May 18, 2011
Our 12 week old puppy is very nervous when in the crate, whines and cries the whole time, and drools terribly. Will he get dehydrated?
Full Question:
We have a 12 week old dachshund puppy that is trained enough to sleep in our bed at night, but needs to be crated during the day to avoid accidents. It has been weeks and the dog drools about a cup of drool over a 2 hour period in the crate and is very nervous when we let him back out. He whines and cries the entire time. Will he get dehydrated? When we give him water in the crate he spills it every time. Does he need some sort of medication to calm his nerves? Any help would be appreciated.Lynn
Ed's Answer:
Handler mistake - handler mistake - handler mistake. No dog should sleep in the bed with the owners. It either creates dominance issues or these kinds of problems.
Get bowls that clip on the side of the crate. All feeding is done in the crate. If it's stressed too much and it will not eat then take the food away for the day - no food that day. Then do it again the next day. The crate needs to be a positive place . Exercise the living devil out of this dog and then put it in the crate.
But no matter what - the dog sleeps in the crate ALL THE TIME!
Get bowls that clip on the side of the crate. All feeding is done in the crate. If it's stressed too much and it will not eat then take the food away for the day - no food that day. Then do it again the next day. The crate needs to be a positive place . Exercise the living devil out of this dog and then put it in the crate.
But no matter what - the dog sleeps in the crate ALL THE TIME!
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