How do you train a puppy to be quiet /properly "cage train". Need this little sheltie to behave when shes in h

Question

Only two months old

Answer 1

Your puppy is a baby. They're not going to manage to stay in their crates for much longer than a couple hours before they need to go out or get some attention. As it gets older, that time will improve until, at last, it's all night.

When we first got our dog, we took shifts letting him out. Each time he got a biscuit when he got back in his crate. Periodically putting food or treats in there with the DOOR OPEN during the day also helps your dog associate that space with his "room/den" Eventually you'll find the puppy goes in there sometimes during the day just to have private space.

In the meanwhile, find something that smells like you to put in the crate with him (something you don't want back). Make sure there's enough cool air in this heat to keep him from getting overheated (we keep a fan by the crate for really hot nights). When the puppy starts crying - listen and wait a bit. If you immediately go and open the door it's sets a bad precidence (i.e. the dog is training YOU, not vise versa). For a week or so, you could try laying down near the crate and reassuring the puppy till she settles down (then sneak out). I also left music on - a radio station with talking so it sounds like the normal house.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Did you do any research on Shelties before you bought her? Patience and gentle discipline (a gentle tap on the nose accompanied by a consistent command, such as, "No bark!") may eventually produce results, but it will probably take much time and persistence on your part to train her. She's a Sheltie, and Shelties are a notoriously barky breed. We have two, and we are very lucky - we got them both from a breeder who has bred for dogs that are not as vocal as normal - and she has been very successful. If you start this early with patience and gentle discipline and you are faithful about it but aren't able to train her this way, it is very doubtful that any other sort of training mentioned here (including bark control collars) will work. Barking is so ingrained into a Sheltie's makeup that it can be a very difficult problem to solve. In the end, the only viable option for you may be to have her debarked which, contrary to what some people will tell you, is a very humane, simple and inexpensive procedure that will not adversely affect your dog and will save you and your neighbors much aggravation. I wish you all the luck in the world because Shelties are absolutely incredible dogs - intelligent, faithful, playful, highly trainable, beautiful, great with kids...but many of them do come with this one little character flaw built in.

Answer 3

A puppy who's only 2 months old is a baby. She can't be expected to behave very well yet. For starters, she's much too young to be in a cage for long periods of time. Start her off by putting in some toys, and a few treats. Put her in for maybe 10 minutes at first and do it when you're home. When she settles, praise her quietly and after a few minutes, take her out. Never punish her in the crate or put her in the crate as a punishment.

She will get used to this and think of it as her safe place eventually. Most dogs will go in their crates on their own when they want to be by themselves or have a nap.

After she's a bit used to it, you can put her in and leave the door open so she learns she can sometimes come and go as she pleases. Just be patient, never lose your temper, and she'll soon be comfortable in the crate. You can't expect too much of a baby this young too soon.

Answer 4

Alot of patience will do it. Your puppy is very young and not used to being alone let alone in a cage. You just have to be very patient with her. Whenever she's in her crate and she whines or barks to get attention, give it to her. Open the crate door and get her to lie down. Praise her when she does, say "stay" and close the door again. Wait a few seconds to make sure she stays lying down before leaving the room again. If she gets up, open the door and get her to lie back down, keep doing this until she lies there quietly for a few seconds. You'll have to repeat this over and over again until she gets used to the idea that whining isn't going to "gain her freedom" and that you're not that far away that you can't get to her when she needs you. This may take a few days, maybe longer to accomplish, but that's the joy of having such a young pup. Don't worry, eventually she'll settle down and her crate will be her "safe haven" and she'll be happy to be there. Don't give up and don't give in to her whining, crate training is the most effective and safest way to train your dog.

Answer 5

I'd probably bark too, if I was locked up in a cage. But anyways, try putting a ticking clock, or a radio near the cage, sometimes the sound calms the dog down. The reason she is barking, is probably because she is scared.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

oh my goodness...i went through the same thing with my daughters dog...she moved to hawaii and i got the new puppy to keep till we can get her over there...anyway, she had to be crate trained b/c she will be sleeping in a crate when she gets to my daughters...so...i put her a comfy blanket in her crate and just put it in a certain place...someplace sort of off to itself and where it would be a quiet place at bed time....then i covered up the door with a towel or a blanket or something when i put her in for bed....the first few nights, she cried and barked and then after a few nights, she settled right into it...now i can put her in and she don't mind at all and don't make a peep...it just takes time for them to get used to it and you just have to put up with the crying/barking and don't scold the dog for acting that way b/c he/she's just letting you know that they don't like being in a different place...and be consistent...dont run and get the dog out when it starts to cry and such b/c they also pick up on that and know that if they do that, then you'll come and get them....their not dumb animals....they learn very quickly....good luck !!

Answer 8

When my golden retriever (4 months old) cries in his cage he either needs to go outside.... needs some water.... or is lonely and being a whiny dog and wants attention.

Depending on the type of cry he's making I can pretty much tell. If he's doing the last one, I spray him with a water bottle and tell him to SHHHH.... and he usually listens.

Answer 9

I crate trained my dog and she is in it all day while I am at work. You just need to get at crate that is big enough for the puppy to turn around in and lay down in and then you just put the puppy in there when you can't watch her.

Answer 10

My friend you have a challenge ahead of you. Shelties are NOT quiet little dogs by nature. I'd use operant conditioning.