For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕
oh my god thank you sooo much for the tips!!! you saved me so much trouble !!! doing extra hours at work and my dog has been giving me some emotional guilt , extra training and cold leave and come back has done magic ! thanks!
Thank you for the tips! That ”put your shoes on and jingle keys without leaving” and so on was a thing I wouldn’t have maybe thought of without this video. Very good!
Dear Will I've been watching your podcast all weekend They have really helped me get through a deep wave of depression that I have had the last few days Sir, you are solid Gold Thanks so much (I cried with you on that cast about Mable - so sorry) God bless you!!
If, and certainly not everyone is able to, you can bring a dog, cat, or other pet with intelligence enough to form a relationship into your home,(as opposed to a fish) it can be powerfully helpful with many sub-types and severity levels of depression/affective disorders. I have benefited greatly from having my GSD, Hendrix, in this way. It can be much stronger motivation to get moving, focuses attention outward, assuages loneliness, provides a source and object of unconditional love, a devoted listener, reason to exercise, and spend more time on grass! I'm sure we could keep adding to the list, those are what sprung to mind quickly though. I hope you are able to minimize or aviod future episodes, I know how low it can get.
I've had dogs most of my life and I can generally handle every tip but that very last one. Coming home to my pets is the best part of my day! I actually really love getting jumped all over and yipped at. Makes me feel welcomed home. Luckily, I've never had any issues with separation anxiety that persisted past puppy hood, which was easily solved by exercise and crate training. In adolescence/adulthood, they've always been relaxed, so I toss the crate back into storage.
Hi, during the puppyhood stage with your dogs. After exercising them and putting them in the crate, did you ignore them when/if they cried or barked? My 6 month old sometimes cries and barks when left on his own, other times he is fine. I'm just not sure if I should let him cry it out and learn to accept that crying wont get him what he wants. Some trainers seem to recommend this, while others such as Julie Naismith seem to say that even barking on its own could be a sign of separation anxiety and the dog should not be left on it's own again until you slowly desensitise him. That seems to be the advice on her Facebook group but I'm very aware that she has a book to sell that is heavily promoted on that group so it may be in her interests to label any barking or crying as separation anxiety.
Will, I’ve been watching your videos now for the last 5 days. They are fantastic!!! We are getting A witehaired pointing griffon puppy in about 6 weeks. I want To be fully prepared when we bring our puppy home. I plan on enrolling in a few of your courses even before we bring our puppy home. I’m glad I found you!
I’m not him, but I think I know the right answer. Basically at first after the shoes and key process, just open the door and close back up remove shoes again etc. Then increase it by going out the door, shutting it and coming right back in. Then just be a minute, five minutes, 20, 30 and so on, so the puppy gets used to it :)
I have a 14 week old puppy which i got over a week ago. He is like my shadow. I spend lots of time in the garden with him so he gets used to it. I am trying to teach him to stay in the garden when im at work but he just cries and doesnt stop. I walked him , got him tired then we we got home placed him outside and went inside. I closed the curtain so he doesn’t see me. Only 10minutes but he wouldn’t stop crying.
My 10 week old puppy loses his mind when I come back (crated for an hour max). He's calm, but once he's free he acts like I've been gone a year, crying, licking me, wanting attention. I've always given in. Trying to reassure him he's ok. I'll have to try the cold method. I already do it when I leave.
I’m feeling 100% about this process thanks to you!!!! Your videos are very informative. I will be a first time pet owner this coming week and in 3 weeks i start my new career. I plan on training for the 3 weeks and then practice leaving him home
I got my sisters dog and he has never been alone. He freaks totally out and is ofc also a pomeranian.. it breaks my heart when i leave him in that state, he barks so much it looks like he is crying. I feel so bad
HI Absolutely Wonderful advise very hard to do but as you stated it must be done we are doing what u have just started and it is most definitely beginning to work 👍. ………I Always look forward to logging on watching & Listening to all the really good advice you share so from me personally a VERY BIG THANK YOU ………All the best Lin 👍🐕
Hey will, would you advise leaving them with toys or something to chew on incase of boredom or does this defeat the purpose of having them settle down in there crate/play pen
How much exercise should we give our 14 week old pug? He seems to want to go and go and go. But am wary of over exercising such a young pup. We have ordered a crate as it's come to the stage where he cries ad barks if we leave the room..
