My 13 week old Bernese Mountain dog puppy views
her crate as her bathroom.
After all, most dogs will not use
their crate as a bathroom, and provided you take them outside right away when you let them out, he'll get the message sooner rather than later.
Once the puppy sees
the crate as their bathroom, it'll be difficult to change that.
With too much extra space, many dogs — particularly puppies — will feel free to use a corner of
the crate as a bathroom.
This will be quite a small space, but if you give your dog more, he'll use one half of
his crate as a bathroom and the other half as a bedroom, which will make crate training him impossible.
Not exact matches
Crate training allows for effective control of your pup until such time as they have good control of their bowels and understand that the right place to go to the bathroom is outside!So crate training is based on your dogs natural instincts while piddle pads and newspapers encourage the pup to go in the very place where you don't want them to go, namely inside your
Crate training allows for effective control of your pup until such time
as they have good control of their bowels and understand that the right place to go to the
bathroom is outside!So
crate training is based on your dogs natural instincts while piddle pads and newspapers encourage the pup to go in the very place where you don't want them to go, namely inside your
crate training is based on your dogs natural instincts while piddle pads and newspapers encourage the pup to go in the very place where you don't want them to go, namely inside your home.
Most
crates come with a divider that allows you to decrease the sleeping area so it can not be used
as a
bathroom.
After surgery your pet should be confined to a small carpeted room with no furniture, such
as a
bathroom, or to a 6 X 6
crate / x-pen.
Crate training is extremely effective
as pets do not like to sleep where they've gone to the
bathroom.
The key to
crate training is to take your pup outdoors to go to the
bathroom as soon
as you let him out of his
crate.
The
crate should not be used
as a prison where your dog is locked away for several hours a day and they are only let out to eat and to use the
bathroom.
If you do not have a
crate, you can confine him to a small, puppy - proof room such
as a
bathroom or kitchen.
Never thought about putting a puppy pad in a
crate as an association with the
bathroom, but it makes sense.
When you have to leave make sure to
crate your puppy or put them in a x-pen setup, when you get home, even after a short absence, calmly take your puppy outside, talk gently to them, let them go to the
bathroom, take them back inside and talk to them calmly, pet them slowly and try to be
as calm
as you can.
I know that he's supposed to be
crated but is okay for him to be confined in a small area such
as the
bathroom?
For example,
crates can be used for house training, but if your dog has too much room in her
crate, she could end up using one corner
as a
bathroom.
Crate training will prevent your new puppy from using your dining - room table leg
as a
bathroom when you can't keep an eye on him.
As soon as you get your Golden out of her crate, snap a leash on her and take her outside to the bathroo
As soon
as you get your Golden out of her crate, snap a leash on her and take her outside to the bathroo
as you get your Golden out of her
crate, snap a leash on her and take her outside to the
bathroom.
Immediately after opening the
crate, carry your puppy directly outside to the area you want to be used
as the
bathroom, and set him down.
(she has the run of the small
bathroom (eg not
crated) which I guess is not training her to hold on for the night
as it does when she is in a
crate).
She could see me and knew I was there but she still whined and panting and breathing very fast... If I took her out of the
crate, she would lay down and rest quietly but
as i couldn't let her run free for the night (and at my wits end at 2.30 am (I hadnt been to sleep yet and my husband was very tired and getting grumpier by th eminute) I took her out of the
crate (left the
crate in my bedroom upstairs) and locked her away downstairs in the
bathroom with some toys and paper to wee on and chews toys where we could not hear her..
If the
crate is too large, your puppy may use half of it
as a bedroom and the other half
as a
bathroom, so it's important to have the correct size to prevent him from soiling his
crate.
Things that can help with this are
crating your pet while you are gone, providing treats and toys
as stimulation during the day while you aren't there and being consistent on when you take your dog out to the
bathroom.
As soon as you let your pup out of his crate, you should take him directly to his established bathroom are
As soon
as you let your pup out of his crate, you should take him directly to his established bathroom are
as you let your pup out of his
crate, you should take him directly to his established
bathroom area.
I used a regular
crate for my puppy
as a
bathroom with a large pad down and I put my puppy in there and said go potty and stood by the
crate door and refused to let my puppy out until she did her business.
Once he associates the
crate with being his dining room, he might not find it so appetizing to use it
as his
bathroom.
If your dog can sleep on one side of the
crate and use the other side
as a
bathroom, the
crate is too big.
Keep calm - try to place the cats in the
bathroom with litter, food, water and
crate (open)
as we pack the car and get the house ready.
Old fruit
crates were designed to hold heavy loads, and
as such are more than up to the task of acting
as storage in the
bathroom.