surchinmy
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Nov 27, 2004, 7:00 AM
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Re: [yst323] Need help on rescued rottie mixed
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Hi ... I am real glad I did not upset you ... thank you ... Crate or Puppy Pen? If (for unavoidable reasons) you have to confine or secure a dog for a long period of time - then I think, a puppy pen is better than a crate ... A crate makes it difficult/impossible for the pup to pee & poop away from where it is sleeping & resting ... When experienced doggie people speak of crating or crate training - they do not mean using the crate to confine the dog for long periods of time ... They mean using the crate as a safe resting place for the dog, and ALWAYS allowing the dog to leave the crate to pee & poop. Forcing a dog to pee & poop INSIDE the crate is BAD & INCORRECT crate training! ... Please read this thread: www.puppy.com.my/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=188408;search_string=basic%20instinct;#188408 You can buy a puppy pen sections ... so if you get a 6 or 8 section puppy pen - it is quite big ... with enough space in one corner for the pup to sleep/rest in and use the other corner for elimination ... As your dog gets bigger ... your can add sections to make the puppy pen even bigger ... But of course - it is BEST if you don't force your pup to pee or poop any where near where it rests/sleeps/eats ... Because if you do then you only make it very difficult to house train the pup ... Things to remember A pup/young dog is very much like a human baby ... its body is growing ... its brain is growing ... its personality is developing ... And dogs are NOT SOLITARY animals ... a dog need interaction with its pack & family (which means YOU). And just as a human child deprived of interaction with others, deprived of exercise mental & physical ... deprived of emotional stimuli ... will likely grow into a psychotic adult ... that is the same danger faced by an isolated pup or dog ... And just like human babies - if you want a pup/young dog to grow into a healthy, mentally stable and calm adult ... you MUST provide the pup/young dog with plenty mental and emotional stimuli ... so that it experiences new things, events ... etc ... And when you leave a pup/young dog in a crate/cage or puppy pen alone - you are depriving your pup/dog of such stimuli ... Imagine, after a day of confinement - what is of any interest inside a crate or cage??? ... Why do you think dogs that are constantly caged or chained - are always so aggressive & fierce??? ... Because long periods of confinement can turn an otherwise healthy dog into a frustrated, stressed and uncontrollable animal ... Your question: " ... Whenever we bring her for walk outside house, she will walk half way and run back to our house. She seems like remembering her previous bad experience ... dump by previous owner. Is there any way we can help her to regain confident here? ..." YES - there is a way ... Whether it is a human child or a dog - you build confidence through LOVE & RESPECT ... with consistency & patience ... and most important - you build confidence in a dog when you spend time with the dog ... the more time you spend with a dog - the healthier and more confident the dog will get ... Just look around ... and you will surely see ... the most confident, friendly & sociable dogs ALWAYS belong to owners who spend plenty of time playing & training their furry friends ... Imagine ... if you take your dog for a walk WITHOUT FAIL ... everyday ... First, just a short distance from the house & when your doggie gets scared, you return to the house - but after returning - you continue playing with her for another hour or so ... Next day - you take her for a walk again ... and repeat the programme ... gradually increasing the distance from the house a little each day ... Encouraging her all the time with lots of praise & treats ... In one month, what do you think the result will be? ... If done consistently - I believe you will have a confident dog . Cheers
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