My dog separation anxiety is really bad.. 😢 but I think it gets worst once I get home.. he jumps non stop, panting, wiggles and almost pee. He is 1 yr old but I just adopted him from a older lady 😢😢
will let you know in a week. I have been waiting for this specifically from you. my dog seems to have extreme anxiety. Will double/triple the exercise and see the results
When I work very early in the morning, I have very little time to exercise Rusty, my shepherd husky mix before leaving for work. I'd literally have to get out of bed at 3am to accomplish this.
I know i'm slightly late to the party here but really struggling to get my 9 week puppy to settle when left in the crate. She is comfortable with the crate and will take herself off to sleep in the crate but if she is left in it whilst awake, even for 20 seconds or so she will start crying and doesn't let up. We have tried putting her in the with kongs and lick mats but to no avail, she will only stop crying at the sight of me. What should i do to help get her comfortable being in her crate when awake?
My puppies are already crate trained. I’ve been going downstairs and trying to emulate me leaving so they THINK I’m not home. They do great for an hour sometimes 2 and only one time for 3 hours. They’re almost 5 months. I will be needing to actually leave the house for real soon. I got a WiFi camera so I can check in. But my biggest fear is that they’ll hurt themselves trying to escape the crate. The time they stayed in their crate for 3 hours. They barked at the 2 hour mark for about 15 minutes and then settled back down. But every single time now they go crazy for long periods of time and I can hear them trying to get out. Once I hear them calm down for a minute or so I go in an reward them. However I decided it’s time to stop going into reward them so they can learn to self soothe. How can I safely get them to that 3-4 hour mark. We’ve already gotten them comfortable with their crates it’s just a matter of the length of time. It’s so hard being home and hearing them so upset. I do eventually go get them, because I don’t know what else to do. Is it time to 100% ignore the behavior until they can get to that 3-4 hour mark, or is there something else I should be doing instead?
My dog is terrified out the streets and when I try to play with her with a ball she's not always interested and if she does its for a limited time of 5 min. She has issues with her hind legs. Any other tips from wasting the energy.
The problem I have is that my 7 month old puppy cries even when I go downstairs to the basement. Like basically if I go to a different room than he's in, he's upset. Any tips on how to fix that?
Having a hard time day one English bulldog 14 weeks peeing pooping everywhere and in bed. I am on third floor apartment and work full time. I have puppy pads soon a playpen and crate and a grass patch soon. He’s too young for me to walk to a public park and grew up with a backyard
Will can you give me advice please. I got 12 weeks french bulldog. She got her crate that fits her bed and litter box with wooden pallets. she started using it and this helps me to keep her bed clean. the crate was placed in the living room. I could not place it in my bedroom as she snores badly. The carte is covered and this way she does not wakes up at night as she used to (at 4-5 am barking) I also got a doggy door in the laundry room. But the crate does not fit there. In the past, i put an enclosure around the doggy door and her bed. She went out early morning but still did her toilets inside in the laundry. She also woke up early in laundry. So which is the best way to teach train her toilet -to use a doggy door and make her sleep through the night? Placing litter box inside of her crate is a good or bad idea? Thanks
My dog hates the crate and gets himself in such a state panting and stressed it doesn’t matter how many times he’s been in it he still can’t settle in it, we have done this since he was a puppy.
So many people have an issue with their dog destroying their home or barking and howling when they leave the house. This problem has such an easy solution and that's crate training.
@@AdriannaLLopez I think 8 hours daily during the day is too much, but that is atleast better then the puppy running lose and risking hurting itself seriously. Also dogs especially puppies and seniors sleep most of the day anyway and if you crate train their crate is a cozy den that they feel comfortable in. Dogs that don't have access to a crate might become anxious.
I've been struggling with the desensitization part. I have three kids. 5, 3, and 2. And getting them ready to go anywhere is a fight. He understands that getting them ready means we go out to the park. And he gets excited. Managing three kids, getting them dressed then having them sit on a couch for a bit. They'd prolly just undress themselves. 😑
Where do I begin on crate training my adult dog that I adopted after he was abused? I have tried to get him to willingly go into a crate, but he won't go near one, and if I try to go towards him to pick him up to put him in it he pees in fear. I have tried putting treats and toys and bedding in one, but he is terrified of cages, or even walking through doors that aren't wide open. I have tried to speak to a trainer in my area, but they will not train him because they can't get near him. Do you have any tips?
Hi, first of all, love your content, I've been binge watching every channel/videos I could find from you for the past 2 weeks (still a lot of content to go through i think). If most of the time I understand your explaination on the behavior, what to do and what not, on the training part, correcting part etc, this time I have a hard time with what you said last. I'd be sad if my dog wasn't overly excited to see me when I come back home (I don't have a dog yet). Is it bad for them to be excited for this reason ?
