Tweetiepy
Well-Known Member
I've been wanting a puppy for a long time and I finally got hubby on board but he didn't want the dog I wanted - I like big dogs, he likes small. I wanted a Bernese Mountain pup and he didn't. We found a farmer who had a miniature American Eskimo mix 3 month old pup (yeah I know bad idea now that I think back.)
We brought him home on July 18 and he was very shy & clingy, not very puppy behaviour. He hated his crate, howls all night and tries to claw & bite his way out of his crate. He hadn't gotten his shots, so on July 20 he got his heartworm, flea & something else "pill" - they didn't want to give him the shots yet since he wan't eating much then. The following monday, I have to bring him to the vets cuz he's vomitting and not eating. He's got Parvo - the dog virus - I thought it was relatively mild but he spent the week at the vets on IV drip & anti-nausea meds. It ended up costing me more for this mutt than it would have cost me for the vaccinated pure-bred. Anyway - water under the bridge now but he was probably sick when we got him. Here's my problem...
Dogs aren't supposed to do their business where they sleep and at 3 months he should be able to hold it for at least a few hours but he constantly pees & poops in his cage - it is suited to his size but I'm now wondering two thing.
1- could he have had a bad experience with a crate/cage and now he loathes it? He won't stay quiet in it at all - I feel bad because he's next to the rabbits (I feel so bad for them now) -
2- could it be because he was away from his mom way too early to learn good puppy manners? Is this fixable for the potty training? he hates going outside to do his business and doesn't seem to learn where to go (American Eskimo dogs are supposed to be highly trainable dogs too) - now I'm limited too cuz if I go for a walk he'll do his business pretty much each time - but since I'm quaranteened to my backyard for the next 3 weeks because he's still contageous, he won't go there and tries to rush inside as soon as he's outside.
I need potty training help - I have the pads & the spray so he won,t go back to the bad spot. I stop him mid-pee or poo and put him on the pad but he still goes elsewhere.
For the crate & the all-night howling I'm at wits end (when the kids go back to school he'll be in there during the day and he needs to learn to stay quiet) - if I get a mattress & lay with him, he's quiet and will sleep through the night but as soon as he's in his crate, he cries.
Please help
We brought him home on July 18 and he was very shy & clingy, not very puppy behaviour. He hated his crate, howls all night and tries to claw & bite his way out of his crate. He hadn't gotten his shots, so on July 20 he got his heartworm, flea & something else "pill" - they didn't want to give him the shots yet since he wan't eating much then. The following monday, I have to bring him to the vets cuz he's vomitting and not eating. He's got Parvo - the dog virus - I thought it was relatively mild but he spent the week at the vets on IV drip & anti-nausea meds. It ended up costing me more for this mutt than it would have cost me for the vaccinated pure-bred. Anyway - water under the bridge now but he was probably sick when we got him. Here's my problem...
Dogs aren't supposed to do their business where they sleep and at 3 months he should be able to hold it for at least a few hours but he constantly pees & poops in his cage - it is suited to his size but I'm now wondering two thing.
1- could he have had a bad experience with a crate/cage and now he loathes it? He won't stay quiet in it at all - I feel bad because he's next to the rabbits (I feel so bad for them now) -
2- could it be because he was away from his mom way too early to learn good puppy manners? Is this fixable for the potty training? he hates going outside to do his business and doesn't seem to learn where to go (American Eskimo dogs are supposed to be highly trainable dogs too) - now I'm limited too cuz if I go for a walk he'll do his business pretty much each time - but since I'm quaranteened to my backyard for the next 3 weeks because he's still contageous, he won't go there and tries to rush inside as soon as he's outside.
I need potty training help - I have the pads & the spray so he won,t go back to the bad spot. I stop him mid-pee or poo and put him on the pad but he still goes elsewhere.
For the crate & the all-night howling I'm at wits end (when the kids go back to school he'll be in there during the day and he needs to learn to stay quiet) - if I get a mattress & lay with him, he's quiet and will sleep through the night but as soon as he's in his crate, he cries.
Please help