Dog Crate

[ceedaisy]

I'm happy that you are going to use a crate. My, Jake, uses the crate for bedtime and while we are gone. He has seperation anxiety and likes to get into things. I bought my crate at Walmart. They are just always cheaper. You may want to search eBay. But watch out for shipping. And definitely check the newspaper. That is the best advice you have been given.

Keeshonds are very energetic dogs. So I know you have your hands full. They just keep going and going.

He may not like it at first. He may bark and get frightened and start scratching at the door. Doing the treat thing will be a good way to introduce him to the kennel. When you bring one home, just leave it sitting there with the door open and whatever you want him to sleep on. I have a pillow and a couple of blankets in mine. Maybe later that day or the next day put a treat in there. When he goes to get it, and comes out, praise the heck out of him. Love him to death, make a huge deal over it. Keep this up. Then moving on for the next day or when you feel he is ready, use another treat and while he is going in, use the command for him to go in. Like Kennel or bed time. Give him another treat while he is in the kennel and then shut the door for thirty seconds or longer. Open it and praise the heck out of him again. You get the idea. Jake hated his kennel. He would bark and bark. Then I discovered that if I covered it with a blanket (sides and front) he would settle down. Now I don't have a problem. I usually have to carry him to the kennel. Anytime I try to get him and tell him it is time to kennel he will roll over on his side. Poor thing, he is submitting to me. But when I put him down, he will go straight in and plop down to sleep some more.

Good luck. I hope you can find a great deal and be able to purchase one very very soon. Let us know how it goes!

 

[woman.at.the.well]

a crate person either until we got our pits. They are sooooooooo attached to their people that when we leave them (as pups) they get spiteful too like your dog. So I became a believer.

Try to think of it as their safe haven and make it a cool place for them to hang out!

 

[AngylBelle]

I will definately look into the ones at Wal-Mart...funds allowing of course!

I am not entirely worried about his behavior in the crate because about a month and half ago I went away for a weekend and left him at kennel. They said he was an angel and didn't protest at all. I also adopted him from the Humane Society, so perhaps there was some inate response to seeing a cage again.

Hopefully as he gets a little older he will mellow a bit.

 

[Wisdomworship]

I have 2 dogs, They are insepritible so we got one big crate (tiny dogs) with 2 beds. They love it! even when every one is home, they will go into their crate, and just sleep or relax. It their "palesle" (cant spell >_<) a wire crate from wall mart, or petsmart is good.