[NAGDU] Crates, was RE: FW: [New post] A Typical Morning at The Seeing Eye

[Danielle Sykora]

I’m sure you’ve probably already thought of some or all of this, but here are  my suggestions  for a dog that is trying to escape the crate.
*Try to give him some exercise before you crate him, especially for long periods of time. Even senior or low energy dogs are going to be happier confined in a small space if they are really tired.
*Give him something interesting to keep him occupied, like a stuffed Kong.
*Perhaps try one of the many herbal calming supplements on the market. Some dogs develop separation anxiety as they get older even if it wasn’t previously a problem. Confinement can make this problem worse, but obviously a dog that will scavenge shouldn’t be left free in the house.
*I would also watch for signs the dog needs to relieve more frequently when you are home. I’ve seen some dogs try to escape the crate because they really need to relieve,  and they desperately don’t want to do so in the crate. There’s nothing wrong with a tie down either, but I would be cautious using one with a dog that might panic when alone. Since the dog has only recently showed this behavior, you don’t really know if it’s a developed aversion to the crate or developed separation anxiety. 
Danielle 

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> On Jan 10, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, yes. Witness the missing onion. I wouldn't mind for short periods less
> than two or three hours, but I really don't want him alone roaming the
> house. I wonder though if he would do better if we used tie down again. This
> crate thing is new. When we first started putting him in there, it wasn't a
> problem.
> Cindy Lou
> cindyray at gmail.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [NAGDU] Crates, was RE: FW: [New post] A Typical Morning at The
> Seeing Eye
> 
> Must he be in the crate, if he doesn't like it?
> I'm not a crate lover, myself.  If Krokus hadn't been so badly behaved when
> I brought him home, I never would have bought one of the things.
> Tracy
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FW: [New post] A Typical Morning at The Seeing Eye
> 
> Tracy, that was really interesting. I didn't remember they had tablecloths.
> If your weather is anything like ours, "Baby It's Cold Outside" was
> appropriate.
> It is nice to remember the things I am not doing so well anymore and think
> of doing them now. Fisher explodes from his crate. And oh, by the way, we
> are suspicious that he found and ate an onion and that's what made him sick.
> Bob has zipped the top of the crate differently, and when we left him
> yesterday, we shut the bedroom door to limit his options. He was in the
> crate, but it was pretty clear he had tried valiantly to get out of the
> crate.
> Anyway, this was really interesting.
> Cindy Lou
> 
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