- Nov 16, 2012
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- Jackson, Bogey (granddog) Ruger (granddog)
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- #16
Ahh, we tried EVERYTHING to distract him! Coins in a can, loud barking, high pitched sounds, dropping a book, spray bottle- we did everything. He gets 2 chances to stop the behavior and then he goes to the crate. It is what has worked for us, and it settles him right down. He has actually come out of the crate and come over and licked us! He knows! He LOVES his crate and goes in and out of it all day. When he is " punished" it is never with anger, it is just being brought to the crate, placed in, door shut with calmness but resolve that his behavior was not acceptable. It is his safe haven, as well as ours. There are times when he is put in there, he is out cold in his bed within 30 seconds. Moms always know best!!He sounds like he is doing very well the only thing that stuck out in your post to me, was putting him in the Pokey for being bad (in the crate) Everything I've read about crate training, the #1 rule is, not to use it as punishment. When Hershey would be 'teething' on us or his sister Gizmo, we would put a toy directly into his mouth, a loud YIP or OUCH would also get his attention and he would stop trying to use those needle teeth on us