in there and that was it.
Good luck to you…
Oh, if people are complaining, just tell them nicely that you are crate training your dog and hopefully they will understand.
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Maybe all the yelling is because it wants to have walk, try taking it to the vets or look up about labs, I know a dog who does the same or did , my friend took it to the vets and suddenly it was fine, she said it just needs exersie and some space and time will ease and stop howling. When they grow, they have grown out everything they do when there a puppy so, i’m sure it will go away. Crates, can sometimes make dogs go mad, if you put a treat in the crate it might end up in there and getting use to it. Hope this helped.x
Personally, I’d talk to your neighbours and apologize for possible noise in next few days/weeks.
Although people are idiots, most of them will understand.
curious said it BEST. she is on target!
Buy a KONG for her & place treats in it. This should keep her busy for a while trying to get the treats out. I also use a little peanut butter on the treats to make them even more appealing. Start slow by leaving her in there while U are home just to get her adjusted, however, once U get the KONG I believe she will be to ocupied to even notice U’re gone.
http://www.petco.com/product/2324/Kong-Dog-Toy.aspx
GOOD LUCK!!! :–)
Do you have a community notice board where you could put a noteto explain? or maybe just talk to those people that live closest to you!!
good luck!
chances are you haven’t gone about crate training her properly and she’s not seeing it as the “safe haven” it’s supposed to be and more like a cage she’s being punished in.
Read how to crate train and start from the beginning, purchase Kongs that you can fill with treats and freeze peanut butter inside to give the puppy something to do to keep him occupied, however, it’s only a short term solution. You might want to try gating him in a larger room like the bathroom or the kitchen if possible, you’re going to have to work on leaving and coming back and leaving and coming back. Start to desensitize your puppy to your comings and goings till he stops reacting, start now. If you are worried about him howling all day long while you’re at work, look into puppy day care a few days a week or a dog walker until she gets older. It’s a great piece of mind to know that they are taken care of, getting lots of exercise, socializing with other dogs and will be exhausted when she comes home.
Work on “retraining” in the crate read instructions on proper crate training, it takes months not days to get them to really not mind the crate. I had the same issues with my Weimaraner she would howl when we left, eventually she stopped but it took a while.
I found that covering my labs crate at night with a sheet,or something equivalent – but not to heavy, would make it nice and dark in his crate and he wouldn’t whine so much. It does get better, have patience and try to put the crate somewhere – like against the wall that you don’t share with another apartment. Explain to your neighbors and landlord that this takes a little time and it will get better. I just hope you are allowed to have pets!! Good luck.
I think curious got it exactly right too!
When my puppy was small (he’s only 10 months, but he’s too large even for the giant crate) I started crate training and I had the same result as you did. He whined and howled and drove me crazy, but I worked through it! Toys (kongs and nylon bones are great, stay away from rawhides!) work wonders, especially if you leave the door open the first couple of times you put her in the crate with a toy. Let her get comfortable with it, before making her stay in it with the door closed.
And when you get to this point, makei t seem like the greatest thing ever! Praise, praise, praise! Give her treats and tell her shes a good girl fro being in there!
Another pointer, when you let her out of it, ignore her completely! If you get a puppy excited for coming out of the crate, they’ll think that being in the crate is a bad thing- and NEVER use it as a punishment!
She’ll be able to stand it soon enough!