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hello, i have a new puppy, my first dog.

i have four children aged 12,7,2 and 14 months.

puppy is called jake and he is 4.5 months

he is black and white i have no papers but i was told he is whippet and he definitly looks like a whippet.

he is very nice natured, and calm, sleeping lots.

i walk him twice a day and take him up the garden (on a lead) up to 10 times a day for wee wees.

he has wee weed once in the house.

he hates his crate, despite the previous owner saying he was crate trained.

i am a bit dissapointed about this, and cant take anymore sleepness nights, so he is loose in the kitchen now.

but today i came back from the school run to find a chewed chair!!

any advice will be gratefully recieved.

he also 'hits' the youngest baby with his feet, to knock him down, i need advice to stop this, i had his claws clipped yesterday at the vets.

this was traumatic for him, and to top it off my toddler nearly got run over by some bloke with a cat on his mobile whilst reversing out of a space in the car park, and the dog pooed in his crate on the way home, so now he hates his crate even more :wacko:

must go, school is out...look forward to meeting you all

i am in gloucester/cheltenham if any of you are local to me.

i have borrowed a book about whippets from the library and i hope i am doing ok by jake, please help

bye for now, Emily

 

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oh, just remembered what i wanted to ask also...do i need to get a coat for him and if so which type?

:cheers:

 

[Janimal]

Firstly Hi and Welcome to K9. :cheers:

Just to say, I had never had a crate before I got the two whippets I have now. It takes a lot of time and patience with a new puppy.

Try leaving him in the crate when you go out - I wouldnt leave him alone yet in a big house when you go out. Give him a soft toy and a blanket so he dosnt feel alone - and maybe the radio playing low.

Dont ever leave him with your child alone till you are sure they can play safely together.

You could always bring him into your bedroom to settle him for the first few weeks, in his crate next to your bed - he will be able to smell you and know he is safe.

Try leaving him in the crate for short periods when you are working in the house .... say in another room so he knows you are coming back.

Most puppies will protest at the crate at first Im sure in time he will get used to it, then eventually you can let him out for longer periods.

Puppies need to burn off quite a bit of energy playing - then will sleep a lot too.

I could go on and on but you will find lots of information on K9 - try going to FAQ section - there is lots of advice on crate training and feeding a puppy and also places to buy coats etc.

 

[~Helen~]

I agree with Janis - FAQ is the place to browse! There are topics there which should answer most of the questions you've asked, plus links to other sites ie coats :thumbsup:

 

[jas328sport]

are you sure that the problem is down to the crate and not just seperation anxiety as my dog played up for a couple of nights in his crate but is absolutely fine now,however if our other dog is not in the room with him he goes potty and wont stop crying and barking.this makes things especially difficult when i get home at 6am and take my other dog for a walk as it means i have to carry the puppy all the way as he isnt allowed out yet and i cant leave him or he will wake the entire street :lol:

 

[Louise_Simon]

Hi Emily

Welcome to K9

Sorry I've no advise on crate training as I gave up on both attempts, although now I pop them in when I'm vacuuming and the youngest sits in the crate and hides all the toys in it when he feels like it :blink: Both of them are fine in their van crate when travelling and at racing, but as puppies in the house no way were they being in there.

I slept with them downstairs for the first few nights and then left them in one room together and they are fine, maybe it helps that there is 3 of them to cuddle up together. :wub:

I do however live in Gloucester

Good luck with Jake :luck:

 

[Julie D]

welcome to k9

the best thing we did when we got our pup

(after reading the training books - it's all psychology-like bringing up the children )

was enrolling into a puppy training class, Jake will be socialised, you'll see other 'naughty'pups just being pups and will realise they're just young and you'll have an expert to keep reminding you to persevere, it's well worth it in the end as you get a well behaved family member who's a pleasure to walk and not a dread who drags you along the road !

:luck: :luck:

 

[ruth]

Hello

I too am from the gloucester area (stroud).

Monty absolutely hated his crate and would scream every time he was in it even when we were in the room with him. In the end we gave up on the crate ,and after a few weeks of sleepless nights He was happy to sleep on his own downstairs (with the odd transgression!). Ithink crates can be great but in my opinion it's best to use your judgement whether to carry on if its making you and the dog unhappy.

Just do what feels right for you and remeber that he is still really young and just need lots of patience.

By the way - only one wee wee in the house?! That is very impressive if you ask me :thumbsup:

 

[Seraphina]

Your puppy needs to be able to run free, off the leash. When he is tired he is more likely to sleep. Taking the crate in you bedroom will definitely help. Dogs do not like to be left alone, they are a pack animals, so it completely natural for pups to complain. But once they feel secure in their new home they quieten down. Make the crate pleasant for him, put his toys their, give him something to chew on (big bone) and close the door. NEVER allow the children near him when he is eating his bone, even the best dog may snap when he is guarding his bone. So confiscate the bone when you let him out of the crate. He is most probably teething in this moment so he needs to chew, if you do not provide him with suitable objects, he will eat your shoes and furniture

Being a young puppy he does not understand that he must not jump on your baby. You have to teach him that is not on. :luck:

Could we have some pictures please???