cabsmommy
His mother and father were really big and I expected him to be much larger by now. He has to be crated a lot because...well, he's kind of slow and hasn't mastered simple techniques just yet. He's getting there...but slowly. We love him and I just want to make sure I'm not taking anything away from him.
No, he's only in there for training. He's still a pup but he's 9 months and not as big as we were told he would be. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't causing that. He is a large breed (rott/black and tan coonhound mix). He probably weighs about 50 lbs or so. Most of his weight is in the front of his body (he's kind of shaped like a bull lol). His crate is HUGE. I bought one that would house a 110 lb dog. He still has accidents in the house so we can't let him roam free just yet. He doesn't give me signs that he has to go...no sniffing around or barking or anything. I take him out every few hrs but I just sometimes miss the mark. It's kind of frustrating because I'm trying my hardest to pay attention and watch him but I'm just not seeing his signs.
I've had him since he was 7 weeks old. We started out really well. He seemed to be picking up everything on point and it was great. Then our other pup, was hit by a car and everything went downhill from there. His behavior is still good but the pottying in the house is bad. When I say that he is crated a lot, only 50% of the time is by me. The other half is on his own. He goes in there and stays in there. He will only come out for treats when he is in that mood but then goes back inside. He only gets crated when he goes in the house and for twenty to thirty minutes at a time. After that, he is allowed to run in the house or in the backyard.
Feel free to judge, I don't care. If I didn't love him, I wouldn't be on here trying to get help. Say what you want, but I think my dog is depressed because of the loss of his friend and I'm trying to figure out what to while keeping my home clean enough so my child can play on the floors.
Answer
A pup/dog is only as well trained as the owner has been taught to teach
Doesn't sound like you are to interested to invest the time into training him.
To simply shove him in a crate is not helping in training him , its hindering his emotional, psychological and physical well being.
How old is the pup?
How long have you had him?
How long are you crating him?
You have a strange way of showing love .........................
Edit : : :
If you have had him since he was 7 weeks old then you have had ample time to house-train him.
Obviously you were and are not diligent in having him on a schedule and possibly he could have a UTI.
Having a UTI would case him to urinate more often as well as drink quite a bit, something that he would have no control over and which he would need to be seen by a vet and possibly be put on antibiotics.
You have contradicted yourself in your question as well as with the additional information.
How can he be crated for long periods of time, but also only be in there 30 minutes at a time... how can he not be allowed free roam of the house,, but say he is in his crate 20-30 minutes at a time and then can run in the house or yard.
What sense does it make if you put him in his crate when he comes inside for 20-30 minutes and then can run in the house or yard. The time that he would not have an accident is after he had been outside to eliminate, so why crate him? Surely makes sence to crate him after he had eliminated outside and allow him out of his crate so then he can have an accident. Good Job! How about not crating him and getting on a schedule and only using the crate at night... Novel idea huh?
You're not looking for help your looking for someone to correct everything that you have been unable to do yourself from lack of information, patience and understanding. I think you are just overwhelmed with having a puppy due to also having children and it is just to much for you to do.
A pup will use their crate as a safe haven to get away from what may be going on in the house for some quiet time, but a pup would not want to always be in their crate if it was in a happy, loving home. He would want to be with and spend time with his human family. Something is wrong within the household if the pup would rather be in his crate than socialize with the other members of the family.
A pup or dog to be house-trained needs an owner who will continuously be diligent in taking them outside, have it on a regular schedule and not punish for incidents of accidents because the owner didn't know enough to take him outside.
Proper House training .......
Take the pup outside first thing in the morning at 7:00
10-15 minutes after every meal
After every nap
After play time
And every hour until he understands where to eliminate whereas you can then extend the time a bit longer.
You should have never gotten a puppy if having accidents was going to be such a big problem. Puppies are babies and with everything it takes time.
Just like children it takes some a bit longer to be potty trained . No pup comes with a guarantee that house training will be instantaneous but crating the pup continuously is cruel and you are wrong in your methods.
The best thing you could do for the pup is to either return it to the breeder, find it a loving patient home or surrender the pup.
And again yes you can actually stunt his growth, cause emotional and psychological harm. Probably already have!
Take the pup to the vet and have him checked for a UTI, either learn how to house-train him or surrender him.
Again ... You're not looking for help your looking for someone to correct everything that you have been unable to do yourself from lack of information, patience and understanding. I think you are just overwhelmed with having a puppy due to also having children and it is just to much for you to do.
If you do not care for the answers you received then do not post your question on the internet. No one here is going to sugar coat their knowledge and expertise just to make you feel good. The answers are given in direct response to the wording of the question and in the best interest of the pet.
In my contract any and all forms of neglect and abuse is subject to repossession at any time, which means in your case for the neglectful amount of time you are crating the dog, the pup would be repossessed immediately.
