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I am very upset at every single book, internet article etc I read about crate training because I am having major issues with my 11 week old.
All these crate training websites, articles etc make it sound so cute and simple. They write it in a way where I just have to look at the crate, dogy goes in, dogy smiles at you, dogy cuddles there and when you open crate, dogy runs out galoping around and as soon as you point the finger in the crate, dogy goes inside again and smiles at you and you may comence your 10 minute ignore him in the crate training, because he can only get better.
ALL articles, books I read about crate training basically assume the above is already happening.
But of course, I found none as how to handle it correctly A-Z. So now, all is falling apart because of the **** books and knowledge simply missing on this.
First I started off with leaving the crate open, feeding him there etc, and he loved it. He went to eat inside, drink, took naps on his own, that was day 1-2. I would praise him when he goes inside, leave him a little playball with a bit of treat inside, he even hat a mat, and he loved it. As for bed time, he went in there on his own, I closed the crate, it was positioned in front of my bedroom so he can look inside and not feel alone.
Day 2, went just as good. He went in there on his own, slept, I casually opened and kept it closed, did 10 minutes on and then 3 minutes in another room, all went good. He whined the first minute or so, then relaxed. He ate in there, he sleeps in there at night.
Day 3. Berserking inside the crate. Mat, or what was left of it, all over. He threw himself into the corners, literarly trying to knock the crate over. When I put his food in there, he refused to eat it. I had to handfeed him some but after 20 minutes, I walked off with his food so he learns, eat it or it is gone. He ate 1/3 of the food. Then he would not even once during the day go inside the crate. I had to lewer him inside with treats, throwing them inside and encourage him and he would eventually go. However, the whining increased, even the 10 minute lock up times, and so forth. The night he is silent and sleeps. At least I got it under control at night. Although he does not go in there happily.
Day 4. Dog would not go in there to eat at all. He rather dies of starvation instead of go back in there, at least, that is what showed in his face. I do my best, i leave gate open, he surely goes near it, but his crate now is simply a "noway in heck I am going in there".
Now after reading all those fantastic amazing articles about crate training and following every single step, I read in one, "if after several days your dog is not used to the crate, restart the process", ??????????
How the heck am I supposed to restart the process if he does not even want to go in the crate to begin with ? He is not afraid of the crate, he just does not want to be in it.
Or does anyone, have a great technique or book or website you can refer me, please, because I am starting to lose my mind after doing everything as told, seeing how initially he loved the crate and now, he is turning into a berserker in there. Please advise, I only see this escalating and it is starting to get heavily onto my wits....
All these crate training websites, articles etc make it sound so cute and simple. They write it in a way where I just have to look at the crate, dogy goes in, dogy smiles at you, dogy cuddles there and when you open crate, dogy runs out galoping around and as soon as you point the finger in the crate, dogy goes inside again and smiles at you and you may comence your 10 minute ignore him in the crate training, because he can only get better.
ALL articles, books I read about crate training basically assume the above is already happening.
But of course, I found none as how to handle it correctly A-Z. So now, all is falling apart because of the **** books and knowledge simply missing on this.
First I started off with leaving the crate open, feeding him there etc, and he loved it. He went to eat inside, drink, took naps on his own, that was day 1-2. I would praise him when he goes inside, leave him a little playball with a bit of treat inside, he even hat a mat, and he loved it. As for bed time, he went in there on his own, I closed the crate, it was positioned in front of my bedroom so he can look inside and not feel alone.
Day 2, went just as good. He went in there on his own, slept, I casually opened and kept it closed, did 10 minutes on and then 3 minutes in another room, all went good. He whined the first minute or so, then relaxed. He ate in there, he sleeps in there at night.
Day 3. Berserking inside the crate. Mat, or what was left of it, all over. He threw himself into the corners, literarly trying to knock the crate over. When I put his food in there, he refused to eat it. I had to handfeed him some but after 20 minutes, I walked off with his food so he learns, eat it or it is gone. He ate 1/3 of the food. Then he would not even once during the day go inside the crate. I had to lewer him inside with treats, throwing them inside and encourage him and he would eventually go. However, the whining increased, even the 10 minute lock up times, and so forth. The night he is silent and sleeps. At least I got it under control at night. Although he does not go in there happily.
Day 4. Dog would not go in there to eat at all. He rather dies of starvation instead of go back in there, at least, that is what showed in his face. I do my best, i leave gate open, he surely goes near it, but his crate now is simply a "noway in heck I am going in there".
Now after reading all those fantastic amazing articles about crate training and following every single step, I read in one, "if after several days your dog is not used to the crate, restart the process", ??????????
How the heck am I supposed to restart the process if he does not even want to go in the crate to begin with ? He is not afraid of the crate, he just does not want to be in it.
Or does anyone, have a great technique or book or website you can refer me, please, because I am starting to lose my mind after doing everything as told, seeing how initially he loved the crate and now, he is turning into a berserker in there. Please advise, I only see this escalating and it is starting to get heavily onto my wits....
