Pup Hates Her Kennel

[04fox8 168]

One week into owning our 1st dog, (now 9 weeks old) she still howls in her kennel (though getting better through the night now).

When you try to put her in, as soon as we walk towards it, she's off in the opposite direction.

Sometimes, we have to put her in out of harms way whilst there are motors moving about, and until we get ourselves fed etc and she is NOT a happy camper.

She will be 100% kennel dog.

 

Is it still early days, or could there be something I'm doing wrong / not doing?

 

I was worried that she may be cold after getting a hard time from a friend who keeps his dog inside, but when I go out to feed her at bed time, she always seems to be warm to the touch, like she's been cosy in her bed.

 

Am I making something out of nothing?

 

Cheers.

[Born Hunter 17,763]

She's not cold, so ignore your mate. Everytime you go to put her in her kennel give her a bit of a treat (something really tastey to her, sausage or something). She still wont particularly relish the thought of spending time in there (that just comes with routine) but it'll at least get her excited about going into her kennel.

 

I'd expect her to settle at nights more over the next week.

[3175darren 1,100]

Smelly shirt in her bed,feed her in there not in the house,don,t be hesitant when you put her in and don,t hover while she eats,she know's if she howl's she will get attention,it needs to be the opposite,and as said above, a couple of more day's will make a difference, she needs to understand her place in the pack once she has grasped it, you are laughing,

good luck

PS

Do not let the other half mollycoddle it,as they are clever and they will play you off against each other,

[04fox8 168]

Cheers for replies folks.

It won't be getting molly coddled by Mrs me, I think she's 'harder' than me with the pup.

 

Just worried I was doing anything / going to do anything that was heading off in the wrong direction.

 

Like I say, Not so bad through the night now for howling, 1st few nights were an experience.

 

She's fly,

As soon as you make the move towards the kennel, she's off round the corner.

Even walking in that direction, and we're not in a confined space, she will not head that way.

 

Cheers again folks.

[RubyTex 1,957]

Agree with Born_Hunter, use a treat. Mine get a dentastick each every night, they sleep on a mat in the house up until we go to bed about 10 ish, all I have to say is "is it bedtime?" and they're both up and at the door tails wagging ready to be let out. Go out to do their business and by the time I've got my trainers on, they're both in bed waiting for me to give them a treat and lock it up.

 

The howling will stop and there is no way she will be cold. My dog used to sleep out in -5 and on snow

[bell 3,595]

Same here mate, it will settle into its place and routine. Mine was the same, would lie down and refuse to go in. Now she's like a bloody whippet wanting to get in on a nighttime. Patience and the knowledge it will come good is what you need mate.

Bell

[Philluk 181]

I know a lot of dogs are kennelled but I have to be honest your missing out on so much, I've been shooting today with my boy we went on rabbits this morn and had 3 and couple of pigeons home for lunch then on the deer, didn't get any home bath the dog I shower,

 

I'm sat on the sofa typing this and he is asleep next to me, with his head on my leg.

[RubyTex 1,957]

I know a lot of dogs are kennelled but I have to be honest your missing out on so much, I've been shooting today with my boy we went on rabbits this morn and had 3 and couple of pigeons home for lunch then on the deer, didn't get any home bath the dog I shower,

 

I'm sat on the sofa typing this and he is asleep next to me, with his head on my leg.

 

That's why mine are allowed in the house...Ruby is currently laid against me and Tex is by my feet. Their kennel is just a night time bed / somewhere to go if no one is in during the day

[Philluk 181]

 

I know a lot of dogs are kennelled but I have to be honest your missing out on so much, I've been shooting today with my boy we went on rabbits this morn and had 3 and couple of pigeons home for lunch then on the deer, didn't get any home bath the dog I shower,

I'm sat on the sofa typing this and he is asleep next to me, with his head on my leg.

 

That's why mine are allowed in the house...Ruby is currently laid against me and Tex is by my feet. Their kennel is just a night time bed / somewhere to go if no one is in during the day

Great innit

[04fox8 168]

Thanks for the comments folks.

Overnight barking stopped totally (for now at least) so hopefully she'll get into the routine of actually going in there at night time.

 

Like I said, total novice at all of this, so I'll take a bit of training too.

