Dog advice needed.

[rich62_uk]

Well heres the update I said I would give you.

We tried all the things advised and nothing worked so in the end we bought a cage, placed her double quilt into it and gave her a bone from the butchers, she RAN into the cage and didnt come out for half an hour .

Tonight we are going to wait untill the children are in bed and go and have a coffee in the garden letting her think we have gone out by moving the car.

Fingers crossed.

Rich.

[emb123]

Well heres the update I said I would give you.

We tried all the things advised and nothing worked so in the end we bought a cage, placed her double quilt into it and gave her a bone from the butchers, she RAN into the cage and didnt come out for half an hour .

Tonight we are going to wait untill the children are in bed and go and have a coffee in the garden letting her think we have gone out by moving the car.

Fingers crossed.

Rich.

finger crossed here too!

If you can avoid any fuss of her either before going out and most especially when you come in and make the cage the place where she sleeps and where she retreats to of her own accord when she's not the centre of attention, or simply when she is not invited to participate, then it will help. Although you love her, let her feel that she is 'on sufferance', that you and your family and everything else come first - she can be involved if she's good and if she's invited but there will be times when she wants... but just because she wants doesn't mean she gets.

If I come in with a load of shopping, I get all the shopping in, take my coat off, get all the frozen stuff put away and all the fridge stuff put away, take my shoes off and THEN I'll give my dog some of the attention he wants, then I'll put the rest of the shopping away have a nice coffee and maybe we'll play or maybe I'll sit and give him a fuss but it's on my terms. I'll thrilled to bits that he's pleased to see me but I know better than to make too much of a big deal of my coming in. If you can do that sort of thing a few times it will let her know that you care about her and she'll still get all the fuss she wants, just that it's because you want to, not because she can expect it. Seems a little harsh but if you can make it work you'll all be so much happier for it as a result.

Do keep us posted!

[jean]

fill some kongs with treats and only give her them in the crate.make it a really tasty treat like primula in the kong (not the full of additives stuff kong sells for them..they can make my dogs hyper) then she will a) associate the crate with tasty treats and b) her mind will be off you being away buy having a few food filled kongs or similar I fill old small juice bottles with dog biccies too and leave the top off keeps them busy for hours also tuna/ sardines makes a good filler for kongs too.the smellier the better..
good luck.

[emb123]

a kong filler I make up is in a glass put a fair few porridge oats, chop up a bit of firm cheese into tiny bits and a couple of little bits of butter too, mix it all together then add the barest minimum of milk to bind it (or water) then store in the fridge - sets quite hard and I break bits off and shove into the kong. That way mine gets to enjoy the bits of butter and cheese which he loves and oats (which he's also very fond of) and it's nice and healthy. I don't make up too much in one hit because being fresh it will only keep for a few days.

[Victoria]

Well heres the update I said I would give you.

We tried all the things advised and nothing worked so in the end we bought a cage, placed her double quilt into it and gave her a bone from the butchers, she RAN into the cage and didnt come out for half an hour .

Tonight we are going to wait untill the children are in bed and go and have a coffee in the garden letting her think we have gone out by moving the car.

Fingers crossed.

Rich.

I love the lengths we all go to to make sure our babies are ok!! hehehe! (will she know you've moved the car??!!!!)

[rich62_uk]

She knew we moved the car and thought we had gone out, she howled for a bit then settled for a bit then howled . She was confused and wasnt sure if she should cry or settle down on the quilt with her bone , at least she didnt poo or wee !

We will give it another go tonight and hope she gets the idea that we WILL come back.

Rich.

[porshiepoo]

She knew we moved the car and thought we had gone out, she howled for a bit then settled for a bit then howled . She was confused and wasnt sure if she should cry or settle down on the quilt with her bone , at least she didnt poo or wee !

We will give it another go tonight and hope she gets the idea that we WILL come back.

Rich.

I get the leaving for short periods to get her used to it but why hang about to see what she does?
She can't come to any harm in the cage, she won't mess, she can't escape and can't chew. Relax! Put her in it and actually leave the home for 20 minutes or so, don't put yourself through the stress of hearing her howl.
Besides, you may think you've tricked her into thinking you've left but in reality she knows you're still there. She could smell your scent a mile away, and when you thought you were whispering - she heard!

[rich62_uk]

Ok ok ok............

Thurso it is then .

Rich.

[rich62_uk]

We didnt get as far as Thurso but we did go out, when we came back she had not only chewed the quilt to shreds but had got out of the cage ! We went out again this time putting the cage doors againts a wall and the chair so she had no escape.....

We was sure we could still hear her howling (half husky) a mile away, she seems to accept it now but we cant leave a blanket in with her as she just wrecks it.

Rich.

[porshiepoo]

We didnt get as far as Thurso but we did go out, when we came back she had not only chewed the quilt to shreds but had got out of the cage ! We went out again this time putting the cage doors againts a wall and the chair so she had no escape.....

We was sure we could still hear her howling (half husky) a mile away, she seems to accept it now but we cant leave a blanket in with her as she just wrecks it.

Rich.

Had the same problem once. Get some of those plastic cable ties and tie the ends of the cage to the frame. Then just cut the ties off. Assuming of course that you intend to keep your cage up permanently?