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Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:20 am | |
| Ok, so I live in Australia and Crate training isnt practices very often here (i've met one person who does it). I'd never heard of it before until I started doing some research on training dogs.
So I've got Freya a small crate (A large one for when she gets bigger). I've put in some polar fleece blankets to make her comfroatble. This afternoon I put some treats randomly in it and put her inside and let her go for it. She was good until she realised I had left the room (3 minutes maybe). She whined for about 5 minuted, until she stopped for a few seconds and I let her out - She was so happy to be out, it was like she hadnt seen me in days.
About 30 mins later I got a KONG out of the freezer filled with lamb mince. She liked that for about 10 minutes, again until she realised that the door was locked and I had left the room. She cried until there was a break and I let her out with lots of cuddles and love.
I left the crate open and put liver treats in it randomly, I also left her KONG in there which she returned to occasionally with the door open.
Now I've just put her in the crate with a blanket over the top to make it more 'den like'. She was crying for a bit when I went for a shower. When I came out she was crying so much, she was really quite worked up, her whine was getting so deep I'm pretty sure she was about to break out in a howl.
She quietened down for about 10 minutes, but started up again for a bit, nothing like she was before, but still crying. She has since stopped again.
I'd like this to be her down for the night. Will leaving her in the crate for a few hours (even if she does cry), taking her out to go potty, then putting her back in give her a negative association to it?
Am I doing the right things in trying to ease her into the crate? When will she get over the crying and just accept it as part of life?
She is quiet atm - Ahh, peace perfect peace.
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| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:07 am | |
| She woke up 2 hours after I put her in the crate. She did a poo on the puppy mat (We had a little party) we did some floor play, then I put her back in the crate, pulled the blanket over. She cried for about 3 minutes and is now asleep again. I'm hoping she is learning that the crate is her bed. |
| | | ShawnaAD Teenager
Join date : 2012-03-30 Location : Jacksonville, Florida
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:08 am | |
| For most dogs it is not an overnight adjustment. It may take her a few weeks to get used to the idea of being crated, but it seems like you are on the right track with it. Just don't give in to her whining, even when she sounds like she's being tortured. Lol Good luck!! |
| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:18 pm | |
| Thanks She has been in the crate for an hour now and although she cried when she heard me moving around the house, she settled right down again after a few minutes. |
| | | ShawnaAD Teenager
Join date : 2012-03-30 Location : Jacksonville, Florida
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:35 pm | |
| That's really good! She is adorable by the way!! |
| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:46 pm | |
| Thanks, I've fallen hard for her, I'm a little infactuated. I look at all the other pics of the huskies here, and she loks so different. She has the face of one and the coat of one, but the colouring of the mastiff in her (her father was 1/4 mastiff). |
| | | SaraB Rescue Subject Moderator
Join date : 2010-09-09 Location : Deltona, FL
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:12 pm | |
| It took Siku about 4 days of sleeping in the crate overnight, before she would stop screaming! Ear plugs are your friend! lol. And though love does pay off in the end! _________________ -Sara |
| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:42 pm | |
| https://2img.net/h/i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o581/FrenchMaiden/FREYABorn20-4-2012042.jpg https://2img.net/h/i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o581/FrenchMaiden/FREYABorn20-4-2012036.jpg
The first pic is of her having just woken up from a 2 hour sleep, I'm sure she's sick of all the photos. The second is her playing with her KONG. |
| | | Balonsmom Senior
Join date : 2012-05-02 Location : MD
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:38 pm | |
| she is really cute! My Balon cried and whined and howled in his crate for 3 weeks! I am not kidding. Then suddenly he just stopped, and he wasn't really alone since my labs crate is right next to his. |
| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:15 pm | |
| She's asleep in her crate atm, I leave the radio on for her, I dont know if it hgelps or not, but I like to think it does.
I put her in her crate while I went to have a shower just now and she cried but when I came out again, she was quiet (not sleeping, just settled), then ofcourse my phone rang and she heard my voice and it started up again, but she's asleep now.
She still cries at night when I take her out to go potty, and then put her back in again, but nothing like it was the first night. Not as much attempting to howl going on. |
| | | ljelgin Senior
Join date : 2012-01-29 Location : Broken Arrow, OK
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:30 pm | |
| I note for you we got a rescue from a shelter Kerian we named her well she was crate trained as a puppy.. She now is 2 years old. when we got her I put the crate up and she goes into it to sleep during the day the feels very at home in it. at night she loves it.
Now Blaze the my other Husky we got him at 9 months old and he would not sleep in the crate threw a fit the first night and my husband would not make him sleep in it he sleeps on a dog bed in our bedroom now he is now 19 months old does very well. now my husband want to let Kerian sleep in our bedroom also but she is happy in the crate currently. I think we should leave her for now.
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| | | Freya's Mummy Adult
Join date : 2012-05-31 Location : Western Australia
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:31 am | |
| it it's not broke dont fix it, I think if she likes to sleep in her crate then let her be. |
| | | AdamK Teenager
Join date : 2012-05-26 Location : San Diego, CA
| Subject: Re: Freya's first Crate Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:15 pm | |
| were on day 6 with our boy. He whines for about 30 minutes an then goes to sleep.. When I take him out to go potty at like 3 am he will want to play but I dont want him thinking that at night time play is an option, so he'll whine again for 30 minutes or so. Tough love and what Sara said ear plugs are your friend!!!!! |
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