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Koda is still crated for the most part.. since her leg won't be full-on good-to-go for another week (today is week 7) I still have to be careful with her.. plus her other knee is still waiting for surgery..
When i come home from work..she FREAKS OUT in that crate.. oh the bellowing.. it's eardrum-piercing.
I made the grave mistake of feeding her when as soon as i got home, and now it's all she equates my arrival to.. FOOD.
So now, i come home and DON'T feed her until she's calmed down and quiet.. but i don't know how to get her to shut up except to let herself quiet down on her own.. which can be an agonizing 30 minutes.
She's great in there all day and night except for when food is on the way.. and i'm just not sure how to correct her when she's IN the crate.. it's not like i can reach in there.. there's no leash for help..
I'm at a bit of a loss here..
On a good note.. we've been doing the umbilical training on a leash during our walks... she's doing so good.. i may actually have a dog that can walk properly while wearing a flat collar.
Tuck does fine now..but he's 7.. i think he just started feeling sorry for me.. the umbilical method is so easy for that kind of training though.. i wish i had done that with tucker.
Anyway.. any tips?
Note: she does this in the morning too when i get up.. because the food is coming and she want sit NOW!
AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
When i come home from work..she FREAKS OUT in that crate.. oh the bellowing.. it's eardrum-piercing.
I made the grave mistake of feeding her when as soon as i got home, and now it's all she equates my arrival to.. FOOD.
So now, i come home and DON'T feed her until she's calmed down and quiet.. but i don't know how to get her to shut up except to let herself quiet down on her own.. which can be an agonizing 30 minutes.
She's great in there all day and night except for when food is on the way.. and i'm just not sure how to correct her when she's IN the crate.. it's not like i can reach in there.. there's no leash for help..
I'm at a bit of a loss here..
On a good note.. we've been doing the umbilical training on a leash during our walks... she's doing so good.. i may actually have a dog that can walk properly while wearing a flat collar.
Tuck does fine now..but he's 7.. i think he just started feeling sorry for me.. the umbilical method is so easy for that kind of training though.. i wish i had done that with tucker.
Anyway.. any tips?
Note: she does this in the morning too when i get up.. because the food is coming and she want sit NOW!
AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO