My 14 year old beagle puppy, is not staying in his cage to go to sleep. I let him out, and he just goes on my soccer ball bean bag to fall asleep. I've been doing this latley for the pass 2 nights, but then he poops on my floor, and I am very ticked off. I'm trying to teach him to stay in his cage but then he just barks, and howls. Please help me.. What should I do to keep him in his cage without barking.. Or any advice..
2006-08-25 15:48:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
K I'm so sorry, It's my 14 week old puppy...
2006-08-25 15:49:07 · update #1
I do have 2 layers of blankets and a samll pillow with him.
2006-08-25 16:02:24 · update #2
This dog is only a baby so you need some patience. If he barks or howls, do you let him out? If so you are training him to bark and howl - he's learning that if he misbehaves, you give him what he wants.
Make sure this puppy is tired out before you put him in his crate for the night. Take him for a long walk in the evening, play with him and put him to bed with some toys that he likes. When he barks or howls, firmly tell him no and on no account let him out. He'll get the message if you're consistent - but it takes time - he's still really young.
Also make sure you take him outside right before you put him to bed and let him out first thing in the morning. At this age there's only a limited amount of time he can wait.
2006-08-25 15:55:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well if he has a nice soft bed and a toy or two in there, there isn't much else you can do. if you go and take him out of the cage every time he howls and barks he will continue to do it cuz he gets his way, start him off by putting him in his cage for just a few minutes with a nice treat or something and when the treat is almost gone open the door and let him out. he will associate his cage with something good. never let him out cuz he is crying it only reinforces the behavior. you may have to endure some nights of crying and howling for him to get the idea that no matter how he acts the cage is where he will be. after a short period your dogs will begin to like his cage as a place to go when he is tired or scared. they like cave-like environments. they also wont go potty in their cage cuz they wont poop where they sleep (unless they are left so long that they have no choice). good luck on crate training. the short time of howling and crying you have to endure will be well worth the lifelong crate training benefits.
2006-08-29 15:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by mysticalflyingsquirrel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with everyone else, You have to stand your ground and a blanket may help. My terrier is 13 yrs old and we had the same problem. We began to settle him down every night, we got the same blue bone and the same blanket every night. I would put the blanket in the cage. I sat next to his cage and settled him down by having him lay in my lap, giving him the bone for a bit and petting him. After he was calm, I'd move the bone into the cage and him. (the first few nights this was an hour long process) Id slowly move him closer and closer until I was able to put him fully into the cage. Once in the cage, I waited til he was calm again, put the bone in front of him, pet him and then shut the door. The first few nights he cried, it was easily a half hour the first night, then it went down to 5 minutes, but after about a week and a half he got used to pattern.
Our dog no longer sleeps in a cage but he gets his bone and blanket pulled up onto the couch before he 'goes down for the night'.
Good luck
2006-08-25 23:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by lc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies are challenging. My dachshund was difficult to potty train as well. I think for the first maybe 6 months you have to insist they sleep in their crate at night because they will have accidents. We crate trained our dachshund too. Even now she is 6 1/2 years old and she will every once in a while (very rarely) have an accident--and the crate has been in the attic a good 6 years collecting dust. She mostly sleeps in the bed with us now. But she's pretty good.
Just be patient and consistent until he mostly get the idea. It's hard. But I have always heard that beagle's are wonderful, faithful companions. So in the end, it will be worth it. Remember to praise the heck out of her when she's good. They do the best when you praise their good behaviors, than when you punish their bad. Good luck.
2006-08-25 23:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by makingthisup 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he has learned how to train you. see how smart he is. lock him in the cage and leave him in their no matter how much of a fuss he makes. try turning the cage in a way he can not see you and lift up the back of the cage about 6 inches off the ground when he is barking or howling and say no. do not let him see you or hear you before you do this or after. when he cries and you go to him or even yell at him is has won he got your attention and this is how he is training you. call your vet and ask if they can recommend a good dog trainer.
2006-08-25 22:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by basque girl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My puppy did the same thing. Uh... well my dog is small and she just whines, but after a while she got the point and she went to sleep. I dont know how but we just started letting her sleep on a little dog bed. She is house trained so i dont have to worry. When its a puppy it prob doesn't want to be trapped.
2006-08-25 23:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by giovanni1928 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say put the bean bag in his cage :)
but, seriously. i used to have a beagle puppy (theyre sooo cute!) and it did the same thing. i put it in her cage and she howled for like half an hour. maybe he's just not used to being caged up? i dont really know. my puppy didnt live long enough to tell you how my situation turned out (sadly..) but my cousin has a really old beagle. she has her beagle's cage in her garage and its just open...maybe you dont have a garage...in that case, im not sure what i could tell you to do. sorry.
2006-08-25 22:58:27 · answer #7 · answered by schnoozer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The key is consistancy. Never change your training ways (eg. letting him out when he cries, or one night letting him sleep on your bag, etc). Get into a routine and stick with it.
There is a great book called Good dogs, great owners. It has a lot of tips in there on crate training. Look for it at your library, or check out Amazon.com.
Best of luck!
TDK
2006-08-25 23:01:18 · answer #8 · answered by Tara Dk 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try covering the kennel completely with a towel. Do NOT let him out no matter how much he bays. If you do, you are only reinforcing what he already suspects....that "bay = come out and get my way and sleep where I want to". You'll probably have a few sleepless nights at first, but, it's worth it in the long run.
2006-08-25 22:55:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
sorry to say..you have to teach him..eventually he will stop crying..try putting a sheet or something over the cage so he can't see you..or put the cage in quiet room..takes alot to get them trained..you need to teach him a routine..that way he will know exactly what to do..good luck
2006-08-25 22:56:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