I think it’s about getting OVERLY excited. Your dog should have more of a contained excitement because being overly excited can make them forget their manners. They may jump up on people when they are greeting you or others, they may bark or even play nip, or some puppies actually piddle when they are over excited. He isn’t saying they can’t get excited but reinforcing calm or contained excitement will help them retain their manners. Hope I explained that well enough.
@@alyssajordan777 Hey I just read your answer and yes it makes sense. Even though I quite like jumping and stuff it would be bad for my (hopefully soon to be) dog to do that on other people and I understand the importance of consistency, it would be confusing as hell for the dog, so okay, keep manners going at all time, I get it ;)
Thank you for all of your excellent videos. I’m wondering (I think I already know what you might think) what you think about the cameras with treat dispensers that people use to communicate with pets while away from home?
He is fine in crate when I am around , he sleeps , so my 4 month old lab has my separation anxiety and I leave him for a bit to cry it out but have neighbours, I return when quiet but I can’t even leave room and he cries , I walk him and play , and everything he needed to do but just can’t settle on his own . Need help !
Hi, your videos are a great help. How do I stop my new puppy nipping and jumping on my old dog(16yrs)? He has been very patient with the puppy so far but she will not leave him alone. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.
Hey Kerion, thanks for watching and reaching out! If you'd be up for submitting your question as a video we'll be able to make a video like this one to hope others in the same situation. If you head to our website you'll find all the information on how to submit your question: www.fenrircanineleaders.co.uk/pages/submit-a-question
My dog doesn’t cry or get upset when I leave but every time I leave he poops and pees inside, even if it’s just for half an hour or an hour and he’s been out all day before that ..
I really, REALLY don't like ignoring my dog when I come home... is there any way to be able to greet him passionately without increasing his separation anxiety? Thank god, I don't have any separation issues (yet). I'm just worried that we might develop some if I continue to be passionate when coming home.
None of this works. Take my dog on a 3 mile walk when she was used to a quarter mile, i have her kennel trained, and i dont make a fuss when i leave or get home. But she still slams her head against the kennel and sometimes busts her face open to get out and tear shit up when im not home
The part with having a lot of active time worked for me.. he is usually so tired after playing fetch that he is happy to have a few hours for himself 😂
For anyone who might see this: The only thing I DO NOT agree with in this video is "ignoring your dog" when you come home. That is not natural AT ALL!! The first thing a mother or father wolf does when entering their "home area" is ACKNOWLEDGE their family! They do this with their noses, body language, and it can even be a bit "playful". Balance is key to everything in life. Yes, it's not good to "over do it". Getting over emotional is not natural either. But your dog's natural instincts is that you would be happy to see him when you get home, and that he is one of the most important things, if not THE MOST important in your home. If you ignore him, that could cause confusion, sadness, and eventually depression. Every dog is different.
Mr. Darcy is almost 7 mos old and I've been following you since I got him home at 7 weeks old. I follow this process as you have shared this info before. Came home last week after just an hour and he destroyed his bed. Yesterday was gone for 2 hours and I took his bed out of his crate, but he could reach the blankets and sheet on my bed and he chewed them up. He loves his crate as he eats and sleeps there during the day. What do I do now? Please help😭🐕❤️
My experience of my own dogs separation anxiety is you need to start really slow and have frequent practice. It took me over a month to get my dog to be alone for an hour. In that time, I had to leave her for 5min, then 10min, back to 5min, 20 min, back to 5 min and so forth. Sticking in a few 30 seconds and one minute alone sessions for her too to desensitise her to the opening of the front door and making sure it wasn’t always just a ramp up each time to give her some easy wins depending on her progress. This was all time consuming and sometimes a pain in that first month or so. But my result is she is more than happy and comfortable staying at home for an hour. Im still working on getting that overall alone time increased surely but slowly
Hey Thierry thanks for watching! We do have a webiste: www.fenrircanineleaders.co.uk, but sadly at this point we're unable to do face to face puppy training. However we do have a number of online courses you might find helpful!
