We have crate trained our pup from the beginning, she is now 6 months old and I am wondering when you started let your puppy out while you were not home or even at night. Thanks for the insight!
2007-04-25 06:06:46 · 10 answers · asked by Kelly 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
for a small dog..you have to use your best judgement, but again, for small dogs, never before 1 year (teething must be finished, and 1 year is an adult marker)
larger/medium dogs 2 years.
you must be positive that chewing and housebreaking is finished beyond a shadow of a doubt.
start letting them out at night, then time alone as you see positive behaviors are ingrained.
2007-04-25 06:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by spottedmyappy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt let her really roam around without supervision til you are SURE the teething is done with. Teething can last from 3months to a year and a half depending on the breed.
My shelty got housebroke and I stopped crating him at 1 month. A few months went by with no problems whatsoever, he seemed perfect. Then randomly when he was about 6-7 months I came home and my carpet was destroyed. I had to re crate him until he was a year to protect my stuff.
Even if your puppy is housebroken, it doesnt mean they arnt past teething and this can cause even the most behaved puppy to chew on anything in its surroundings when you arnt looking. Teething is very uncomfortable for a puppy, and chewing realives some of the pain they have, so it isnt really their fault for chewing, they really just want to make the pain in their mouths go away or feel better.
If you do not want to continue crating and want to risk it chewing I would buy a lot of rubber toys (the plush ones dont last very long) and a great toy is a treat ball, this is a ball you put treats in and it realises them randomly as it rolls. My dogs go crazy for it, and if you only bring it out when your about to leave this should hopefully distract him away from chewing.
Another good toy for teethers is a rope, because these massage the gums and actually floss their teeth while they chew, so its good for their teeth as well.
Whatever you decide... hope you enjoy your puppy!!
2007-04-25 06:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by neonorangcrayola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog is over a year and I do not let her out of her crate if I am not at home. There are too many things she can get into and too many things I do not want torn up. Once a puppy is crate trained it is better to keep them in there while you are gone for their safety. When you are home spend time with them as much as possible.
2007-04-25 06:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Sassy was crate trained for about the same time as you guys have trained your fur-baby. I started to let her out after about 6 months. What I did was leave her out when I took short trips (i.e. walking around the corner, picking up something quick from the store - which is across the street from my neighborhood. Also, I would put her bed in my room and let her sleep in her bed with my bedroom door closed and she how she did in the morning - no pee or poop - then we were good to go:)
2007-04-25 06:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by safer4_you 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gracie is crate trained, and for a basset, we were comfortable around 2 years old. She still willingly goes in every night, but for short trips we let her roam, and the back door is open for pooping in the yard. It takes a few years for a basset to grow up! I've had three now, and they're all on the same timeline.
2007-04-25 06:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dogs are all crate trained, but when we go out we just baby gate them into the living room area of the house. They are all housebroken and past the destructive puppy stage.
Start out by testing her being babygated in a puppy proofed room, (no electrical cords etc), like the kitchen, and see how she does.
2007-04-25 06:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt prepare her that early id wait some weeks as she will have the skill to be scared as being taken from her family (like somewhat one) think of of them that way and you'd be wonderful lol. interior the books iv examine you may desire to positioned them in a crate interior the comparable room as you for 2 weeks after that they might desire to sleep interior the crate in a room on their very own or with out crate (id recommend crate nonetheless for toliet motives lol) after a month you may desire to start off practise them for the bathroom via telling them of and dragging them outdoors whilst they want the bathroom. have exciting :) x
2016-10-30 06:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i think 6 months is still too young but i don't let my dogs walk around my house anyway, two are in their kennel outside and one has her cage indoors at night, i let her sit on the couch with me at night but on her blanket, i hate animal hair all over the house, during the day she's outside with the other two. To me there is nothing worse than walking into someones home and it smells like a zoo or you find a hair in your food, yuck! My friend brought over a salad for din one night and it had a black hair in it from one of her dogs that she let's in her house, YUCK, I JUST ABOUT BARFED!
2007-04-25 06:14:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the dog. i had 2 mini schnauzers. the male was fine, the female suffered for seperation anxiety and had to be crated if we were leaving for more than 30 min. the male, i never crated, other than for transportation.
2007-04-25 06:10:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when she is FULLY house trained and know her manners, like not dumping the trash over and scratching up the couch.
2007-04-25 06:09:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