Rhonda Parkin wrote 01/11/2008 06:55 PM Sheet pulled off crate #174545 - 01/11/2008 06:55 PM
Rhonda Parkin Webboard User Reg: 12-15-2007 Posts: 143 Loc: New Zealand, Auckland Offline	Hi guys, when we put Max (6 months old) in his crate we generally cover it with a sheet and he is usually quiet for a while. Then at some point he will start whining and pull the sheet into his crate so he's eventually got all of it in there and is sitting on it. If we go in and pull it out of his crate and put it back where is was - covering the crate - he almost always goes quiet again and possibly goes to sleep (not sure on this as we can't see him through it ) My question is does it reward his whining to go in the room and put the sheet back over the crate? Even though we don't give eye contact or talk to him we are still going in there - though we do wait for a break in the whines first. He can hear us coming and when he does he goes quiet because he's learnt that we will wait for quiet before taking him out. So is just walking down the hall and into the room to replace the sheet reward enough to him to continue the whining?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/11/2008 07:17 PM Re: Sheet pulled off crate [Re: Rhonda Parkin ] #174551 - 01/11/2008 07:17 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Rhonda Parkin So is just walking down the hall and into the room to replace the sheet reward enough to him to continue the whining? What happens if you don't?
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Rhonda Parkin wrote 01/11/2008 07:33 PM Re: Sheet pulled off crate [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #174558 - 01/11/2008 07:33 PM
Rhonda Parkin Webboard User Reg: 12-15-2007 Posts: 143 Loc: New Zealand, Auckland Offline	If we don't go in there he keeps whining, sometimes it turns into barking. But he will definitely go on for a while. I guess I never considered just leaving it in there and ignoring the whole thing until he shuts up.
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Rhonda Parkin wrote 01/11/2008 09:32 PM Re: Sheet pulled off crate [Re: Rhonda Parkin ] #174594 - 01/11/2008 09:32 PM
Rhonda Parkin Webboard User Reg: 12-15-2007 Posts: 143 Loc: New Zealand, Auckland Offline	Also on that note, what is a good length of time between the last whine and when I take him out of the crate? How long do I need to leave him being quiet so he won't associate whining with getting what he wants?
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Bob Scott wrote 01/11/2008 09:47 PM Re: Sheet pulled off crate [Re: Rhonda Parkin ] #174596 - 01/11/2008 09:47 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Put a piece of plywood on top the crate that is bigger all around. That will hold the sheet out to far where the dog can't get to it. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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