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Phantom

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:36 pm


Okay, so I have a maltipom puppy. Her name is Elli. I keep her in her crate and let her out to drink water, play, eat, and go outside often. But whenever, she's in her crate, she barks. She's a small dog, but she barks so loud, my ears hurt. She doesn't stop barking either. She only stops when you give her something to eat (but after she finishes eating it, she goes back to barking) or when my dad says "NO!!!" When I say no, it doesn't work. She stops barking when my dad says no, because she's afraid of him. I found out that he punishes her whenever she has a potty accident in the house and when she barks too much. He PUNISHES her, you know what I mean by that right? He hits her and throws her into her crate. I can't do anything about it either, or I'll get in serious trouble for telling him to stop. What can I do about these problems?
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:58 pm


Oh man. I really hate to say it, but with an abusive person in the house that will not change his ways, I seriously recommend finding someone else that can take care of the dog, especially one that can dedicate some time to solve the dog's separation anxiety issues, which it appears she has. It wouldn't be fair to keep the dog in that kind of a situation if your dad is physically abusive to her. Wait until you're on your own to take on the task of having another dog.

Ailinea


Skeksis

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:43 pm


How many hours a day does she spend in the crate? How much training with her do you do a day? How much exercise does she get?

Sounds as though she's either seriously bored or has seperation anxiety, or both.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:57 am


Skeksis
How many hours a day does she spend in the crate? How much training with her do you do a day? How much exercise does she get?

Sounds as though she's either seriously bored or has seperation anxiety, or both.


That pllluuss, the crate is now a negative environment, it's the place shes thrown when she's bad.

You can start by taking her outside and walking her as much as you possibly can. You need to 1.tire her out and 2. The more time she spends outside, the more she pees outside, the more you praise her for peeing outside, the faster shell learn not to pee inside, and the more time she spends outside, the less likely shell pee inside and get in trouble for it. If you see a mess try to clean it and don't tell your dad.

Do a few crate exercises and maybe ask your dad to put her outside but never in her crate. Start by feeding all her meals in her crate. Don't walk away right away, do your homework or whatever in sight. Praise her for being calm and if she starts to bark just walk away. When ur dad screams and she stops barking, run in and praise her for being calm. She might start barking again after u walk away, but a couple times of this she should start to understand.

Gabrielle_AnimalLuver
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Ailinea

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:58 am


Ha, guess my idea was a little extreme sweatdrop

Hopefully with time breaking her of habits will change everything. You might even ask your dad if you can be the one to solely "punish" her (i.e. working on exactly what Gabby and Skeskis said) so there can be consistency and because she's your responsibility. It just takes some work, but it's worth it.
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