Girls with puppies

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Posted by cateydee

i think its ok. if he was littler it might be harder since his bladders tinier. but at 10 months i would have no problem crating him. my dog's now 5 years old and he now loves his crate. thats his bedroom.

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ITA with this...as they get older they can hold their bladder longer. That is another reason why I chose not to crate him when he was very little. I didn't want him to sit in pee or poop all day if he wasn't able to hold it.

Does your pup sleep in its crate at night? That can help him get used to it and associate it with peace and a place for him to sleep.

I have never had a vet or trainer discourage crate training if it helps at all.

ETA: I also volunteered at north shore animal league all throughout h.s and they really, really encourage crate training to all the adopters.

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Posted by mybabylovesmoi

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Posted by cateydee

i think its ok. if he was littler it might be harder since his bladders tinier. but at 10 months i would have no problem crating him. my dog's now 5 years old and he now loves his crate. thats his bedroom.

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ITA with this...as they get older they can hold their bladder longer. That is another reason why I chose not to crate him when he was very little. I didn't want him to sit in pee or poop all day if he wasn't able to hold it.

Does your pup sleep in its crate at night? That can help him get used to it and associate it with peace and a place for him to sleep.

I have never had a vet or trainer discourage crate training if it helps at all.

ETA: I also volunteered at north shore animal league all throughout h.s and they really, really encourage crate training to all the adopters.

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yes he does sleep in his crate

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Posted by miamimerger

I did for two years. I felt terrible but my vet assured me it was for the better since he's a high-energy breed. I just made sure to exercise him a LOT when I was home!

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This is very important! Make sure you poop him out! Helps with anxiety!

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Posted by MerSaysEh

Oh Rita its hard to leave them in the crate, I know. I have raised 4 puppies in my time and EVERY one was crate trained. It takes some time but after a while they would go into their crate on their own because it becomes like their bedroom. They don't mind and it can be better for their safety if they are in the crate, especially at 10 months when they still put anything in their mouth. This way you have the peace of mind knowing she isn't getting into dangerous stuff while you're gone or being destructive!

FILS have a 13 month old puppy who they use a crate for and at first she would cry - now she goes in even when everyone is home!!!

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ITA with this! Lucy now LOVES her crate- she goes in there often when we're home anyway without prompting, especially when she's been given a treat like a rawhide bone or something. It makes me proud. LOL!

he goes in his crate with no problem at bedtime

thanks girls you have made me feel a little better

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Posted by mybabylovesmoi

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Posted by miamimerger

I did for two years. I felt terrible but my vet assured me it was for the better since he's a high-energy breed. I just made sure to exercise him a LOT when I was home!

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This is very important! Make sure you poop him out! Helps with anxiety!

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Nothing a plastic bottle or cardboard paper towel roll can't help! That's the first thing I do when I let her out and she goes NUTS. Gets out the built up enegry she accumulated through the day!

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Posted by jilliibabii

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Posted by MerSaysEh

Oh Rita its hard to leave them in the crate, I know. I have raised 4 puppies in my time and EVERY one was crate trained. It takes some time but after a while they would go into their crate on their own because it becomes like their bedroom. They don't mind and it can be better for their safety if they are in the crate, especially at 10 months when they still put anything in their mouth. This way you have the peace of mind knowing she isn't getting into dangerous stuff while you're gone or being destructive!

FILS have a 13 month old puppy who they use a crate for and at first she would cry - now she goes in even when everyone is home!!!

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ITA with this! Lucy now LOVES her crate- she goes in there often when we're home anyway without prompting, especially when she's been given a treat like a rawhide bone or something. It makes me proud. LOL!

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OMG the 13 month old I'm talking about is LUCY too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by MerSaysEh

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Posted by jilliibabii

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Posted by MerSaysEh

Oh Rita its hard to leave them in the crate, I know. I have raised 4 puppies in my time and EVERY one was crate trained. It takes some time but after a while they would go into their crate on their own because it becomes like their bedroom. They don't mind and it can be better for their safety if they are in the crate, especially at 10 months when they still put anything in their mouth. This way you have the peace of mind knowing she isn't getting into dangerous stuff while you're gone or being destructive!

FILS have a 13 month old puppy who they use a crate for and at first she would cry - now she goes in even when everyone is home!!!

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ITA with this! Lucy now LOVES her crate- she goes in there often when we're home anyway without prompting, especially when she's been given a treat like a rawhide bone or something. It makes me proud. LOL!

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OMG the 13 month old I'm talking about is LUCY too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Haha that's too funny! That's about how old we think Lucy is, too, maybe a little older- 15 mos? We're not really sure though because my mom rescued her last summer- she was tied to a tree in Forest Park and left there. I know she's high energy, but she's the SWEETEST dog in the world (we've had her about a year and she's never growled or showed her teeth or anything)! I can't understand how someone could just abandon her like that!

