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My puppy does not want to sleep in her crate at night. What can I do to help her?

She is 7 weeks old I have had her for 5 day now

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1 year, 10 months ago

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Puppys are used to being near the beating hearts of their mother and littermates, it seems a bit odd to us, but you can actually simulate this by getting an old style wind up clock (like the Baby Ben) wind it up and put it next to the crate, even have against the crate.(but never in the crate) the ticking will seem like a heart beet to the puppy, and may help to comfort him.

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Will she enter the crate on her own during the day? Does she have something soft to sleep on and sleep with?

When we brought our puppy home, we took a towel to have the breeder rub on the momma dog, and let Shadow sleep with that, so that she had something familiar to sleep with. Oh and yes, I spoil her, so that first night, I slept on the floor next to the crate LOL

Please don't ever force a puppy into the crate, either. Perhaps you could investigate the Calming Collars that they sell here? I have one for my Siamese who is terrified of thunderstorms and it really helps her to stay calm.

Hope something I said helps!!

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1 year, 10 months ago

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Thank you for your question. Here are some articles that may offer you some help:

Basic Dog & Puppy Training Rules: http://www.peteducation.com/article...

Rewards are Necessary When Training Dogs and Puppies: http://www.peteducation.com/article...

Denning is a Natural Instinct in Dogs : http://www.peteducation.com/article...

1 year, 10 months ago

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I have to ship a dop 33' tall. Where do I look for an airline approved shipping kennel 35" tall?

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Gender: female

2 years, 1 month ago

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The best way is to call the airline your going to fly and ask them. They are familiar with what you need and where to get it.

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Thank you for your question. You will need to contract your airline to determine what their restrictions are regarding the size kennel they approve prior to purchasing a kennel.

2 years, 1 month ago

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can you train 2 adult mini dachshunds in one crates? They have never been apart.

They are both housebroken but not crate trained and I need them to be

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First make sure that they wouldn't like to have separate space. Perhaps two kennels facing or next to each other. This is usually a good solution and the dogs are usually fine with this. If not you can get one larger crate, (being as its not for Rottie training) but get the one with the separator in it. That way you can remove the separator if need be.

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Thank you for your question. I asked our in-house veterinarians and they said that they don't see this being a problem as long as the dogs are compatible.

1 year, 11 months ago

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She is 6 years old and we just moved and she has almost ruined our back door trying to see us leave since she can't she gets her mouth full of water and goes to door and spits the water on our bamboo floor and scratches. We have tried medication to calm her, turned on radio and or tv while we are gone so far nothing. We even tried crating her and she almost destroyed it. Any suggestions? We have been at new house for 3.5 months no changes.

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This is a difficult problem and I have seen it many times in my 25+ years of dog training. However, there is a new thing called the "Thunder Shirt" honestly, I thought it was a gimmick, just another scam, but while helping another trainer at her dog training kennel, she had a client buy them for the two dogs she was boarding there. These two dogs were constantly whining and barking and totally disrupting the entire kennel for the first 3 weeks they were there. After she bought the thunder shirts and put them on.( sort of as a last resort) both dogs were calm and quiet. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. Give it a try. If that dosnt work, call a reputable dog trainer/behavorist in your area.

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Thank you for your question. I forwarded it on to our in-house veterinary staff and this is the message they sent me:

Separation anxiety is a real condition in dogs. This person needs to seek the advice of a veterinarian that specializes in modifying this behavior. Prescription medication may be needed.
Here is a link that may help: http://www.peteducation.com/article...

1 year, 11 months ago

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Do you have a crate tough enough for my dog??

My pup Oskar is 1 yr and 3 mnths old. He has been through two diff crates. Both wire crate one collapsable and one was a bigger pin crate. He has destroyed both. He was fine sleeping in them at night but when he is in there while we are at work he is breaking free and then destroying window shades and door molding trying to get out to get to us. He has horrible separation anxiety. THanks for anyones help. The picture shows is the collapsable one the other one is a pin crate and he actually bent the wires so that he could get out.

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1 year, 6 months ago

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Gorilla Tough Classic Square Back Cage. See my review listed under TammyH.

1 year, 2 months ago

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Charleston, WV

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Thank you for your question. We are sorry to hear that your dog has destroyed two crates. We suggest using the Gorilla Tough® Classic Square Back Cage. It is made of heavy-duty, 6-gauge welded steel wire.

The Comfort Zone® Plug-In will help ease your dog's separation anxiety. The ingredients in Comfort Zone mimic the pheromones a mother dog produces to calm and reassure her puppies. The calming pheromones communicate a reassuring message, thereby reducing or eliminating chewing or other damaging behaviors caused by separation anxiety. Here are links to both the Classic Square Back Cage and the Comfort Zone Plug-In:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...
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1 year, 6 months ago

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