"CB" (jrcb)
03/15/2020 at 19:23 • Filed to: Dog life yo
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"CB" (jrcb)
03/15/2020 at 19:23 • Filed to: Dog life yo | 9
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Sammy greeted me at the door when I came home for lunch. I had locked her away in her crate.
This was the extent of the damage. Nothing else was broken. So I guess I’m retiring the crate? She can be okay to wander on a test run.
Update: I left her home alone and all she did was move the leash. I guess this works!
facw
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:37 |
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Hmm, can’t say I’ve ever had that problem crating a dog...
Though one one my family’s would somehow make really disconcerting clicking sounds with her mouth when crated.
If you can unbend it, I’d try just leaving it open for a while and encouraging her to go in there. Might not help with the separation anxiety, but you can at least build up the idea that the crate is her space so she feels more comfortable in there.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:39 |
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My very big doodle has done the same thing. They’re squishy when they wanna be.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:41 |
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Ouch. Retire! That’s so dangerous for her.
We had a similar thing with our pup. Mrs. SBA didn’t want the dog coming upstairs to the bedrooms so installed a very tall “kid safety gate” at the bottom of the stairs. Pup gets over it once, so we are wondering— How?? We set up the camera, leave the lights on and let it run as everybody goes upstairs.
In fairness, the dog obediently waited about one Doggie Attention Span of 90 seconds— but then immediately went to work figuring out how to pole vault over the gate. It was horrifying to see her almost get hung up on the slats— struggling to get over it.
Decision: Dog has defied all best efforts— pull down the gate. Forget it. She is going to hurt herself or worse.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:48 |
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Wow. I’ve never seen a dog pull that little trick. Our lab retreats to his crate whenever he steals something (usually a sock) or when it’s bedtime.
VincentMalamute-Kim
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:52 |
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agree with facw. I’d keep the crate but commit to long term training. Being able to crate a dog could be useful in travel, disaster scenarios.
Leave door open, covering it with a blanket may make it seem more secure. Give her treats in it. Put her bed in it. After many weeks or months (depending on the dog), I might then start closing the door of the crate. Start for short periods with treats. This is always with you around to monitor her state of mind.
Gradually increasing the time door is closed. Maybe close the door when you’re sleeping. Given how desperately she wanted out, this may be a VERY long, gradual training. If you speed it up and she freaks out, then it’s starting over again, so VERY gradual is important.
OTOH, after a year or two of trying, you may find she is just not crateable. Then just use it as her bed and never close the door.
Your crate looks like a few mangled ones I’ve had.
I had one Malamute who was eventually crate trained. A
t night when I put him in (because he had to be separated from another Mal) he would give a huff, settle in, turn his back to me and just look at the wall.
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> VincentMalamute-Kim
03/15/2020 at 15:55 |
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She's fine sleeping in it. Just doesn't like when I'm not there.
RPM esq.
> CB
03/15/2020 at 15:55 |
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I’ve never known a husky that could be contained by a crate or a fence, or that didn’t absolutely hate being crated. If she wasn’t destructive outside of it (and she gets enough exercise to stay that way) you’re better off retiring it.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> TheRealBicycleBuck
03/15/2020 at 15:56 |
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Yeah, it’s our dog’s “safe space”-- Diplomatic Immunity from repercussions.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> CB
03/15/2020 at 16:00 |
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And from this we have learned that a happy Sammy is a healthy Sammy! I say keep the fluffer uncrated! :D
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> CB
03/15/2020 at 16:00 |
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We have never done that, our kitchen has one entrance so we gate that and train with a pad, then outside gradually. But that is a big dog, so a gate isn’t going to work.
Nom De Plume
> CB
03/15/2020 at 16:35 |
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I don’t understand. We were discussing tunneling through the floor when you posted last night with a photo of the crate bent inwards. I fully expected much much much more damage than was previously present.
How did the dog get out that I’m missing?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> CB
03/15/2020 at 16:37 |
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Dogs ain't dumb. Now that she knows it's escapable, it's as good as trash.
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> Nom De Plume
03/15/2020 at 18:01 |
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She squeezed out through the bottom. The door was still locked.
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/15/2020 at 18:02 |
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Yep. Damn this smart dog. I left her out in the living room and closed all the other doors. Just waiting for things to go sideways.
AestheticsInMotion
> CB
03/15/2020 at 19:33 |
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Daaaw. What a lil escape artist
Chariotoflove
> CB
03/15/2020 at 19:38 |
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Re update: that’s great and all, but still keep a lock on the liquor cabinet.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> CB
03/15/2020 at 20:36 |
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That’s the basic strategy we use. Close all the doors to limit the places bad things can happen.
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> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
03/15/2020 at 20:37 |
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I had a dog lock himself in the bathroom once while wandering home alone.
He almost made it through the door by the time we got home.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> CB
03/15/2020 at 20:48 |
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When I first got Scout, she used to find all of the places in the fence from where she could escape. She would escape, then go sit on the stoop in our carport. Once she found all of the spots and I fixed them, she was content. It’s almost as if she was finding places where other things could also get in.
Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
> CB
03/15/2020 at 20:53 |
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Huskies/Malamutes are incredible escape artists considering their size.
CRider
> CB
03/15/2020 at 21:22 |
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Huskies really don’t like being jailed. Just give up your whole bedroom to the dog now, it’s not a war you can win. And learn to like being covered in dog hair.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> CB
03/17/2020 at 06:32 |
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Sorry, now Im looking at doggo posts.
We got Ozzy a crate but we leave the door open and we put a blanket over it to make him a little “cave”. Its basically like his own bedroom, or a “safe zone”since we don’t really bother him on there. Depending on Sammys temperment she might like something similar.