Lealnemarr
Jul 24, 2010, 08:36 AM
Hello!
I just adopted a 3 month old Golden Retriever mix yesterday from my local Humane Society. She is my first "real" puppy--I've raised my Husky/Shepard mix (Colby) from 10 months old and up and now he lives in CA with my Mom and her dog. I've been very familiar with training methods, since I've gone through obedience training with Colby and worked for years at a vet office. However, with the new puppy (Cara), I'm having some trouble with crate training/house-breaking.
First of all, I'm taking Cara out about every 30 minutes to see if she'll go potty outside in our backyard. She drinks lots of water and this seems like a good amount of time for her pea-sized bladder (pun intended.) However, most of the time, she refuses to go outside, even after staying with her for 40 minutes... and by that point we need to go back in because it's so hot. BTW I live in Arizona.. so it's about 108 even at 10am. I know I'm supposed to keep her outside until she does her business, but she hardly will go outside and then as soon as she's back inside, she'll go on the floor. Any suggestions on how to minimize her indoor eliminations and maximize her outdoor usage?
In addition, we're crate training her. I've hidden treats in her crate, fed her inside the crate and given her praise when she goes in. I also make sure her blanket and toys and all with her, even ensured a peanut butter and chicken jerky laced kong is with her. But once she gets locked in even for a short amount of time, she puts up such a fuss and racket that the neighbors can hear her... seriously. She's so loud and obnoxious that the neighborhood dogs start barking, even a couple blocks away. It's ear splitting and very very very annoying. I've been told to ignore her (extremely high pitched and frantic) barking and yelping until she's calm and quiet and then let her out with praises. However, she will carry on for at least an hour, sometimes more. I would really appreciate any tips or advice so that Cara learns to deal with her crate... and my roommates and I can get a decent nights sleep.
Thanks...
I just adopted a 3 month old Golden Retriever mix yesterday from my local Humane Society. She is my first "real" puppy--I've raised my Husky/Shepard mix (Colby) from 10 months old and up and now he lives in CA with my Mom and her dog. I've been very familiar with training methods, since I've gone through obedience training with Colby and worked for years at a vet office. However, with the new puppy (Cara), I'm having some trouble with crate training/house-breaking.
First of all, I'm taking Cara out about every 30 minutes to see if she'll go potty outside in our backyard. She drinks lots of water and this seems like a good amount of time for her pea-sized bladder (pun intended.) However, most of the time, she refuses to go outside, even after staying with her for 40 minutes... and by that point we need to go back in because it's so hot. BTW I live in Arizona.. so it's about 108 even at 10am. I know I'm supposed to keep her outside until she does her business, but she hardly will go outside and then as soon as she's back inside, she'll go on the floor. Any suggestions on how to minimize her indoor eliminations and maximize her outdoor usage?
In addition, we're crate training her. I've hidden treats in her crate, fed her inside the crate and given her praise when she goes in. I also make sure her blanket and toys and all with her, even ensured a peanut butter and chicken jerky laced kong is with her. But once she gets locked in even for a short amount of time, she puts up such a fuss and racket that the neighbors can hear her... seriously. She's so loud and obnoxious that the neighborhood dogs start barking, even a couple blocks away. It's ear splitting and very very very annoying. I've been told to ignore her (extremely high pitched and frantic) barking and yelping until she's calm and quiet and then let her out with praises. However, she will carry on for at least an hour, sometimes more. I would really appreciate any tips or advice so that Cara learns to deal with her crate... and my roommates and I can get a decent nights sleep.
Thanks...