Hi!! My 8 month old puppy Hudson (chihuahua/spaniel mix) is dealing with isolation distress. He gets plenty of exercise and 2 long walks a day. Hudson is fine to be in his crate, wait patiently, or play with his toys in another part of the home while we’re in the another room. Initially thought he had separation anxiety, but as we reinforced crate training and rewarding for being quiet when left the room, we discovered his issue is only when we leave home. We approach leaving our house the same way we approached crate training and keeping him in other rooms (we call them “In and Outs”). Started with short periods of time, rewards when he was calm, extended to longer periods of time the more comfortable he got. When doing In and Out‘s, we can build up his time to hours in his crate or 20 minutes waiting outside the house (it’s a cold winter in Canada, can’t stay out there long). The problem comes when we leave the house and Hudson realizes this no longer is a training exercise, he howls excessively until our return. He refuses to relax in his crate or take a nap. He once howled for 3 hours straight when we needed to go out. How am I suppose to reward a calm puppy for my return if he’s never calm and doesn’t stop howling? We need to eventually re-enter our home, but because he’s howling that means Hudson wins. We can’t do “In and Out” build ups everytime we need to go out to the gym, dinner, grocery shopping, etc. Please help!! Michael and Stephanie
Do a gentle correction when he howls when you leave. So he knows its not allowed behavior. Make a sound to get his attention on you, and poke him in the side.
Hey Marie, we've got a video looking at this very question on one of our other channels you might find helpful: ua-cam.com/video/mo__-0Btdlc/v-deo.html
I wil have a 15week old vizsla in August. He is coming with no training whatsoever is there anyone who tried and can recommend the bootcamp training program?
Yes!!! I found it after my dog was already about a 14 months old and I got the Canine boot camp course and it made a world of difference! She listens so much better and we have a much stronger bond. The canine boot camp course worked wonders and there is so much useful information that I didn’t know about canine behavior before. When I got the boot camp course it was $100 and let me tell you that I got more training info and a better behaved dog than spending $3,500 on a local trainer that seemed to have no idea what they were doing now that I look back on it. I 1000% recommended ALL of the Boot Camp courses!
sure the best thing is if your out of the house for 5 days a week for say 8 hrs maybe more and there is no one in the house is don't have a dog it's not fair to be in the house that long on its own
Hey! I had the same question before I got mine! I ended up getting a 54 (or 52 I can’t remember 😂) inch crate (with a divider for when she was a puppy) and its a perfect size for her now that she’s fully grown (I say perfect it may be a little big but she likes it and since she’s a female shes smaller than the males but she’s still a BIG dog. She’s 29 1/2 inches tall and 125 pounds-she’s a VERY lean and muscular dog). Hope this helped!
@@Niss-Tang I think I got mine from Petsmart or Amazon but I can’t remember. Also I think Chewy has them if you can check there. I think the 48 inch would be too small as well Edit: I just checked on Chewy and they do have the 54 inch wire crates!
@@saintbernardartemis758 ahhh see i live in th UK and most pet stores here dont go that big in size so i think im going to have to import one from the US
yeah i jhust looked on the chewy website and even on the search filters they hve giant breeds. our pet stores in the UK dont go nowhere near that size lol
The Doberman Pinscher in my neiborhood bit a kid in the leg !! The wound is deep !! Wish to have some behaviour advise now. I want to come to that house and help them with their dog's behaviour P/s: the owner never take that Doberman out for a walk, or give him enough stimulate that he needs. He is always being kept in the cage. He had shown some resistance behaviour with his owner, when trying to runaway The situation was like this : the boy walks out, standing infront of the house, no sudden movement, no sudden action. The owner open the door for the Doberman to do the potty, and then it strikes directly at the boy (as they have told me) Please give me some advice on this. What action can i take to help the Doberman's owner with his dog's behaviour?
Well what I’d do would be try and convince the person to at the very least play frisbee or tug o’ war for three twenty minute sessions a day and set a structured daily routine and also show lots of affection to the dog Dobermans are the ONLY dog breed bred specifically for personal protection and as a result they NEED frequent interaction with their handler
I'm out the house 10-11 hours per day I have to leave him in bathroom due to alarms I put down pads leave him food water yet he rips up his pads poos Wees destroys everything in bathroom shampoo body wash ect Ive started to get complaints now
I would never leave my dog alone in my house without putting him in a cage I know he is crazy 🤪 as hell 👹 when I am not around he really loves 💕 me like a psycho 🫠
I dont like the idea of routinely leaving a dog alone. A 9-5 job and you will begone for about 10 hours. SZ dod is a family member. If its going to be alone everyday, why even have a dog?
Help me please!!!! Just just got a dog about 2 weeks ago. She is a 6 month old boxer. I'm trying to train her not to destroy my home when I leave for work! She's already torn out all my blinds in my house! She started chewing the door jam to get out to me too!! On top of that she chases my cats through the house! I really need help PLEASE!! I truly believe with the right training this can work out...🥲
hello! I purchased your crate training course and it worked great for my older rescue who had a bad relationship w his crate. recently he has not only regressed but gotten worse and is destroying his crate when im away (but will lay in it of his own volition when im home). besides going through the training again, do you have any additional recommendations how to overcome this? thanks!
