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David In Indy:
--- Quote from: injest on April 26, 2009, 12:08:47 am ---it's disgusting!! did you see that room!!?
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You mean the one covered in urine and feces? Yup!! :P :P :P
David In Indy:
That little black dog Diego is sooooooooo cute!!! :-*
She said he's part Pomeranian. I think he might also be Pekingese too. He looks like a Peekapom.
David In Indy:
I crate trained Cody and for the most part it is very effective. Just as long as you start it when they are a pup. It seems to have worked with these dogs too though, and they were adults. It is a VERY effective way to house train a puppy. Cody caught on very quickly. Dogs will not soil their bed and if you keep the crate small enough they will hold it in. But you must not allow them to hold it in for too long.
injest:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on April 26, 2009, 12:50:52 am ---I crate trained Cody and for the most part it is very effective. Just as long as you start it when they are a pup. It seems to have worked with these dogs too though, and they were adults. It is a VERY effective way to house train a puppy. Cody caught on very quickly. Dogs will not soil their bed and if you keep the crate small enough they will hold it in. But you must not allow them to hold it in for too long.
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no...just like if you let the litterbox get too dirty...animals try to be clean but they can't help it if you dont' do your part.
even horses have 'toilet' areas in their pastures..
David In Indy:
Cody was let out regularly while he was crate trained. The beauty of the crate was he never learned to associate the house with a place to potty. He would go straight from the crate to the outside and he pottied out there. When Cody got bigger, I bought a bigger crate.
He still has his crate and he loves it. He only goes in there if he wants too. The crate training ended several years ago. But dogs are den animals and they love a private and secure place they can retreat to if necessary. I have found Cody in his crate many times if I happen to be gone during a thunderstorm. He feels safe in there. But! If I'm home and there is a thunderstorm he's either on my lap or pressed snuggly against me on the couch! He HATES HATES HATES thunderstorms.
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