Some advice on Crate Training...

    • Gold Top Dog

    Some advice on Crate Training...

    I am new to Crate Training, when I got Panda he was already potty trained and he sleeps in my room and all that good stuff. Yesterday I took home Buddy, he was just adopted, and I have a crate for him. He had one accident this morning but I took him outside and everything, and I have been taking him out constantly every few hours.
     
    Two problems, he keeps crying in his crate, and the other is, since he was neautered (sp?) he can't be active or the stitches might open, so it's hard getting Panda to keep away from him. So I have to keep him in this crate for a week more then I want to start letting Panda play with him. Panda plays rough, he gets hyper with him, and it's hard taking Buddy out to do his business when Panda is on his tail trying to slap him around and nibble on his ears.
     
    Any advice will greatly be appreciated, what I have been doing is, everytime I let the Buddy out, before I do I let Panda out in the yard. Or if he wants to go to the restroom, I leave Panda in my room and take Buddy out real quick.
     
    Again advice would be great and thank you much in advance.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I had the crate by the backyard sliding door so I'm guessing that's why he was crying so much. I just moved to just outside my door.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I just took him out again to do his business, he did both 1 and 2. He is in his crate again and is crying a bit. Every now and then he starts crying.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Does he have any toys in there?  While it IS best for him to be in his crate now, so as not to aggravate his stitches, if there are no toys, h e's probably very bored.  Throw in a kong with frozen peanut butter in it, or a chew toy.  If you want to let him out to play, lock panda up temporarily, and take him out to play a light game of tug or summat. That could help him expend some energy