anyone NOT crate train during the day and instead left puppy in walled off area (like kitchen)
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Anonymous
| Our puppy sleeps in a crate and night and is amazing. She has no issues with it. We don't really use it during the day and now i'm wondering if I can just train her to stay in the kitchen. Though she loves her crate and is used it at night, she doesn't really go to it or love it like some pups do as a hang out den. Our goal is for our puppy to be out of the crate during the day and night as soon as she is ready. Anyone do this successfully? Or is this a bad idea for some reason i'm not thinking of. Thanks |
Anonymous
| I foster puppies and they stay in an expen while I'm out of the work. A closed off kitchen would be similar. As long as the puppy can't get into anything and you have established potty protocols, it should be fine. |
Anonymous
| 11:18 here - out of the house! not out of the work! |
Anonymous
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Just watch for chewing baseboards - if I wasn't worried about that (due to good reason), closing off a room would be my solution as well.
My dog can also reach the gas stove controls and counters (only 5 months old). |
Anonymous
| We did that with our first puppy, and house training definitely took longer as a result, but no issues otherwise. |
Anonymous
How old is the puppy? I would probably give it a try but I would probably shorten the time in the whatever more open area they will be confined in since if they aren't completly potty trained, they may relieve themselves in one area/corner and stay in the other - you do not want to habituate them to this because it would be a step backwards. You can then over time extend the period of time they are left alone while also expanding the area they are confined in, if they regress, re-introduce the crate or revert back to the timing/area where they were last successful. |
Anonymous
| I personally wouldn’t do it for my puppy while we are away. Too many things to chew and get into even if it is puppy proofed. |
Anonymous
| We used an expen during the day when we weren't available to supervise. We crated only at night. She didn't ever choose to go in her crate during the day, was fine with it at night. Gating her in the kitchen could work if like others said, it's completely free of anything dangerous, she might chew or damage. |
Anonymous
| We don't own a crate for our home. We don't think there's anything wrong with crates, just not what we do. We've had 2 dogs over the decades. We close the kitchen door. |
Anonymous
| That’s what we did. So you know, our baseboards and my buffet table is chewed and ruined. |
Anonymous
Why exactly is this a goal? My pups grew up around many similarly aged puppies in a condo environment and about every bad behavior, whether it was long term separation anxiety, chewing, bowel obstruction removals, etc. I attribute to lack of crate training by people who couldn't wait to let them free. Crate training is a skill and a gift, to you and the dog. We have well balanced dogs who are complimented constantly and have never detroyed anything or displayed anxiety in any situation (therapy dogs actually) but I guess you can wing it? I'll always, again, have this as a skill for mine. |
Anonymous
| Try it and see if it works. My step-son does this for his pup, who is just the calmest, lowest drama puppy ever. It really depends. |
Anonymous
| Not in a crate. Nothing important destroyed. |
Anonymous
| It's fine to do that. I do it when I am home. But when I am not home I crate. It protects your house and it protects the puppy. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Some of my prior dogs have chewed drywall, baseboards, table legs, and kitchen cabinets. |