If you do not want help then don't post questions and waste our time.
Ignorance is Bliss
A pup/dog is only as well trained as the owner has been taught to teach
Doesn't sound like you are to interested to invest the time into training him.
To simply shove him in a crate is not helping in training him , its hindering his emotional, psychological and physical well being.
How old is the pup?
How long have you had him?
How long are you crating him?
You have a strange way of showing love .........................
Edit : : :
If you have had him since he was 7 weeks old then you have had ample time to house-train him.
Obviously you were and are not diligent in having him on a schedule and possibly he could have a UTI.
Having a UTI would case him to urinate more often as well as drink quite a bit, something that he would have no control over and which he would need to be seen by a vet and possibly be put on antibiotics.
You have contradicted yourself in your question as well as with the additional information.
How can he be crated for long periods of time, but also only be in there 30 minutes at a time... how can he not be allowed free roam of the house,, but say he is in his crate 20-30 minutes at a time and then can run in the house or yard.
What sense does it make if you put him in his crate when he comes inside for 20-30 minutes and then can run in the house or yard. The time that he would not have an accident is after he had been outside to eliminate, so why crate him? Surely makes sence to crate him after he had eliminated outside and allow him out of his crate so then he can have an accident. Good Job! How about not crating him and getting on a schedule and only using the crate at night... Novel idea huh?
You're not looking for help your looking for someone to correct everything that you have been unable to do yourself from lack of information, patience and understanding. I think you are just overwhelmed with having a puppy due to also having children and it is just to much for you to do.
A pup will use their crate as a safe haven to get away from what may be going on in the house for some quiet time, but a pup would not want to always be in their crate if it was in a happy, loving home. He would want to be with and spend time with his human family. Something is wrong within the household if the pup would rather be in his crate than socialize with the other members of the family.
A pup or dog to be house-trained needs an owner who will continuously be diligent in taking them outside, have it on a regular schedule and not punish for incidents of accidents because the owner didn't know enough to take him outside.
Proper House training .......
Take the pup outside first thing in the morning at 7:00
10-15 minutes after every meal
After every nap
After play time
And every hour until he understands where to eliminate whereas you can then extend the time a bit longer.
You should have never gotten a puppy if having accidents was going to be such a big problem. Puppies are babies and with everything it takes time.
Just like children it takes some a bit longer to be potty trained . No pup comes with a guarantee that house training will be instantaneous but crating the pup continuously is cruel and you are wrong in your methods.
The best thing you could do for the pup is to either return it to the breeder, find it a loving patient home or surrender the pup.
And again yes you can actually stunt his growth, cause emotional and psychological harm. Probably already have!
Take the pup to the vet and have him checked for a UTI, either learn how to house-train him or surrender him.
Again ... You're not looking for help your looking for someone to correct everything that you have been unable to do yourself from lack of information, patience and understanding. I think you are just overwhelmed with having a puppy due to also having children and it is just to much for you to do.
If you do not care for the answers you received then do not post your question on the internet. No one here is going to sugar coat their knowledge and expertise just to make you feel good. The answers are given in direct response to the wording of the question and in the best interest of the pet.
In my contract any and all forms of neglect and abuse is subject to repossession at any time, which means in your case for the neglectful amount of time you are crating the dog, the pup would be repossessed immediately.
If you do not want help then don't post questions and waste our time.
Ignorance is Bliss
Dog Crates???
SamiiLynn
My very active/hyper 5 month old Beagle border collie puppy has out grown her wire crate. She is crate trained and doesn't go to the bathroom in the house/crate anymore. We are going to get her a bigger crate but would a carrier crate calm her down alittle? Her crate would be under a window so she would get light in to it. If we put a blanket over her wire crate, she just pulls it through the bars and chews on it. She gets pleanty of exercise and is only in the crate when we cannot watch her and when we are out.
Which type is better?
And yes i have asked this question before becasue different people are on at different times and i would like to hear their imput too.
Answer
The plastic ones are good because they provide a cavelike feeling for the dogs. However the wire ones are easier to clean. The final decision lies with you. Whatever works best for you. If you decide on the wire crate, they do sell covers to fit snuggly on your crate so that your dog will not chew and pull on it. If you are looking for a reasonable price on crates, try ebay. I bought a brand new 42" wire crate for less than $50 including shipping. It would have costed me $130 at Petco.
The plastic ones are good because they provide a cavelike feeling for the dogs. However the wire ones are easier to clean. The final decision lies with you. Whatever works best for you. If you decide on the wire crate, they do sell covers to fit snuggly on your crate so that your dog will not chew and pull on it. If you are looking for a reasonable price on crates, try ebay. I bought a brand new 42" wire crate for less than $50 including shipping. It would have costed me $130 at Petco.
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