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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 368564" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Get a dog door and a baby gate. </p><p> </p><p>Also - as far as the term 'backyard breeder' - just from my point of view is anyone that isn't raising purebred dogs to show or continue to improve the line or sells their puppies without a contract that states you will spay or neuter your pup so there aren't more unwanted puppies in the world. - Basically someone that just puts 2 dogs together and has a litter of puppies and has NO kennel license. It's not necessarily a slam, it's a description - and an accurate one to those people who have worked in shelters and seen 100's and 1000's of dogs put to sleep every year because people like her (not necessarily her) breed 2 dogs because they want money. </p><p> </p><p>I think the dog door is the answer for your pack. Make sure he has his tags, collar, and an elevated food and water bowl in the (whatever room is the back door to your back yard) and until he's totally potty trained I'd put some newspaper by the back door and take him out like you would any other dog potty training until he starts taking himself out. Once he's potty trained and used to the baby gate? You can take it down as you like and let him be part of the pack when you are ready for him to join you and when you go away and don't want him to run the house, put it back up and he'll be used to it being there. When he's older - you can probably dispense with the gate alltogether because if you put his crate and bedpillow in the crate and cover the crate with a blanket and make it like a den(Cave) and toss all this goodies in there ? hell associate the cave with good things - and go in there on his own to feel safe. NEVER NEVER use the crate for punishment or you will NEVER get him in there. Cave = GOOD. Cave= TREATS. Leave the door open and possibly tie it open for the first few weeks to keep difficult child from playing with it (I"M THE JAILER) and let the pup get used to it. EACH TIME YOU TOSS A TREAT IN THERE? SAY THE WORD BED, PLACE, BLANKEY - whatever.....BUT KEEP IT THE SAME WORD....and you may want to toss in a TSHIRT OF YOURS. NOT difficult child's.....and if he tosses in his shirt ? REMOVE IT. <span style="font-size: 9px">(UGH KIDS ARE SUCH A PAIN)</span> </p><p> </p><p>Another thing - Do NOT encourage the Bichone to go in there - or you will have a fight - that needs to be the new guys haven. ONLY. Also....You may want to sit in front of the cage door the first few times you toss in a cookie and tell him it's okay and talk softly to him. If he doesn't stay in ? It's okay - let him come out the minute he wants to. No biggie. Just keep sitting there with him - he goes in, gets the snack...you've said PLACE....pointed - maybe even snapped your fingers.....he's gone in - you toss the cookie - GOOD BOY....you sit down ----and he crawls over you - THAT"S FINE. Eventually he'll stay. When he does? NO WORDS - just a pet - and get up and leave him a snack - and let him be. </p><p> </p><p>That's how you crate train them. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHUT THAT CAGE DOOR UNTIL HE STAYS IN THE CAGE WITH YOU SITTING THERE FOR AT LEAST 4 minutes on his own. THEN SLOWLY SLOWLY SHUT THE DOOR.....STAY THERE..maybe 2 minutes..and then treat......then open and good dog.......then away you go. Increase that each time by a minute....it takes a lot of patience and time. DO NOT RESPOND TO HIS BARKS - DO NOT SHSH him ........just ignore him. He really shouldn't do a thing - give him a treat when you leave with Pnut butter on it - and that should keep his mouth busy.....until you return when you do he gets another treat. TREAT TREAT TREAT. ONLY YOU!!! NOT difficult child.....HUBBY OKAY - BUT NO ONE ELSE. </p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps......and if you decide not to get the doodle and go for a shelter dog? Good for you too! </p><p> </p><p>Congratulations on your new addition, just be sure that this is someone you want for the next 10-15 years. If it is a X-doodle read up on both breeds and their quirks. </p><p> </p><p> Pootie reminds me every day that she does NOT want another mani-pedi - but it's coming. Purple again. </p><p> </p><p>Hugs </p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 368564, member: 4964"] Get a dog door and a baby gate. Also - as far as the term 'backyard breeder' - just from my point of view is anyone that isn't raising purebred dogs to show or continue to improve the line or sells their puppies without a contract that states you will spay or neuter your pup so there aren't more unwanted puppies in the world. - Basically someone that just puts 2 dogs together and has a litter of puppies and has NO kennel license. It's not necessarily a slam, it's a description - and an accurate one to those people who have worked in shelters and seen 100's and 1000's of dogs put to sleep every year because people like her (not necessarily her) breed 2 dogs because they want money. I think the dog door is the answer for your pack. Make sure he has his tags, collar, and an elevated food and water bowl in the (whatever room is the back door to your back yard) and until he's totally potty trained I'd put some newspaper by the back door and take him out like you would any other dog potty training until he starts taking himself out. Once he's potty trained and used to the baby gate? You can take it down as you like and let him be part of the pack when you are ready for him to join you and when you go away and don't want him to run the house, put it back up and he'll be used to it being there. When he's older - you can probably dispense with the gate alltogether because if you put his crate and bedpillow in the crate and cover the crate with a blanket and make it like a den(Cave) and toss all this goodies in there ? hell associate the cave with good things - and go in there on his own to feel safe. NEVER NEVER use the crate for punishment or you will NEVER get him in there. Cave = GOOD. Cave= TREATS. Leave the door open and possibly tie it open for the first few weeks to keep difficult child from playing with it (I"M THE JAILER) and let the pup get used to it. EACH TIME YOU TOSS A TREAT IN THERE? SAY THE WORD BED, PLACE, BLANKEY - whatever.....BUT KEEP IT THE SAME WORD....and you may want to toss in a TSHIRT OF YOURS. NOT difficult child's.....and if he tosses in his shirt ? REMOVE IT. [SIZE=1](UGH KIDS ARE SUCH A PAIN)[/SIZE] Another thing - Do NOT encourage the Bichone to go in there - or you will have a fight - that needs to be the new guys haven. ONLY. Also....You may want to sit in front of the cage door the first few times you toss in a cookie and tell him it's okay and talk softly to him. If he doesn't stay in ? It's okay - let him come out the minute he wants to. No biggie. Just keep sitting there with him - he goes in, gets the snack...you've said PLACE....pointed - maybe even snapped your fingers.....he's gone in - you toss the cookie - GOOD BOY....you sit down ----and he crawls over you - THAT"S FINE. Eventually he'll stay. When he does? NO WORDS - just a pet - and get up and leave him a snack - and let him be. That's how you crate train them. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHUT THAT CAGE DOOR UNTIL HE STAYS IN THE CAGE WITH YOU SITTING THERE FOR AT LEAST 4 minutes on his own. THEN SLOWLY SLOWLY SHUT THE DOOR.....STAY THERE..maybe 2 minutes..and then treat......then open and good dog.......then away you go. Increase that each time by a minute....it takes a lot of patience and time. DO NOT RESPOND TO HIS BARKS - DO NOT SHSH him ........just ignore him. He really shouldn't do a thing - give him a treat when you leave with Pnut butter on it - and that should keep his mouth busy.....until you return when you do he gets another treat. TREAT TREAT TREAT. ONLY YOU!!! NOT difficult child.....HUBBY OKAY - BUT NO ONE ELSE. Hope this helps......and if you decide not to get the doodle and go for a shelter dog? Good for you too! Congratulations on your new addition, just be sure that this is someone you want for the next 10-15 years. If it is a X-doodle read up on both breeds and their quirks. Pootie reminds me every day that she does NOT want another mani-pedi - but it's coming. Purple again. Hugs Star [/QUOTE]
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