For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕
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oh my god thank you sooo much for the tips!!! you saved me so much trouble !!! doing extra hours at work and my dog has been giving me some emotional guilt , extra training and cold leave and come back has done magic ! thanks!
so glad to hear a trainer said how important crate training is. great vid
Thank you for the tips! That ”put your shoes on and jingle keys without leaving” and so on was a thing I wouldn’t have maybe thought of without this video. Very good!
Dear Will
I've been watching your podcast all weekend
They have really helped me get through a deep wave of depression that I have had the last few days
Sir, you are solid Gold
Thanks so much
(I cried with you on that cast about Mable - so sorry)
God bless you!!
If, and certainly not everyone is able to, you can bring a dog, cat, or other pet with intelligence enough to form a relationship into your home,(as opposed to a fish) it can be powerfully helpful with many sub-types and severity levels of depression/affective disorders. I have benefited greatly from having my GSD, Hendrix, in this way. It can be much stronger motivation to get moving, focuses attention outward, assuages loneliness, provides a source and object of unconditional love, a devoted listener, reason to exercise, and spend more time on grass! I'm sure we could keep adding to the list, those are what sprung to mind quickly though. I hope you are able to minimize or aviod future episodes, I know how low it can get.
The thing is.. how do i fix seperation anxiety, when i'm the one experiencing it? 😂
I’ve heard the thunder vest works great. My sister got one for her dog and she said it really works.
Give yourself lots of exercise. Remember a tired owner is a happy owner 😂
😂🤣😂🤣☺️😉
Medicate yourself and see a therapist.
Try chew toys or rawhide bones, they might hurt your teeth but hey you’ll have a different issue to worry about
I've had dogs most of my life and I can generally handle every tip but that very last one. Coming home to my pets is the best part of my day! I actually really love getting jumped all over and yipped at. Makes me feel welcomed home.
Luckily, I've never had any issues with separation anxiety that persisted past puppy hood, which was easily solved by exercise and crate training. In adolescence/adulthood, they've always been relaxed, so I toss the crate back into storage.
Hi, during the puppyhood stage with your dogs. After exercising them and putting them in the crate, did you ignore them when/if they cried or barked? My 6 month old sometimes cries and barks when left on his own, other times he is fine. I'm just not sure if I should let him cry it out and learn to accept that crying wont get him what he wants. Some trainers seem to recommend this, while others such as Julie Naismith seem to say that even barking on its own could be a sign of separation anxiety and the dog should not be left on it's own again until you slowly desensitise him. That seems to be the advice on her Facebook group but I'm very aware that she has a book to sell that is heavily promoted on that group so it may be in her interests to label any barking or crying as separation anxiety.
Yes, being welcomed s the best feeling in the world
@@chrismac7777 have you tried giving them something to do in the crate? They might just be bored
Exercise, crate, chill
Thank you so much!
Will, I’ve been watching your videos now for the last 5 days. They are fantastic!!! We are getting A witehaired pointing griffon puppy in about 6 weeks. I want To be fully prepared when we bring our puppy home. I plan on enrolling in a few of your courses even before we bring our puppy home. I’m glad I found you!
Thats the video I 've been waiting for !!!!!
Hope you found it helpful George!
Watched this 2 years ago when I first got my staffy now rewatching for my new puppy chihuahua, love this video thank again for the advice
My girl is nearly 3 months took her 5 days to be crate trained & it makes life a lot easier going out and goin to bed
Watching your videos has made me feel like I’d be up for the challenge with nearly any dog breeds.
I thought the same and then I got a Cane Corso puppy. Will makes it look easy 😂
Spot on timing with the topic as we are approaching exactly this phase. How would you recommend building up the time the puppy spends alone at home?
I’m not him, but I think I know the right answer. Basically at first after the shoes and key process, just open the door and close back up remove shoes again etc. Then increase it by going out the door, shutting it and coming right back in. Then just be a minute, five minutes, 20, 30 and so on, so the puppy gets used to it :)
If you have 2 dogs to crate train, would you keep them in same room or separate rooms while in crates, ty
I have a 14 week old puppy which i got over a week ago. He is like my shadow. I spend lots of time in the garden with him so he gets used to it. I am trying to teach him to stay in the garden when im at work but he just cries and doesnt stop. I walked him , got him tired then we we got home placed him outside and went inside. I closed the curtain so he doesn’t see me. Only 10minutes but he wouldn’t stop crying.
