Whenever our tiny Chi poops on the carpet my husband picks her up by the back of her neck and puts her in the kennel for about 30-45 min. She's 1 yr old and 3 lbs. What do you guys know about this treatment ~ I want to discuss it with him but don't have any ammo.
2007-12-20 00:45:54 · 10 answers · asked by Juli M 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It won't hurt him but it will scare the sh!t out of him and he may grow to distrust or fear your husband. The dog's mother only lifts the pup a couple inches, but since he is human, the dog probably gets picked up a few feet! That is like you being dangled out of a 2nd story window! In general, he shouldn't do that because it bothers you, and that should be enough to get him to stop. If he dropped the dog and broke his legs, he would feel terrible wouldn't he? To keep the dog safe, pick him up safely, and then put him in his kennel. To do what he does isnt cruel per se, but it isn't nice to do to an animal he loves.
2007-12-20 00:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dig It 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all that is the wrong way to house break a dog.
Tell him and show the better way that will have your dog housetrained in a few weeks. First crate your dog when you don't have time to focus on him. Next keep him on a strict schedule :Take him outside and watch him do his business first thing in the am, then Feed him in the crate and then 20 minutes later walk him again. He should be ok for 5-6 hours in the crate, but if you want him out of the crate then keep him on leash with you. Since he is older he will not try to use the bathroom in the house while he is on a leash with you. Another alternative is to let him run around in the kitchen with baby gates put up. The whole idea is to not let an un-housetrained dog have full acess to the house . Give him one room at a time until he stops having accedents.
What your husband is doing to the dog is scaring the dog into hiding his pee or poop he will still have accidents he will just try to hide them better because all he knows is for some reason when your hubby sees poop he gets all angry. The dogs crate should never be a place of punishment only a safe haven where nothing bad happens.
2007-12-20 08:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Helping hand 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would not do this, their little bones are so fragile!! I adopted a Chihuahua in August, and he had a broken rib!! I don't know how exactly, the Vet. said he was kicked! Can you try litter box training your baby?? It is not safe for a Chi. to go outside, there are too many predators, just waiting for you to turn you back! Birds love to take tiny Chihuahua's off!! Get rid of the kennel, you don't need it!! Good Luck to you!!
2007-12-20 09:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by meloni o 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it wont necessarily cause any physical harm, but it can definitely cause some mental damage. Your teaching her to become aggressive when some reaches down at her (wouldnt be suprised if she starts biting everytime someone tries to pick her up), and her kennel should never be used as a punishment, it should be her "safety zone". Dogs dont understand the idea of a "timeout" If she has an accident in the house, and you catch in her in the act (not 1/2 hour later) she should be taken immediately outside. Make more of an effort to get her outside more often to prevent this from happening.
2007-12-20 08:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by cs 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First off all, you want her crate to be a "happy place", never use a crate for punishment.
Proper crate training consist of taking the dog out every hour or two. If they "go", praise them like crazy and bring them right back inside. You want them to know that outside is for potty only. Bring her back in and keep a close eye on her. You don't want to allow her a chance to have an accident.
If you take her outside and she does not "go" after 10 mins, bring her back in and put her in her crate in a positive manner. Although, since her crates been used for punishment, she may never think of the crate as a positive thing. Take her out again in 20-30 mins, if she then "goes" praise her like crazy and again give her freedom in the house but you must supervise her. Even if this means keeping her a leash while inside.
My motto is, "praise the good, ignore the bad". Also, when she's outside and begins to "go", at that moment say "go pee" or "go poop" as soon as she begins doing the "deed", this will train her to "go" on command.
Like I said before, it's not HER fault she goes in the house. It's do to improper training so it's not fair to negatively punish her for it.
Also, scruffing a older dog can be harmful to them.
2007-12-20 08:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
What need's to be done is only give the amount of food your Chi is going to eat that way you know more or less when she has to go. You need to remember that you are the one that should have trained her from the beginning, I start mine at 5 weeks old that way they are on their way for their owner to take over. When you feed your dog they have to make room for what's coming in just like you have to! So feed her at certain times - like 10 am - 3pm - 8pm and do not leave any food left over in her dish. After she is done eating believe me if you take her out in the next few minutes she will do her thing. But you must be consistant in her feeding and taking her out and not just to poop she has to pee also which is alittle more often like 5 to 6 times a day. When I start with my pups I have to do this at least 12 to 15 times a day untill they get the hint then they cry to go out which makes it easier. I have been doing this for 28 years so I stay with things that work for me. Having a dog is alot of work! Enjoy your dog !
2007-12-20 09:23:18 · answer #6 · answered by Tyme 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Never use the crate for punishment. Their crate is supposed to be a "safe place" for your pup. Whenever your dog does this, tell him no, and put him outside, and say this is where you go. And also, try taking your dog out to poop more. My toy pom poops about 5 times a day... After she pee's, just wait a couple mins, and more than likely she'll do number 2 as well.
2007-12-20 09:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
so he wants teh dog to poop in the kennel. Chihuahuas will very seldom go in a crate as they think of this as their den.
Teh dog needs to be walked to where you wnat it to potty. It needs to be highly praised when it does go where expected.
Putting her in a cage and abandoned for that long isn't training her anything as well even if it's by the scruff she is getting attention and this is training her if I poop here I will be picked up. Again she needs to be walked to where she is suppose to go.
2007-12-20 09:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and how's that working for curbing her tendency to eliminate in the house? that's what i thought. all he is doing is traumatizing her by ambushing her and then "punishing" her by putting her in a place that is supposed to be her safe place. all she's really learning is not to poop when/where he's around and to be afraid of him. she may well become a fear biter.
2007-12-20 09:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by no qf 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes as long as he isnt vilont towards her its fine.
becoz shes so little it doesnt do harm to her and when they are puppies thats how the mother picks up the baby
2007-12-20 08:52:16 · answer #10 · answered by ¸.•*´`*♥ AyYıldız ♥*`´*•.¸ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