I just got a new puppy (I've had her for 2 weeks and she's 10 weeks old) She LOVES to bark in her crate. It's not the "This is a new house and I don't want to be alone" cry. It's like an obnoxious,"let me out, let me out, let me out!" kind of cry. Like if I come home from the store she will IMMEDIATELY start barking when she hears the door and will just bark and bark and bark. Now, I know that I can't let her out until she stops, otherwise I'd be rewarding the bark. So I just ignore her until she stops and then let her out. However, this has not stopped the constant barking. Should I just give her more time? Two weeks isn't very long....maybe I'm expecting too much. I've just never had a dog this vocal before. Should I even bother with a can with pennies or anything to try and correct her? She's too young isn't she?
How much time does it take for her to stop barking when you come home? (after she hears the door) Or how much time are you giving her before you can't take it anymore?
My 7 1/2 week old puppy cries sometimes when he hears the door, or if he's in his crate in a new place. If he does begin to cry, it usually stops within a minute or two. His longest run of crying was about 20 minutes.
I'm curious to find out how long your puppy is barking before you give in or she stops. It's very easy just to say "be patient", but I know it can be hard! The one thing that I do is leave an XM radio tuned to classical music during the day. I don't know how much it helps, but sometimes I can sneak in the front door without the dog hearing me come home. At least I think he doesn't hear me.... maybe its just the music that mellows him out
I have covered the crate but not lately, just out of business I guess I forgot about it. Today when I wrote the email she barked for the first 10 minutes I was in the living room. Then I left the room and she stopped. After about 5 minutes I went back in hoping to let her out. She immediately started barking and barked for half an hour while I sat on the couch. I knew if I left the room then when I re-entered I would be starting all over again so I decided to just wait it out and it was torture......I just don't want to end up with a dog that barks 24-7. She's also very vocal in play and growls A LOT. When I feel she's getting to "into it" with the growling I will kind of grab her scruff and tell her to knock it off. Which she seems to respond to.
I think she's just going to be on the dominant side. The breeder says that she was standing over puppies at 5 weeks growling at them...I guess I have my work cut out for me.
You do have your work cut out for you! I find that my dog does better in his crate if he's in a different room. If he is in the living room with us he does tend to cry a lot more. Plus it's hard not to look at him when he's in the same room-- his crying seems to start when someone looks at him (giving him attention).
Stephanie St Julian Webboard User Reg: 10-16-2007
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I have a question have you always let him out after he was done crying?
Or did he get out when he cried before you knew.
Yes I would do what Jake said.
Move his crate to a new room. That there is not that much action all the time.
The reason I ask the first question is it will take a little longer for him to realize this won't work.
Also give him praise when you take him out and take him out as soon as he stops whining. It will take a few weeks some puppy are different from others.
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