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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 531319" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I would watch her a few days to check her behavior and see what motivates her. Food, attention, touch - and go with that for training. It will become evident very quickly. Since she's a rover - It's hard to pinpoint what her motivater is at this point - Mostly I'd say food, because she got fed WELL at your house. She knows where to get a meal - but there is also TRAINING involved and when it's uncomfortable for her or GOT uncomfortable for her? She flew the coop. (so perhaps companionship isn't the motivatior here for her) If it is food? That's a VERY good thing - because it's a strong motivator and could be a great training tool. IF you do need to crate train her? The first few weeks? You do NOT shut the door on her - (i'm sure you know this) You sit with her in front of it - toss a treat or something to eat in the back to get her used to going into it - cover it with a blanket to make it like a den and sit in front of it eventually to not allow her out of it - and THEN after a while - when she starts to go in it by herself? You slowly shut the door for five minutes at a time. This way she thinks it's a den not a cage - and a good place not a punishment. Lots of people just assume dogs like them - and they don't ------I would guess being a stray she's never been in one - </p><p></p><p>I think people should sit in one - with the door shut - and stay there for an hour and think - before they EVER put a dog in one - for 5 hours......and then see if it's a good tool. But that's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 531319, member: 4964"] I would watch her a few days to check her behavior and see what motivates her. Food, attention, touch - and go with that for training. It will become evident very quickly. Since she's a rover - It's hard to pinpoint what her motivater is at this point - Mostly I'd say food, because she got fed WELL at your house. She knows where to get a meal - but there is also TRAINING involved and when it's uncomfortable for her or GOT uncomfortable for her? She flew the coop. (so perhaps companionship isn't the motivatior here for her) If it is food? That's a VERY good thing - because it's a strong motivator and could be a great training tool. IF you do need to crate train her? The first few weeks? You do NOT shut the door on her - (i'm sure you know this) You sit with her in front of it - toss a treat or something to eat in the back to get her used to going into it - cover it with a blanket to make it like a den and sit in front of it eventually to not allow her out of it - and THEN after a while - when she starts to go in it by herself? You slowly shut the door for five minutes at a time. This way she thinks it's a den not a cage - and a good place not a punishment. Lots of people just assume dogs like them - and they don't ------I would guess being a stray she's never been in one - I think people should sit in one - with the door shut - and stay there for an hour and think - before they EVER put a dog in one - for 5 hours......and then see if it's a good tool. But that's just me. [/QUOTE]
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