Excellent advice. Thank you!
My 10 week old puppy loses his mind when I come back (crated for an hour max). He's calm, but once he's free he acts like I've been gone a year, crying, licking me, wanting attention. I've always given in. Trying to reassure him he's ok. I'll have to try the cold method. I already do it when I leave.
I’m feeling 100% about this process thanks to you!!!! Your videos are very informative. I will be a first time pet owner this coming week and in 3 weeks i start my new career. I plan on training for the 3 weeks and then practice leaving him home
How did it go?
I got my sisters dog and he has never been alone. He freaks totally out and is ofc also a pomeranian.. it breaks my heart when i leave him in that state, he barks so much it looks like he is crying. I feel so bad
HI Absolutely Wonderful advise very hard to do but as you stated it must be done we are doing what u have just started and it is most definitely beginning to work 👍. ………I Always look forward to logging on watching & Listening to all the really good advice you share so from me personally a VERY BIG THANK YOU ………All the best Lin 👍🐕
Thanks so much for watching Linda, glad you found our video helpful!
Pl suggest few tiring activities for new 2 month old pup to do.
Thanks
Hey will, would you advise leaving them with toys or something to chew on incase of boredom or does this defeat the purpose of having them settle down in there crate/play pen
Im glad some of the things he said I just thought was common sense I don’t bother my dog when I’m gonna leave
How much exercise should we give our 14 week old pug? He seems to want to go and go and go. But am wary of over exercising such a young pup. We have ordered a crate as it's come to the stage where he cries ad barks if we leave the room..
My dog separation anxiety is really bad.. 😢 but I think it gets worst once I get home.. he jumps non stop, panting, wiggles and almost pee. He is 1 yr old but I just adopted him from a older lady 😢😢
Great advise
the tired dog training technic is a myth , the more exercise the dog gets , the better shape it gets , therefore he will never be tired.
will let you know in a week. I have been waiting for this specifically from you. my dog seems to have extreme anxiety. Will double/triple the exercise and see the results
Look up spitting in a dogs mouth to help with anxiety etc it sounds odd but it works especially with anxiety
@Glosi dove it dates back to native Indian times I’m by no means telling you how to train your dog I’m not a trainer but it’s worked for me 🙂
Love your stack 😉🎸
When I work very early in the morning, I have very little time to exercise Rusty, my shepherd husky mix before leaving for work. I'd literally have to get out of bed at 3am to accomplish this.
You are awesome!
I know i'm slightly late to the party here but really struggling to get my 9 week puppy to settle when left in the crate. She is comfortable with the crate and will take herself off to sleep in the crate but if she is left in it whilst awake, even for 20 seconds or so she will start crying and doesn't let up. We have tried putting her in the with kongs and lick mats but to no avail, she will only stop crying at the sight of me. What should i do to help get her comfortable being in her crate when awake?
Great tips
Leavng our doggies is traumatic for us as owners also
Great video
Thanks
My puppies are already crate trained. I’ve been going downstairs and trying to emulate me leaving so they THINK I’m not home. They do great for an hour sometimes 2 and only one time for 3 hours. They’re almost 5 months. I will be needing to actually leave the house for real soon. I got a WiFi camera so I can check in. But my biggest fear is that they’ll hurt themselves trying to escape the crate. The time they stayed in their crate for 3 hours. They barked at the 2 hour mark for about 15 minutes and then settled back down. But every single time now they go crazy for long periods of time and I can hear them trying to get out. Once I hear them calm down for a minute or so I go in an reward them. However I decided it’s time to stop going into reward them so they can learn to self soothe. How can I safely get them to that 3-4 hour mark. We’ve already gotten them comfortable with their crates it’s just a matter of the length of time. It’s so hard being home and hearing them so upset. I do eventually go get them, because I don’t know what else to do. Is it time to 100% ignore the behavior until they can get to that 3-4 hour mark, or is there something else I should be doing instead?
My dog is terrified out the streets and when I try to play with her with a ball she's not always interested and if she does its for a limited time of 5 min. She has issues with her hind legs. Any other tips from wasting the energy.
The problem I have is that my 7 month old puppy cries even when I go downstairs to the basement. Like basically if I go to a different room than he's in, he's upset. Any tips on how to fix that?
What to do when you leave early in the morning?
Having a hard time day one English bulldog 14 weeks peeing pooping everywhere and in bed. I am on third floor apartment and work full time. I have puppy pads soon a playpen and crate and a grass patch soon. He’s too young for me to walk to a public park and grew up with a backyard
Exercise makes my dogs even more chaotic.
