Dogs

[Rick 67]

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Edited to add: if you haven't done it... Crate train the dog and keep it in there when you go to work during the day... It will take time to effectively crate train the pup but even though it sounds cruel it really is worthwhile.

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I agree with this we have 2 Boston Terriers the older 1 was not crate trained from a puppy and she whines and barks when we crate her or leave her alone the other one (6 months younger) we crate trained from the time we got her. She loves the crate it is her "happy place" when she gets nervous or tired she is right in the crate. Never whines when we leave her alone. We learned our lesson and will always crate train from the beginning now.

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[normiss 893]

I sooo totally agree with crate training!!!

but..where is your happy place????

[Icon134 0]

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Edited to add: if you haven't done it... Crate train the dog and keep it in there when you go to work during the day... It will take time to effectively crate train the pup but even though it sounds cruel it really is worthwhile.

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I agree with this we have 2 Boston Terriers the older 1 was not crate trained from a puppy and she whines and barks when we crate her or leave her alone the other one (6 months younger) we crate trained from the time we got her. She loves the crate it is her "happy place" when she gets nervous or tired she is right in the crate. Never whines when we leave her alone. We learned our lesson and will always crate train from the beginning now.

Yep... Karma has been Crate trained from about 8 weeks old... when I come home from work she's generally quite comfortable just chilling in her Crate... and whenever I break out the vacuum cleaner that's the first place she goes to get away from the obnoxious device... (althouth she also has at least one other place to hide in the form of a cave formed by a coffee table in front of the TV...)

Scott

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[hungarianchick 0]

You may want to give these guys a try. They'll keep him for three weeks, and it'll cost about two grand.
(not including shipping and handling)


http://www.newsketemonks.com/training.htm

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[PeteW 0]

A year ago we rescued a dog. She is a Rotty shepard cross. When we got her home it was very clear that she wasnt trained in anything. And thats at about 2 years old. She is a very smart but very stuborn dog and training was very hard. Also she was not house trained. She also was peeing when lying down. Everyone was telling us to cage train her ect. Nothing worked. We took her too obedience class and dropped out near the end. A few months ago we had enough and talked about getting rid of her. She was just too much, with the lack of obedience and peeing all the time.

Then on one of our walks she sliced one of her pads all the way through. We took her to the local vet who had a bad rep for many things. When he was looking at her paw I mentioned her peeing problem and he was the first one to have a solution and it worked almost immediatly.

We were kinda hard on her and both feel quilty for even thinking about giving her up. So now we spoil her rotten, and the bond has become so much stronger. And in turn she has become a better dog. She still bites me in the ass sometimes, but now we cant live without her.

[shropshire 0]

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