Crate training. UPDATE: Biting and growling in nonplayful way. pg 4

[Bec]

Time

Just be patient and give her time, she will get used to it. As long as she is comfortable and warm, she will be fine

The kong with peanut butter is a good way to keep her occupied, just be careful that any toys that are in with her can't be chewed into small pieces. Sounds like you are doing everything right, especially not letting her out when she is crying. She will then learn that if she cries, she gets out. My puppy is now almost 3 and he likes his crate, he will lay in there by himself without the door locked. He opens it with his nose and goes in! He doesn't have to be in there at all anymore, but we keep it up because he does like it in there. As long as they learn that it is a good, safe place, they do learn to like it. Don't use it for punishment or they can associate being in trouble with the crate.

Congratulations on your new baby! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[gritsar]

"They" say not to talk to them at all when they are in their crates, but....
When the boys were little and would sometimes whine in their crates at night, DH or I would just use a sharp tone and say "hush now!". We never went to the crate or let them out unless they were using THAT whine that told us they needed to relieve themselves. The reprimand worked every time.
Now the boys generally put themselves to bed by about 2 AM, while DH and I stay up till 3 or 4. Party poopers.

Then they don't make a peep until we let them out in the mornings.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Start by giving her all the fun things in the crate. Bully sticks, chewies, feed her in the crate, stuffed kongs with some peanut butter or wet dog food. We took puppy classes with sadie and the trainer said sometimes she will even put all the fun things, toys chewies etc, in the crate and close the door, with the dogs out of the crate. It shows them the crate can be a fun place.



Good Luck with your new pup!

 

[TwistedSerpent]

Remember though not to treat when she's whining, or else shes going to learn very fast that whining = fun stuff. Also it helps a lot to wear her out before bed, luckly it doesnt take much for puppies but it does really help when all they want to do is sleep when they get in there.

Other then that just ignore it, she will get used to it in no time. You just got her, this is how some dogs adjust, and they usually do it very fast. Dont think twice about whining its no issue at all.

 

[arabianequine]

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Sounds like my schedule.....I would go to www.DrsFosterSmith.com look for "comfort zone" if the whining does not stop when puppy gets older it is a calming agent. I don't see in the magazine if you can use with a puppy or not but you can always call and ask them. 800-826-7206 my vet said to get this for my dog that whines she wants out she will howl she has bad neck and back and has to be crated all the time when really hurting her till healed and this stuff is wonderful. She is obsessive compulsive with toys and attention. She is like 7 years old.

 

[SarahFair]

Just leave her
Shell be fine!

 

[reveriereptile]

Thanks for all the replies. I tried leaving her last night by herself and she whined for a hour and then got sick. We took her over to a friends house and they had puppies the same age (7 weeks) and were feeding them and said she could eat some since it was her food time. Well we looked away for a second and she ate most of their food. That is how she ended up sick cause she was waking up every hour last night. I'm going to watch her more closely when she is eating to make sure she only eats what I give her or watch the amount more closely. I decided maybe moving the crate to a different location that was darker might help. I put her in the crate and she whined some but I couldn't hear her as loud. She also wasn't feeling good and ended up falling asleep. She did wake me up in the morning by howling as loud as she could but she was ready to play, eat, and potty. I have to leave later so she will have to go in her crate for a while. Might help her with her crying and howling. Have to leave in the morning and I'll have to feed her and take her out for potty then put her back in. She won't like it but we won't be able to hear her or be tempted to take her out.

 

[Equus5O]

I have to toss in my vote for just giving the pup time. And another vote for not letting the pup fall asleep in your lap and then tuck in the crate. I equate that one to letting your infant fall asleep on your shoulder every night before tucking in the crib. How will Junior ever learn to fall asleep on his or her own?

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

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You can also put a towel or a light blanket over the crate to cut down on visual stimulation -- for you both LOL. You should leave her in there long enough for her to quiet down, even if that is over an hour. Never take her out when she is actively seeking to get out. If you take her out while she whines you are only rewarding her unwanted behavior. Taking her out ONLY when she is quiet teaches her that quiet is the only thing that gets her out of the crate.

You can also put some treat or food filled toys (such as a kong) inside the crate for her so she has something to keep her occupied.

 

[Morgan7782]

When I was fostering puppies I would put on music at night time. Either Country or Classical. They seemed to quiet down, and they really didn't adjust badly when the radio was off.