basic training question.

jbellflyman · Post by **jbellflyman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:07 am

i was wondering what to do with my GSP as far as training her to be house trained enough to leave her out of her kennel a night while we are all sleeping. what should i do?

gr_elliott · Post by **gr_elliott** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:48 am

how old is your dog? my GSP is just under a year, and there is no way he can be trusted by himself. I have trained him to love his crate, he would rather be in there then anywhere else. He will always be crated at night, keeps him out of trouble with me, and keeps me out of trouble with the wife

Post by **ezzy333** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:04 am

My two are always crated at night also. Comes bed time and you get out of your chair they head for the basement and get in their crates. Dogs like their "dog house" and feel secure in there.

Ezzy

Devils Creek · Post by **Devils Creek** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:55 am

ezzy333 wrote:My two are always crated at night also. Comes bed time and you get out of your chair they head for the basement and get in their crates. Dogs like their "dog house" and feel secure in there.

Ezzy

What he said......

That's the easiest way to housebreak. Just take them straight outside first thing in the morning, and they'll get the idea.

Post by **ezzy333** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:48 pm

I think he was asking about training the dog to be loose in the house at night and not in a crate. In other words, not chewing on something or dumping waste baskets and all of the other things that can go on while they are sleeping.

Maybe I read it wrong, but I was just stating that I don't think they need to be loose and I don't think the dog does either so my advice is keep her crated.

Ezzy

Chaingang · Post by **Chaingang** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:11 pm

ezzy333 wrote:My two are always crated at night also. Comes bed time and you get out of your chair they head for the basement and get in their crates. Dogs like their "dog house" and feel secure in there.

Ezzy

Thats my exact routine also Ezzy. they just instinctively know it's time for bed. They go downstairs and outside for one last time, then back in and to their crates they go. They really have come to like their own place.

jbellflyman · Post by **jbellflyman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:18 pm

you all hit the nail on the head. my real question is and was what do you all do at night with your dogs. but you answered that question. so, i quess i need to work on the crate training more. she knows that is where she is to go at night for the most part, but she hesitates any other time when i say "kennel" or "kennel up". how do i get her to like her kennel more ? any other suggestions? oh, and i am looking for a great deal on a dogtra 200 or similar e collar. what are your thoughts on the Cabelas 3500?

just so you all know i really valure and appreciate the information yu all have given and i think this forum is the bom digity!!!!!!!!!!!

Justin

gr_elliott · Post by **gr_elliott** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:44 pm

make the crate a happy place...I use to feed my dog in the crate, he would go in there and eat. pretty soon he started seeing it as a good place to be. Anything positive is a a move in the right direction

Casper · Post by **Casper** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:36 am

I crated my dogs for as long as it took until I could trust them to be free in the house. My youngest dog was a little over a year before she earned that trust. I have a rescue dog that is not allowed ot be free in the house, she is about 2 yrs.

You decide when the time is right.

As for the E-collar, save your money right now there are more important things to buy than a tool that is used for more advanced training.

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gonehuntin' · Post by **gonehuntin'** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:19 am

jbellflyman wrote: Justin

she knows that is where she is to go at night for the most part, but she hesitates any other time when i say "kennel" or "kennel up". how do i get her to like her kennel more ? any other suggestions?

Make her go into it, it doesn't matter if she likes it or not. It's her way of testing you. She'll try you on other issues if you let her win this on.

oh, and i am looking for a great deal on a dogtra 200 or similar e collar. what are your thoughts on the Cabelas 3500?

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