has anyone been able to crate train aminiature pinscher puppy?

Question

i have a 7 month old. mini pin. i got her for x-mas. she was raised outside. now she is inside. i bought a crate. but she has the biggest fit in it. cry for along time. how long. does it take.or them to get use to it

Answer 1

It is possible to successfully crate train a min pin. I have done it. It's not as easy as most breeds but usually once they get the hang of it as longs as you aren't constantly locking them in all day long they love it. As they are mischevious they love to use it to hide things they get a hold of. If you're ever missing something she can carry off look there first. I found anything from mail to keys to my sons shoes and socks and once a tube of lipstick he snagged off my bathroom vanity. Be patient and consistent and it will pay off. The advice in the post above is an EXCELLENT training method.

Answer 2

Min Pins like any other breed can be crate trained quite easily. If she has bonded with you, take a piece of your old clothing and put it in there for her. Use the crate as the place where she is fed. She will respond to the crate as a safe place not a place where she is locked away. I have been breeding Pins for years and little over 3 years ago I adopted a 10 year old female from rescue. She had never been in a crate. Within a week she was in, and loving it. She was given her food dish there and some old pieces of blanket and towel. So long as your scent is there she feels you are there. Feeding them re-enforces that the crate is a good place. Just take your time and she will come around.

Answer 3

Crate training requires a lot of patience, especially if the crate is something new to the dog.

To start, toss some treats into the crate. As soon as your dog goes into the crate, praise her. You can let her come right back out, but don't make a big deal about her coming back out, and don't encourage her to come right back out.

Start closing the door after she's gone in. For a very short time, leave her inside, then open the door and reward her when she comes out. Repeat and make the time periods longer.

Never make her being crated a big deal. Take her to the crate and say "crate", then put her inside and close the door. If she howls, ignore her. Don't talk to her, don't pay her any attention, don't let her out until she is quiet, or you're rewarding her for the howling (even if you yell at her or say "NO BARKING" - negative attention is still attention).

If you have to keep her crated for a longer period of time, give her something to do. You can get treat balls that she has to move around to get treats out of, or Kong toys that you can stuff with yummy foods. She will have to use her brain to get into them and get out the yummy things from inside, which will keep her busy.