How do I get my puppy to stop barking when I cage him?

Question

It's been three weeks and my 10-week-old dachshund puppy still barks everytime I put him in his cage. He has a ticking alarm clock, blanket and toys in there with him. I tried putting a blanket over the cage, but that didn't work. He barks usually for five to ten minutes but sometimes it's 30 minutes to an hour. He also runs away when he sees me taking a treat near his bed so I can put him in it. I am 22 and he is the first puppy I have ever trained on my own. Please help.

Answer 1

To some extent, this is normal puppy behavior.
To stop him from running away from you, you could do something fun with him before putting him in the crate. Put him on a leash and go for a short walk or do a little "sit" training. Then put him in the crate.
If he cries or barks when you put him in the crate, say "no" one time and thump the top of the crate several times, and walk away. That is what I have done, and the dog would be quiet at least for a few minutes. If he started up again, I would go and thump the top of the crate again, without saying anything, and walk away. This worked quite well. Within a few days he stopped barking when I put him in the crate.
Yours is a young puppy, so it will probably take longer.
I recommend starting an obedience class as soon as convenient; you and the pup will both benefit a lot from it. It will get your puppy started with good habits.

Answer 2

Get Puppy To Stop Barking

Answer 3

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Answer 4

One of the reasons he's barking is because he's got negative associations with that crate. Your dog is smart - even though you give him a treat in a thinly veiled attempt to help puppy develop positive associations with the crate, he knows that it just means he'll be "on lockdown".

I suggest you start doing things that will give puppy some warm and fuzzy feelings about the crate. For example, don't let him associate the crate with lockdown, feed him in there, play with him in there. Does he like the sun? Put the crate in the sunniest portion of the house. Then, VERY gradually, start leaving him in the crate alone. Baby steps is key. For example, start by leaving the crate door open and leaving the room for a couple of seconds. No barking? Give him a treat and slowly work your way up to a minute in 5-10 second increments. If he starts barking again, go back 5-10 seconds and start over. If he's still not barking, try leaving him locked in the crate for a couple of minutes while physically leaving the house. The goal is to get him to be able to deal with being in the crate for an hour. Once he hits the hour mark, you'll be glad to know that he'll be able to stay in there for as long as he can "hold it". But the trick is to (a) consistently reward him for not barking (i.e. positive reinforcement) and (b) SLOWLY increase the time in the crate. I know it sounds like a HUGE pain, but it's really the only effective way of crate training dogs in my experience. Good luck!

P.S. Jesse is right. Puppies can only be left in a crate for as old as it is, until 8 months of age. After that, dogs should not be left in a crate for more than 8 hours PERIOD. In your case, your puppy is 2.5 months old. He should not be left in the crate alone for more than 2.5 hours.

Answer 5

this is not barking, it's crying, and is normal for puppies-however, you should not keep a puppy confined for an extended period. At the most, like 2-3 hours except at night for sleep. To stop the crying, do 2 things. Number one, continue to try and make his kennel a positive place for him, as dogs need a confined space to den in. You sound like you're doing a good job of that. Number two, DO NOT cater to his crying. It's just like a little kid-If he cries and you come running, you reinforce the crying behavior. Ignore him-even though this sounds cruel. Hope the best for you!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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/trainanydog

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 8

Put a hot water bottle in their with him, along with covering his cage. It does take time to train a puppy. When you put him in there he needs to know that you are not at home or sleeping. Keep it consistent. Make it a routine.

Answer 9

This also happened to my dog. What you should do is put him in your room. He might feel more comfortable. When he starts to bark, talk to him, saying "It's OK, don't cry." He also might be barking because he has to go to the bathroom, so if he barks constantly, take him outside without giving him emotion. If this doesn't work, go to a vet to help you.

Answer 10

I would just let him bark because he will get tried or trying putting food inside his cage or a toy or something