Dog (about a yr old) doesnt want inside crate now??

[ezbtr]

Well, I think she wants to "guard" the house?? She LOVES being in the backyard at night, they both in and out all day, left other ones (Cooper) crate open, he slept in it, and Kayden been sleeping under large dining room table - sometimes she goes to crate, no messes so I'm just not gonna worry about it

 

[redneck joe]

Good, it's the best way.

 

[ezbtr]

Have never used a crate but after research, and seeing them in use my next will be using one.

A crate becomes a safe place for a dog, like their bed, special area. Nothing ever happens bad to them in there, only good stuff. If they Pee in there it gets cleaned up, no muss or fuss. When puppies, they go in to sleep and when owners leave some where. When owners come home they come out get praise and go straight out side to do their business

My previous pups, like all pups like to chew. They like to chew wires, so they chewed the wires on my car trailer 4 times, and the air conditioner thermostat wires once. After the 4 trailer repair I was peev'ed big time. I took an old extension cored and plugged it into a outlet and placed it in the same area of the trailer wires. I came home that evening and there were a couple marks on the wires and Tigger has never looked twice at wires again.

If I had a crate, she may have never chewed on the wires and I would have not gotten peev'ed

Funny!!!

 

[ezbtr]

Apparently from what we have seen Kayden - retriever/sheperd mix, 12 mo., largish, smart, is a VERY TERRITORIAL GUARD DOG, she insists now (100 here during day, TX) at night to sleep in backyard/porch, we have tons of birds, snakes, rabbits, you name it - crazy!