My puppy barks when i put her in her crate .?

Question

every night and sometimes in the day when i put my 9 week old labrador puppy in her crate she barks and whines for a couple of minutes untill she settles down. I have had her for 2 weeks now will this get better or is there something i can do?

Answer 1

Shes just trying to get your attention and let you know shes lonely. yes this will get better. yes you could just let her sleep with you. no sarcasm intended.

Answer 2

Yes but you are not giving her enough of a chance.   I have a miniature poodle mix that I have had since may and only last month did he stop barking when I went to work when I put him in his crate, he still has a hissy fit when I put him in there so that I can take my laundry down to the laundry room or go to get my laundry.  Then when I get back into the apt. he acts like he's been in there for hours instead of a few minutes.  Be patient.  

Answer 3

same reason babys cry when there in there crib as she gets older she'l adjust

Answer 4

It will get better....eventually. Stick with it. That's the number one mistake people make, they give up because they hate the crying their puppies do. It's normal for a puppy to cry. They feel alone and don't want to be without you. But over time they will learn to love their crate and realize that is their "safe spot" or their "den." My puppy would go into her crate on her own all the time but when I put her in there to leave she would throw a fit and cry. And she did this until she was probably 8 or 9 months old. Don't worry, it will get better...just be prepared to put up with it for awhile. You can reserve a special toy (a safe toy) that you give her only when you put her in her crate too. That way she associates it with the crate and it's like positive reinforment. Kong toys are really good, especially when they are filled with something tasty like crumbled milkbones or frozen canned dog food!

ADD ON: To the person that is so against crate training. Giving your dog the whole run of the house sounds like a great idea..until you come home and find that your dog has chewed a hole through your kitchen wall or worse yet, has ingested something he wasn't supposed to because he's stressed out you are gone and he's all alone. Now your dog is faced with risky invasive surgery to retrieve whatever it is he wasn't supposed to have eaten and you are faced with 1000's of dollars of medical bills. Just so your puppy doesn't whine in it's crate? Dogs feel secure in their crates....many of them view them as their safe haven, or their den. Maybe you should read a dog training book. God forbid your dog ever needs to stay in a vet's office for post operative care or boarding in case of an emergency on your part...he won't know what to do with himself in a cage.

Answer 5

She is a   B - A - B - Y and will get used to it.

Answer 6

This will get better with time, just make sure you don't look or talk or even tell her no while she is in the crate. If you do this will show her that if she barks she will get some form of attention. Hang in there it will get better. Good Luck.  

Answer 7

You could leave some music on for her, or a ticking clock. But other than that, just ignore it and she'll be fine. You should have heard some of the noises my dog let out when we first put her in her crate! Howls, screeches, moans, and so forth.... i truly thought she's gotten a paw stuck in the bars or something.

Answer 8

I'm guessing that you are American because of the fact that you keep your dog in a cage. How would you feel being locked in a cage at 9 weeks old? What a puppy wants at that age is lots of hugs and cuddles to make it feel welcome in its new home. It's world has been turned upside down in the last couple of weeks and it wants to feel some security and reassurance. Putting it in a cage where it is unable to have contact with you (it's new mother) will upset and distress the poor little thing.

Crate training is not widely used in the UK as people understand that getting a dog means making little sacrifices and letting the dog have the run of the house if not a few rooms. I really can't understand how people can justify locking their dog in a cage and call it "training." We lock prisoners in cages not dogs.

It will stop crying in time when you lock it away but only because you have crushed its spirit. To stop it crying take it out of the crate and throw the cage away! Your puppy will become your best friend and companion if it is allowed to get close to you. Locking it in a cage removes this important early bonding process and this bonding works both ways.

Answer 9

Puppy's whine, that`s what they do. She`ll get used to being in the Crate soon enough. But you could make it more Comfortable in the crate, like put a Chew toy and some old Blankets and stuff in there.

Answer 10

well i think you should put her in her crate and sit on the floor so she can see you then try giving her treats if that helps go to a side of the crate and give her another treat. then wait a couple seconds and give it to her. take longer and longer to give her the treat. and if it works give her a treat before and after she goes in the crate. hope it helps!!

Answer 11

suck it up...shes a puppy, she will cry  

Answer 12

Puppies are like babies.  Put a hot water bottle filled with warm water in and a ticking clock...it helps.  Also leave a radio on near by so she doesn't feel alone.  It will get better with time.  Be patient....

Answer 13

Of course it will, and everyone else is dead on. Eventually she'll go in there all on her own because it will her safe place. My dog used to hate it but guess where's the first place she goes when she's been caught being naughty? Give her something to do in there, a chewie, I liked the idea of the Kong with treats in it. (That's that red pyramid-shaped thing it's got a hole in the middle you can stuff with doggie-approved peanut butter.) It will keep her distracted and she'll also start to associate the kennel with god things. It's a long road, though, depending on how often you put her in there. If it's nightly she'll be over it in just a few weeks, but my bf only used his when he left the house and she probably didn't get used to it for a year or so. The whining stopped, but she used to try to chew on the cage. We'd come home and there would be huge puddles of drool on the floor lol so gross

Answer 14

it will get better. u just have to walk away and not go near the cage once you leave or shell know that its working cause she wants attention. also is there anyway she could stay out of the cage??