Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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Hey everybody - quick question for you...
My girlfriend adopted a 2 yr old shepherd-mix from the shelter yesterday and we are trying to crate train him. He's quite good-natured and well-behaved, and he went into the crate easily last night for the first time and was quiet all night.
Today however, he doesn't want to go back in, even though he's hungry and we put his food in there. We want him to feel like the crate is a good place, so we're reluctant to just push him in, and my only experience with this was when I crate trained my puppy - which is quite a bit different than an 80lb adult!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I'd feed near the crate; I'd toss in HV treats, near the door of the crate, and leave it open so she can get the HV treat and go in and out, etc.; leave the door of the crate open and make the crate part of good stuff (toss in an excellent toy but no pressure to stay in) ... you get the drift.
Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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Thanks Connie!
One last question: in the interests of time, since we'll need to contain him tonight while we sleep, tomorrow in the daytime, etc, is there anything we can do to speed up the process?
i am crate training my 4 year old dog. i feed her in there, and then i use clicker and chicken too when we play around in the evenings, and she loves going in and getting those treats. she KNOWS though when I am leaving and will cause a fit, and i will sometimes have to drag her in when i am going to work.
what i think i am going to start doing, is put her in there after every single time i take her out, whether or not i am leaving. and when i don't leave, make noise like she knows i am still there, etc, so that when i put her in the crate she will never really know when i have left and when i haven't. at least i am hoping that is the way it will work
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Crate training adult dog?
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