April 28, 2011
I adopted a 5 year old poodle who was allowed to sleep in bed with the previous owner. We want to stop this. When we put her in a crate she howls all night. What can we do?
Full Question:
Dear Mr. Frawley,I just adopted a 5 year old toy poodle. Her previous owner was an elderly single woman who kept her on her lap and had her sleep on her bed.
She's a good dog. She gets along well with my 1 1/2 year old miniature poodle.
My only problem is, how to get her to sleep in a crate and out of my bedroom. She connected with my husband and would love nothing more then to sleep in our bed. I managed to get her off my bed and onto a day bed but I rather she spent the night with my other dog in the kitchen.
The first evening she arrived we placed her in the kitchen she spent the entire night howling. My other dog began to whine too. The following evening I put her in the kitchen alone, she howled.
Generally she's a quiet dog, she rarely barks (both dogs aren't big barkers).
This is the question - can I get her to spend the night with another dog or in another room away from the family with out the racket?
Ed's Answer:
Crate train this dog. The more it howls the more time it spends in the crate. It needs to be in the crate during the day and at night until it accepts the crate. If you give in the dog wins. Put the crate in the garage where you cannot hear it. This dog does not need to be in the house if it acts like a dink.
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