Guest Anonymous Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 I have always heard that dogs view their indoor crates as a getaway or a den, unfortunately that is not the case with my pup. I have a seven month old boxer and she can't stand hers and does everything she can to avoid going inside it, in the morning she hides and runs from me as soon as she sees me put on my shoes ( she realizes I'm leaving and it's time for the kennel ) I have tried positive reinforment, giving her treats for being in there and praising her, even trying to bribe her her into going into on her own, to no avail....she is getting to big for me to have to carry her there every morning. Please if anyone had any suggestons I'm open to them....thank you in advance :fadein: I have the notion that it is a throwback to the fact that she was in a shelter from 6 weeks to twelve weeks of age ( when I adopted her) am I wrong or can she learn to enjoy her personal space? Quote
DogPaddle Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Well if you have tried the whole lot including sitting right next to the crate and treating the pup for going in there etc. Maybe she is just one of those dogs who doesn't do well with crating. Maybe you might do better with an x-pen. It could be seperation anxiety though and it wouldn't matter wether she was crated, xpenned or loose in the house. Have you seen the training sticky? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 I have thought that it could be seperation anxiety, you see we have another dog and the pup is very attached and I think that alot is because she doesn't want to be alone, away from me and Tabby. I had thought of maybe kenneling them together so she wouldn't freak so bad, but Tabby is grouchy with her if she spends to much time with her. See Tabby is a perfectly kennel trained she loves her crate sleeps in it and even goes there when she needs time away from the pup, so I think that if she had to spend time in a crate with the little one that it could be disatrous. But I am afraid if I put their Kennels in the same room or even next to eachother than Loki will cry and bark all day wanting Tabby, then we will have lots of angry neihbors to deal with, she already barks and crys for a considerable amount of time after we leave in the morning and starts in as soon as she hears my car pull up. But she quiets down as soon as I walk in the door so I will let her out cause she knows that I won't let her out while she is crying. more suggestions are appriecated. :-? Quote
JudyHoffman Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 I think a 4 foot square x pen may relieve some of that anxiety. Put a nice blanket down and some bones to chew on. It may be from being a shelter dog too. Quote
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