Will can you give me advice please. I got 12 weeks french bulldog. She got her crate that fits her bed and litter box with wooden pallets. she started using it and this helps me to keep her bed clean. the crate was placed in the living room. I could not place it in my bedroom as she snores badly. The carte is covered and this way she does not wakes up at night as she used to (at 4-5 am barking)
I also got a doggy door in the laundry room. But the crate does not fit there. In the past, i put an enclosure around the doggy door and her bed. She went out early morning but still did her toilets inside in the laundry. She also woke up early in laundry.
So which is the best way to teach train her toilet -to use a doggy door and make her sleep through the night?
Placing litter box inside of her crate is a good or bad idea? Thanks
My dog hates the crate and gets himself in such a state panting and stressed it doesn’t matter how many times he’s been in it he still can’t settle in it, we have done this since he was a puppy.
So many people have an issue with their dog destroying their home or barking and howling when they leave the house. This problem has such an easy solution and that's crate training.
How long is too long in the crate? I crate my dog at night so feel guilty for any reason to crate train during the day
@@AdriannaLLopez I think 8 hours daily during the day is too much, but that is atleast better then the puppy running lose and risking hurting itself seriously. Also dogs especially puppies and seniors sleep most of the day anyway and if you crate train their crate is a cozy den that they feel comfortable in. Dogs that don't have access to a crate might become anxious.
I've been struggling with the desensitization part. I have three kids. 5, 3, and 2. And getting them ready to go anywhere is a fight. He understands that getting them ready means we go out to the park. And he gets excited. Managing three kids, getting them dressed then having them sit on a couch for a bit. They'd prolly just undress themselves. 😑
Where do I begin on crate training my adult dog that I adopted after he was abused? I have tried to get him to willingly go into a crate, but he won't go near one, and if I try to go towards him to pick him up to put him in it he pees in fear. I have tried putting treats and toys and bedding in one, but he is terrified of cages, or even walking through doors that aren't wide open. I have tried to speak to a trainer in my area, but they will not train him because they can't get near him. Do you have any tips?
Thank you!
how do you keep dog who you allow off leaSH TO COME BACK TO YOU WHEN CALLED OR WHEN THEY RUN OFF. THANK YOU WILL.
Wow....I would have done this all wrong! Thank u!!!
How much would you change to train my dog to be left alone as he finding it hard when me and my boyfriend leave the house ???
Totally perfect, same as human anxiety, desensitized nervous system. 😉
Hi, first of all, love your content, I've been binge watching every channel/videos I could find from you for the past 2 weeks (still a lot of content to go through i think). If most of the time I understand your explaination on the behavior, what to do and what not, on the training part, correcting part etc, this time I have a hard time with what you said last. I'd be sad if my dog wasn't overly excited to see me when I come back home (I don't have a dog yet). Is it bad for them to be excited for this reason ?
I think it’s about getting OVERLY excited. Your dog should have more of a contained excitement because being overly excited can make them forget their manners. They may jump up on people when they are greeting you or others, they may bark or even play nip, or some puppies actually piddle when they are over excited. He isn’t saying they can’t get excited but reinforcing calm or contained excitement will help them retain their manners. Hope I explained that well enough.
@@alyssajordan777 Hey I just read your answer and yes it makes sense. Even though I quite like jumping and stuff it would be bad for my (hopefully soon to be) dog to do that on other people and I understand the importance of consistency, it would be confusing as hell for the dog, so okay, keep manners going at all time, I get it ;)
Thank you for all of your excellent videos.
I’m wondering (I think I already know what you might think) what you think about the cameras with treat dispensers that people use to communicate with pets while away from home?
Would you leave the puppy in the crate when you leave? It's not mentioned
He is fine in crate when I am around , he sleeps , so my 4 month old lab has my separation anxiety and I leave him for a bit to cry it out but have neighbours, I return when quiet but I can’t even leave room and he cries , I walk him and play , and everything he needed to do but just can’t settle on his own . Need help !
Hi, your videos are a great help. How do I stop my new puppy nipping and jumping on my old dog(16yrs)? He has been very patient with the puppy so far but she will not leave him alone. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.
Hey Kerion, thanks for watching and reaching out! If you'd be up for submitting your question as a video we'll be able to make a video like this one to hope others in the same situation. If you head to our website you'll find all the information on how to submit your question: www.fenrircanineleaders.co.uk/pages/submit-a-question
@@willathertoncaninetraining awesome thank you. I will do this over the weekend.
