[nagdu] crate vs tie-down

[GARY STEEVES]

Hi Tracy:

That soums very annoying. My school gave us the options around crating and since I knew I had no room in my apartment for a big crate I starte giving Bogart freedom slowly at school. At first I had him sleep in there and go in there if I had to have a shower but within a few days I would leave the door open. They also wanted us to keep him on a leash which I did for the first day or so but thought it was a bit silly and again gave him more freedom. Our  dorm rooms don't have much to get into so I thought it a good way to work on building trust. He never got into anything except diggin treats out  of a pants pocket once. :) At home it was the same thing. For a day I kept him on a leash but  I just found this too much of a hassle and again gave him freedom with a watchful eye. At night I put is bed in my room and closed the door so he wouldn't wander.

I guess what I think is you have to figure out what your dog is capable of and work with that. I forget, but perhaps your program is a short one? My program with Bogart was amonth at the school so lots of time to slowly do things and see the results. I wonder how it will be with my next dog who will most likely be a home training experience. :)

Good luck
Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:19:30 -0700 (MST)
Subject: [nagdu] crate vs tie-down

I really hate this crate-training only business.  My dogs who grew up with 
tie-down, or used it in class, did not grab everything they could reach. 
They had some idea of self-discipline.  I am buying a crate, under protest, 
because I'm just tired of having to constantly watch Krokus and see if he's 
got hold of something he shouldn't.  There's no where in my house I can tie 
him down totally out of reach of anything.  This was never a problem before. 
I wanted to try tie-down in class, but my trainer always forgot to give me 
an extra tie-down, and the one I was issued was too short to actually use.
So now I have to get a big honking crate, and find a place to put the stupid 
thing. I am not happy.
Tracy


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