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December 28th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
When your ready to let the puppy out approach the crate and wait for him to be calm before letting him out. Don’t let him leave the crate until he sits for a few seconds. Basically your allowing him to leave the crate with all that energy and he’s ready to go.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I would be surprised if the pup is acting like this due to the crate training. He is just being a puppy…all puppies go through this but it is your reponsibility as an owner to get him to stop. What has worked for me with my various puppies is to stomp and yell “OUCH” really loud when the dog gets snippy. I would then just ignore the pup for a little while. That worked awesome with my older dog because he HAS To be the center of my world or he is crushed.
If the puppy is just generally being mouthy remove your hand and then put a suitable toy in its mouth. Be sure to provide lots of teething toys for your pups as that is a lot of the issue too. Mine loved ice cubes and the teething toys you can freeze. That might eliminate some of the pain and help with the behavior too.
The main thing is to be consistent. Don’t EVER let that pup get away with snipping or being mouthy. If you give puppies an inch they take 10 miles. Trust me, he will think that if you didn’t care that ONE time you bit that you don’t care anymore.
Oh and I would only keep in the crate if and when you aren’t right there. If you are home, have him with you.
Good luck!
December 28th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Hopefully you aren’t keeping him in the crate the majority of time, this is not how you crate train a puppy. Crating should be for sleep or when you can’t keep an eye on him. Your puppy needs to be outside the crate and interacting with the family. You need to train it to behave properly, including teaching it not to bite by telling him no and most importantly rewarding good behavior.
Puppies are naturally rambunctious and you need to tolerate a certain level of hyperactivity and excitability. If you have been keeping this puppy crated too much, of course he’s going to get all excited and freak out when you let him out. The more he is out, the more calm he will be in the long run.
Puppies take patience to train. And lots of time. If you don’t have the patience or time to properly train this puppy, it won’t be a good fit for your family.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
ignore him when he does that turn ur back on him until he calms down if he acts up again when u go to the kennel turn away again. you are showing him the behavior is not acceptable when he is not hyped praise him give him a treat when he comes out calm so he knows that is the behavior u want
December 28th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Well if you crate train him properly you shouldn’t have any problems. don’t leave a young puppy in the crate for to long and don’t make to much of a fuss about him when you let him out. First take him outside and when he has calmed down let him play normally with friends and family. Hope this helps.
December 28th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I agree with other answers I’ve read. Crate training is not the cause of the anti-socailization but partly because of his age and not understanding what’s expected of him. Dogs want to please but training must be consistent. Have you ever watched “It’s me or the dog” on Animal Planet? I wish I had the talent and patience that woman has with dogs. She takes grown, totally out of control dogs and in just a little while with the cooperation of the owners turns those same dogs into model canine citizens. Good Luck
December 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
First off make sure you follow the rules for crate training. Its important to not keep him in there for too long. But you are also dealing with the biting issue which is normal, you have to be firm and teach him biting is not ok. Lots of people have thier ideas on what works. I have found that when I let him bite me and it was hard I made a yelp and pulle my hand back and ignored him. He went lick crazy and followed me around with his tail between his legs. He really hasn’t bit me since, he will some times open his mouth and just close it around my fingers, but he hasn’t pressed down in a few weeks.