Been reading the books, and watching the DVDs for the last year or so......Thought, "OK, Lets get that pup now", and I think each day since then there has been 'something' I haven't been sure of and thought to myself, " B**tards never mentioned that in their video / book"

 

Every day's a school day tho, I'll get there........................

[paulus 26]

Thanks for the comments folks.

Overnight barking stopped totally (for now at least) so hopefully she'll get into the routine of actually going in there at night time.

 

Like I said, total novice at all of this, so I'll take a bit of training too.nds

Been reading the books, and watching the DVDs for the last year or so......Thought, "OK, Lets get that pup now", and I think each day since then there has been 'something' I haven't been sure of and thought to myself, " B**tards never mentioned that in their video / book"

 

Every day's a school day tho, I'll get there........................

to much thought tends to find problems that maybe wouldn't have been a problem without the thought

[04fox8 168]

But I thought.........................

[paulus 26]

But I thought.........................

do you know what thought did?

[yellowdog 12]

Firstly its very young (9wks) how long has it been away from mum a week? Even with a kennel dog I should be giving it plenty time during daylight hours playing with the kids to help it socialise, carrying it about in the gamebag in the village round my chest for the same reasons. However every time it went to the kennel it would be for a good experience, as it should be being fed lots of small meals at this age the answer is right before you as to what that might be. That said I should also be bringing it indoors for periods to start house training (having kept kennel only dogs I assure you its a nightmare if you ever have to take them indoors if they are not ever house trained)

No dog likes leaving its owner to be left alone in a kennel, dogs are a social animal. However leave they must, so turn it into a treat not a bad thing. I am about to go out to my own but the routine will be out for exercise etc. then back to the kennel but just you try and get in the way of a dog belting towards its kennel when I say the word because that means breakfast. I can 100% guarantee problems if I fed first, so even during other periods the dog will get something all be it small. As they grow in years I often put their food in the kennel in front of them and call to heel, partly so resource guarding doesn't become an issue, partly so they know I control everything. I must say I get a few pleading looks to go back to the kennel and their business gets done double quick times if its a first in the morning thing.

young pups are not naturally left as singles in the den, they have the company of other pups etc. so try a few things like a radio tuned into a talk channel like radio 4 though not heavy rock, the noise helps many and as mentioned anything with you smell on it (years ago I had an old and very loyal lurcher bitch and even when in her final years she might pinch a smelly sock of mine and carry it gently to her bed to spend quality time with her) So it does work for some

[04fox8 168]

Firstly its very young (9wks) how long has it been away from mum a week? Even with a kennel dog I should be giving it plenty time during daylight hours playing with the kids to help it socialise, carrying it about in the gamebag in the village round my chest for the same reasons. However every time it went to the kennel it would be for a good experience, as it should be being fed lots of small meals at this age the answer is right before you as to what that might be. That said I should also be bringing it indoors for periods to start house training (having kept kennel only dogs I assure you its a nightmare if you ever have to take them indoors if they are not ever house trained)

No dog likes leaving its owner to be left alone in a kennel, dogs are a social animal. However leave they must, so turn it into a treat not a bad thing. I am about to go out to my own but the routine will be out for exercise etc. then back to the kennel but just you try and get in the way of a dog belting towards its kennel when I say the word because that means breakfast. I can 100% guarantee problems if I fed first, so even during other periods the dog will get something all be it small. As they grow in years I often put their food in the kennel in front of them and call to heel, partly so resource guarding doesn't become an issue, partly so they know I control everything. I must say I get a few pleading looks to go back to the kennel and their business gets done double quick times if its a first in the morning thing.

young pups are not naturally left as singles in the den, they have the company of other pups etc. so try a few things like a radio tuned into a talk channel like radio 4 though not heavy rock, the noise helps many and as mentioned anything with you smell on it (years ago I had an old and very loyal lurcher bitch and even when in her final years she might pinch a smelly sock of mine and carry it gently to her bed to spend quality time with her) So it does work for some

Thanks very much for the reply.

She is getting a lot of 'socialising' through the day.

She would sit in the middle of my garage door all day if we didn't have to leave the house at all, mention 'bed', whoooosh!