Beagle puppy barking all night! Covered Crate?

Question

Not really a question, BUT I have read mixed feelings about crate training the puppy.

He cries and cries when in his cage. But I really do want to crate train him. Tonight, after putting him in his cage, telling him "cage" (so he learns), I covered the front of it with a blanket...he stopped barking, whining, etc.

I just want to know...is this a positive step in his crate training, or am I just making it more difficult in the long run?

I don't want to think I am doing right, only to have it backfire later.

Any ideas on this method? Good? Bad?

I don't plan on blanketing the crate forever. I've only had him for about 6 days, and I feel like this is a good step towards training him.

Go a few nights with the blanket on, so he knows this is his place to sleep. Then I think the next step is to cover just the top and sides, then as he has finally learned to control his bathroom time, leaving the door open for his option to sleep there or not...

Answer 1

I am crate training a puppy and I just let her cry it out...after about ten minutes of whining she will fall asleep. I don't generally recommend a crutch but eventually you wont use a cage at all so its not like the puppy is going to have to get used to sleeping in a cage without a blanket. If you haven't tried just leaving the dog and letting it whine then I would cause Im pretty sure it would work...its just like a baby they just have to get used to sleeping by themselves and cold turkey is the best way especially when they are too young to notice.

Answer 2

I do the same thing to train my puppy.
As long as he can see me he barks. So I cover the crate but I always leave one side not covered.
I think he is getting used to his crate now. He doesn't cry or bark much anymore.
Just make sure that the crate is big enough for him to stand up, move around and etc. Also leave him many chewing toys.

Answer 3

Beagle Blanket

Answer 4

I crate trained my Golden and he is the world's best dog (besides yours, of course). I don't know if I'd cover the crate, though. They like to see where you are. Beagles are pretty big on barking and howling anyway. My Mother has one.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/thedogtrainer

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 7

It is good...Dogs are more comfortable in a cave-like environment. By covering the front it helps the puppy feel secure and enclosed, the only thing I would be leerie about is if the puppy pulls the blanket or towel through the hole and ruins it. Make sure you use a old one that you don't care gets ruined.

Answer 8

its a good method in theory, and as long as you are willing to cover the crate everytime you'll be fine. It will be extremely hard to get him to stop barking if you ever decide to take the blanket away.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

It sounds like you have accomplished your goal. If your dog becomes anxious when a blanket is NOT placed over it, and by putting a blanket over the cage your dog no longer barks and whines, says to me that your problem is solved.