The hardest part of crate training is NOT the cleaning up of the "accidents" or trying to get them to go in there (they are naturally drawn to cave-like dwellings), it is listening to them whimpering in there at night, IMHO. You just feel so bad, you want them to come and snuggle up with you, but you know you have to persevere...
I let Libby up on our bed once. Just once. At 4AM, I woke up soaked and had to get up to clean the comforter, sheets, etc. I learned my lesson that night....and the rest of the day, while I cleaned the mattress like a madman. Crate training is easy as long as you're consistent, and like Erika said, never make it a bad place. I just free cycled her last crate that I hadn't used in years. Ray Tony Weeg wrote: > nice. > > have you crate trained one before? or is this your first attempt? > > tw > > On 7/6/05, Michael T. Tangorre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>good luck michael. >>> >>>time and patience are all it takes to make crate training work. >>>my pit is the most potty trained dog i have ever owned, first >>>and only that i crate trained, and now he can hold both #1 >>>and #2 for well over >>>12-14 hours! >>> >>>we started small, $50 crate, then as he grew, moved him up to >>>a folding large one... that stores VERY nicely, and now he >>>doesnt need it. >> >>Yeah, we will get the one that will fit him when he is full grown and use a >>divider..... Petco has them on sale so I am going to grab one along with >>some puppy toys, etc... based on the breeders recommendations.. >> >> >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163136 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
