133. Crate training for a barking puppy
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
The new puppy behaves quietly, whines or barks and scratch the playpen or crate to ask to be released.
Many first-time owners simply open the door to let the puppy out to avoid noise nuisance to neighbours living in apartments. So, the puppy knows that if he makes a lot of noises he gets freedom. However, case No. 132 has a different problem. The puppy accepts being crated (the confinement in the playpen) when the owners go to work. He does not whine or bark. He only makes noises when he knows somebody is at home as he does not want to be inside the playpen.
Picture of a Siberian Husky in a playpen. Some playpens have a door so that the puppy can come out. This one does not have a door. Note the incorrect position of the water bottle, being too low for a standing Husky to drink water.
He is a bigger Shih Tzu. He climbs out of the playpen. In trying, he falls on his back. In that case, the owner needs to take him out when they are at home in case the puppy injuries his back on falling down.
A lot of climbing and barking to get out. In this way, there is no peace in the house when somebody is in, unless he is taken out. He sleeps in the bedroom, so there is no problem at night as he is not crated (which includes confinement in the playpen).
Is there a less expensive solution to this problem of whining, barking, climbing or scratching to be released from the playpen, other than bringing him to puppy day care when one of the owners who is at home during the day need to fully focus on studying for an important examination?
One way is by training. Always ask the puppy to "sit" or "down" before allowing him to come out of the playpen. Give him a reward or praise when he "sits" or "down". Put soft cushions in case the climbing puppy falls on his back. Place his favourite chew toy inside the playpen.
Train for less than 5 minutes per session a day as the puppy gets bored if you drag on.
Sit outside the playpen to train him in the above-mentioned steps. Avoid sweeping the floor or other activity. If this is not possible, put him in a more isolated part of the house.
When he is comfortable inside the playpen, leave him for 5 minutes alone but he knows you are inside the house. Return and praise him. Give him a treat and take him out. Increase the time of confinement and make him comfortable.
In conclusion, do not teach the puppy to whine, bark, climb or scratch to be released from the crate or playpen. If possible, let the dog out before he behaves in this way. This method needs a lot of time to train the puppy. So, puppy day care may be the answer if you do not have time to do it.
One risk of exposing the puppy to other dogs in the puppy day care is that the puppy is not fully vaccinated against the parvoviral and distemper viral diseases if he does not have 3 vaccinations. With 3 vaccinations, he needs to wait 2 weeks after the 3rd vaccination to be protected. With puppies more than 4 months of age, 2 vaccinations are needed. With imported puppies, 2 vaccinations are needed in Singapore.
Crate training is safer for your new puppy. You must do it within the first few days. However, some owners may not be aware of how to crate train. Therefore, the choice of puppy day care may be the answer as in Case 132. Toddlers go to day care in Singapore, why not puppies?
A bout of dry coughing a few days after purchase. The source of infection may be from the Seller or the puppy day care centre. Nobody knows.
The new puppy behaves quietly, whines or barks and scratch the playpen or crate to ask to be released.
Many first-time owners simply open the door to let the puppy out to avoid noise nuisance to neighbours living in apartments. So, the puppy knows that if he makes a lot of noises he gets freedom. However, case No. 132 has a different problem. The puppy accepts being crated (the confinement in the playpen) when the owners go to work. He does not whine or bark. He only makes noises when he knows somebody is at home as he does not want to be inside the playpen.
Picture of a Siberian Husky in a playpen. Some playpens have a door so that the puppy can come out. This one does not have a door. Note the incorrect position of the water bottle, being too low for a standing Husky to drink water.
He is a bigger Shih Tzu. He climbs out of the playpen. In trying, he falls on his back. In that case, the owner needs to take him out when they are at home in case the puppy injuries his back on falling down.
A lot of climbing and barking to get out. In this way, there is no peace in the house when somebody is in, unless he is taken out. He sleeps in the bedroom, so there is no problem at night as he is not crated (which includes confinement in the playpen).
Is there a less expensive solution to this problem of whining, barking, climbing or scratching to be released from the playpen, other than bringing him to puppy day care when one of the owners who is at home during the day need to fully focus on studying for an important examination?
One way is by training. Always ask the puppy to "sit" or "down" before allowing him to come out of the playpen. Give him a reward or praise when he "sits" or "down". Put soft cushions in case the climbing puppy falls on his back. Place his favourite chew toy inside the playpen.
Train for less than 5 minutes per session a day as the puppy gets bored if you drag on.
Sit outside the playpen to train him in the above-mentioned steps. Avoid sweeping the floor or other activity. If this is not possible, put him in a more isolated part of the house.
When he is comfortable inside the playpen, leave him for 5 minutes alone but he knows you are inside the house. Return and praise him. Give him a treat and take him out. Increase the time of confinement and make him comfortable.
In conclusion, do not teach the puppy to whine, bark, climb or scratch to be released from the crate or playpen. If possible, let the dog out before he behaves in this way. This method needs a lot of time to train the puppy. So, puppy day care may be the answer if you do not have time to do it.
One risk of exposing the puppy to other dogs in the puppy day care is that the puppy is not fully vaccinated against the parvoviral and distemper viral diseases if he does not have 3 vaccinations. With 3 vaccinations, he needs to wait 2 weeks after the 3rd vaccination to be protected. With puppies more than 4 months of age, 2 vaccinations are needed. With imported puppies, 2 vaccinations are needed in Singapore.
Crate training is safer for your new puppy. You must do it within the first few days. However, some owners may not be aware of how to crate train. Therefore, the choice of puppy day care may be the answer as in Case 132. Toddlers go to day care in Singapore, why not puppies?
A bout of dry coughing a few days after purchase. The source of infection may be from the Seller or the puppy day care centre. Nobody knows.
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