Guest ashphobiax Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 just wondering, does anyone crate their grey when they are not home? glider (and our sheltie) have become very destructive while we are not home. they figured out how to get into the cabinets and how to get the trash out. glider is also peeing and pooping in the house while we aren't home. we have them on a very strict walking and potty time schedule and it doesn't seem to be working very well. thinking about using crates while we are not home but still very on the fence about it. any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambuca Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'm a fan if crates for new dogs or for dogs that don't do well out if te crate. Whatever you are doing is not working for your dogs. It could be some s/a, them feeding off each other, something you think is minor is off their routine, who knows, but it's not working. There are many things you could probably do to try to fix it, but a crate will be the easiest, fastest and probably most effective way. I'm not sure why you're opposed to the crate though. Whats the difference between a crate and a crib? A top. And kids are in cribs all night, during maps and sometimes when parents need the kids safe and can't watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DragonflyDM Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I crated Boomer for the first month, then put it away. But recently, I pulled it out again when i was worried he might have an UTI. Boomer let me know that he wants to keep it out. He likes having his own space (it is an open cage crate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunners Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I crate one of my girls at night and when I leave. She is not reliably housebroken. My other two get into so much mischief that they wear muzzles when I'm gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_daerr Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 There's no way he'll ever be reliably housetrained if you don't crate or confine him in some way when you're not home. I would say it's time to go back to the crate, and make sure you do the right training. Don't just throw him in the crate for 8 hours and leave. That's a surefire way to create separation anxiety and crate aversion. Spend a day letting him go in for a few minutes at a time, giving him treats, and coming back. There are several good threads on here regarding alone training and crates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Re housetraining: How often are they taken out? Males (and some females) can pee anytime, anywhere, but if you're getting poop too, they likely need to be taken out more often. Re destruction: Any way to improve dogproofing? I had a very neat and featureless house for my first greyhounds ..... Re crates: I crate one dog when we are gone for more than a few minutes. More to do with keeping them from having a spat than anything else. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twoskinnydogs Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I crate only Rita and of course a foster if I have one. My rule is and always has been that they are crated when I am not here for a year, after that I start leaving them out. That rule has proven to work with all my hounds in the past and the two I have now. I too have a "greyhound" safe home, nothing that they can destroy or hurt themselves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbuck Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I crate when I'm not at home. We've got a consistent routine and as long as we follow it he's just fine. I've had Freddy for about 14 months now and I'm going to begin weaning him off the crate and give him more freedom to roam when I'm gone. Quote Freddy (Superior Freddy) on Greyhound-Data.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAJ2010 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 If I remember correctly you were having poop/pee issues in the first few months of your adoption... Did it ever get better? Or has it just continued over the years? I think you need to go back to potty training 101 with both dogs, which included crating is you cannot watch them every second. Then you have to scrub everything, rip up carpets, etc to make sure they don't have that smell there that tells them it's ok to potty inside. Quote ------ Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobesmom Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Crating may be an option, but I think you need to figure out what the underlying problems are. SA? Housetraining? Not enough exercise? Something else? Crates might help, or hurt in the short-term, but I'm pretty sure it's not a quick fix. Edited March 13, 2013 by sobesmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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