Both of my dogs (a 1 y/o 45 lb coonhound and a 3 y/o 10 lb chihuahua) both go in the crate whenever we are not home (except if we're going somewhere for 30-45 min, then we leave them out). We live in an apt, and the chihuahua will bark at every dog going by our window, and the coonhound eat our comforter when he feels like it... but the main reason is that they love each other but play rough so I can't trust that one of them won't get hurt when we're gone, so they go in the crate.

They both love the crate now. As soon as they see one of us putting on our shoes, they go in their crates on their own. Sometimes they lay in it when the door's open because we made it comfortable for them, puppies especially get a sense of security from it over time. Don't worry, your dog will be FINE! I know how you feel, I used to stand by the front door after I locked it and not leave until the coonhound stopped crying when he was a puppy and getting used to it but now he's absolutely fine with it, just get through the hard part now!

I never felt bad crate training my dogs. Its safer for them.

I crate trained my rescue mix at a year and a half. Shes 6 now so shes not crated anymore but if shes upset or afraid she runs in there. lol

We crate our dog while we are not home. We tried for a week not crating him and he literally destroyed our house, we thought we got robbed one day lol. He is so use to it now and it loves it in there b/c he has lots of blankets, bones, toys, etc. They say you should make the crate a good place so they even want to go in there while you are home.

When we get home, I make sure to run around with him for awhile and give him some attention. His crate is his home, he loves it now.

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Posted by kerber981

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Posted by mybabylovesmoi

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Posted by miamimerger

I did for two years. I felt terrible but my vet assured me it was for the better since he's a high-energy breed. I just made sure to exercise him a LOT when I was home!

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This is very important! Make sure you poop him out! Helps with anxiety!

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Nothing a plastic bottle or cardboard paper towel roll can't help! That's the first thing I do when I let her out and she goes NUTS. Gets out the built up enegry she accumulated through the day!

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I thought my dog was the only nutcase that loved plastic bottles! We can't even leave one out on the table because he cries and whines everytime he sees one!

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Posted by miamimerger

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Posted by kerber981

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Posted by mybabylovesmoi

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Posted by miamimerger

I did for two years. I felt terrible but my vet assured me it was for the better since he's a high-energy breed. I just made sure to exercise him a LOT when I was home!

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This is very important! Make sure you poop him out! Helps with anxiety!

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Nothing a plastic bottle or cardboard paper towel roll can't help! That's the first thing I do when I let her out and she goes NUTS. Gets out the built up enegry she accumulated through the day!

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I thought my dog was the only nutcase that loved plastic bottles! We can't even leave one out on the table because he cries and whines everytime he sees one!

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Mine too - she'll jump up and try to steal it out of your hand! And the bigger the better. I get the gallon sized gatorade bottles which is about the same size as her and she jumps on top and slides across the tile floor. I often wonder why I bother buying toys!

Question for you who crate your puppies/dogs. How long do you leave them in the crate for approximately if you are at work all day? I work in the city...and FH travels a lot for work, so I can't bear the idea of leaving the pup in the crate for 11 hours (the time I leave in the am to the time I return in the pm - if FH is not home). We haven't gotten a dog just yet, and are thinking about it - but I don't know how I feel with being out of the house so long and leaving the dog alone in a crate for that amount of time...

thanks!

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Posted by MayBride2010

Question for you who crate your puppies/dogs. How long do you leave them in the crate for approximately if you are at work all day? I work in the city...and FH travels a lot for work, so I can't bear the idea of leaving the pup in the crate for 11 hours (the time I leave in the am to the time I return in the pm - if FH is not home). We haven't gotten a dog just yet, and are thinking about it - but I don't know how I feel with being out of the house so long and leaving the dog alone in a crate for that amount of time...

thanks!

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11 hours is too long, my dog is alone for 7 hours. the problem is as a puppy they have to be let out to go to the bathroom, they say rule of thumb is for each month they grow, its 1 hour....so at 3 months old, they can hold it for 3 hour and so forth

we crate trained our dog. at first i felt awful about it because its such a small space. we had him in puppy training classes and the trainer said NOT to feel bad. they learn to love their crate. it becomes familiar and their safe haven.
they also told us it shouldnt be too big. it should only have enough room for them to lay down and turn around. anything bigger will allow them to go to the bathroom in the crate and sleep on the other side.

our puppy (he's 6 months) is in the crate overnight and during the day. once in a while if we go out at night we will leave him loose and alone in the house for about 4 hours but never during the day.

he cried in the crate for maybe a week but now he voluntarily bolts into his crate when its time and never cries.

crating is a great thing in my opinion. we have more control over his actions and its helping tremendously in his housebreaking