New Puppy!
House breaking tips?
ATM using the crate but i need adivce from all angles, kk thanks in advance
ROzbeans
19 years ago
Shadow hates car rides, I don't know why but at her age now, almost 7, she won't like them anytime soon. As for baths, Shadow gets a bath from Petco once a month. Don't use human shampoo on them, just buy whatever pet stores recommend just as long as it's not like a million dollars.
Den
19 years ago
All our animals have been house animals, and were always taken on car trips from the time we got them. One learned to deal with the car okay, even though I knew she never really liked it much, but all the rest eventually got to where they would do well.
Teaching them to be calm and not feel the need to be around my neck, or under my feet was the challenging part.
Teaching them to be calm and not feel the need to be around my neck, or under my feet was the challenging part.
Mylec
19 years ago
A few tips:
Like someone already said, its best if the crate is not too big. You dont want them to have a spot they can go in and stay out of the way of. They are less likely to go in the crate if they will not be able to stay out of the mess.
If you still have the crying/whimpering at night going on, I know some people who have used an old wind up clock (that ticks) wrapped in a towel in their crate. It gives them the feeling of sleeping with their mother (ticking clock = heartbeat), but it only delays the inevitable IMO.
As to treats, try to stick to stuff that is made for dogs rather than human food. Treats themselves really are not necessary. We think of them as special, but its just food to them. If you are using dry food (and I hope you are), you can always just give him a piece or two of his food as a treat/reward. If you ever watch animal trainers, that is what they do.
And where are the new puppy pics???
Like someone already said, its best if the crate is not too big. You dont want them to have a spot they can go in and stay out of the way of. They are less likely to go in the crate if they will not be able to stay out of the mess.
If you still have the crying/whimpering at night going on, I know some people who have used an old wind up clock (that ticks) wrapped in a towel in their crate. It gives them the feeling of sleeping with their mother (ticking clock = heartbeat), but it only delays the inevitable IMO.
As to treats, try to stick to stuff that is made for dogs rather than human food. Treats themselves really are not necessary. We think of them as special, but its just food to them. If you are using dry food (and I hope you are), you can always just give him a piece or two of his food as a treat/reward. If you ever watch animal trainers, that is what they do.
And where are the new puppy pics???
Temprah
19 years ago
if you can do not give the puppy "people food" With our first puppy we didn't and we could sit and eat on the floor and she wouldn't even sniff twice at a plate if we walked away. Then our family decided to feed her and that was it, she was spoiled *sigh*
as for car rides.. some dogs just can't handle them. I don;t know if maybe we didn;t take our puppy riding enough but even now at almost 4 if we put her in the car after maybe 5 mins she's puking / peeing / bm-ing and miserable. Our other dog Oreo seems fine, but not Lili =(
as for car rides.. some dogs just can't handle them. I don;t know if maybe we didn;t take our puppy riding enough but even now at almost 4 if we put her in the car after maybe 5 mins she's puking / peeing / bm-ing and miserable. Our other dog Oreo seems fine, but not Lili =(