My dog doesn’t cry or get upset when I leave but every time I leave he poops and pees inside, even if it’s just for half an hour or an hour and he’s been out all day before that ..
Thank you 🙏
I really, REALLY don't like ignoring my dog when I come home... is there any way to be able to greet him passionately without increasing his separation anxiety? Thank god, I don't have any separation issues (yet). I'm just worried that we might develop some if I continue to be passionate when coming home.
I am miles away from being able to leave my Weim alone. Being in a different room isn’t even possible right now.
Love your videos . Can you do one on advantages and reasoning for crate training? ThNks
None of this works. Take my dog on a 3 mile walk when she was used to a quarter mile, i have her kennel trained, and i dont make a fuss when i leave or get home. But she still slams her head against the kennel and sometimes busts her face open to get out and tear shit up when im not home
How long can I leave my dog at home, i work 7 to 8 hours?
Same
Can I send our pup to you for training!
The part with having a lot of active time worked for me.. he is usually so tired after playing fetch that he is happy to have a few hours for himself 😂
I feel guilty leaving my dog on his own for more than 5 hours. Any training you can give my head to stop this.
For anyone who might see this: The only thing
I DO NOT agree with in this video is "ignoring your dog" when you come home. That is not natural AT ALL!!
The first thing a mother or father wolf does when entering their "home area" is ACKNOWLEDGE their family! They do this with their noses, body language, and it can even be a bit "playful".
Balance is key to everything in life. Yes, it's not good to "over do it". Getting over emotional is not natural either. But your dog's natural instincts is that you would be happy to see him when you get home, and that he is one of the most important things, if not THE MOST important in your home. If you ignore him, that could cause confusion, sadness, and eventually depression. Every dog is different.
Mr. Darcy is almost 7 mos old and I've been following you since I got him home at 7 weeks old. I follow this process as you have shared this info before. Came home last week after just an hour and he destroyed his bed. Yesterday was gone for 2 hours and I took his bed out of his crate, but he could reach the blankets and sheet on my bed and he chewed them up. He loves his crate as he eats and sleeps there during the day. What do I do now? Please help😭🐕❤️
My experience of my own dogs separation anxiety is you need to start really slow and have frequent practice. It took me over a month to get my dog to be alone for an hour. In that time, I had to leave her for 5min, then 10min, back to 5min, 20 min, back to 5 min and so forth. Sticking in a few 30 seconds and one minute alone sessions for her too to desensitise her to the opening of the front door and making sure it wasn’t always just a ramp up each time to give her some easy wins depending on her progress. This was all time consuming and sometimes a pain in that first month or so. But my result is she is more than happy and comfortable staying at home for an hour. Im still working on getting that overall alone time increased surely but slowly
Which breed is he?
@@Dfgh-t4m Mastahoula
do you have a website and do you provide face to face puppy training ?
Hey Thierry thanks for watching! We do have a webiste: www.fenrircanineleaders.co.uk, but sadly at this point we're unable to do face to face puppy training. However we do have a number of online courses you might find helpful!
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Hi!!
My 8 month old puppy Hudson (chihuahua/spaniel mix) is dealing with isolation distress. He gets plenty of exercise and 2 long walks a day. Hudson is fine to be in his crate, wait patiently, or play with his toys in another part of the home while we’re in the another room.
Initially thought he had separation anxiety, but as we reinforced crate training and rewarding for being quiet when left the room, we discovered his issue is only when we leave home.
We approach leaving our house the same way we approached crate training and keeping him in other rooms (we call them “In and Outs”). Started with short periods of time, rewards when he was calm, extended to longer periods of time the more comfortable he got. When doing In and Out‘s, we can build up his time to hours in his crate or 20 minutes waiting outside the house (it’s a cold winter in Canada, can’t stay out there long).
The problem comes when we leave the house and Hudson realizes this no longer is a training exercise, he howls excessively until our return. He refuses to relax in his crate or take a nap. He once howled for 3 hours straight when we needed to go out. How am I suppose to reward a calm puppy for my return if he’s never calm and doesn’t stop howling? We need to eventually re-enter our home, but because he’s howling that means Hudson wins.
We can’t do “In and Out” build ups everytime we need to go out to the gym, dinner, grocery shopping, etc.
Please help!!
Michael and Stephanie
Do a gentle correction when he howls when you leave. So he knows its not allowed behavior. Make a sound to get his attention on you, and poke him in the side.
great vid, gonna pass that on to a customer or two. also 563 likes & 0 dislikes, nice!
Thanks so much for watching!
This 💯
How do you manage sleeping at night with the little puppy? Free in the bedroom with you or in a crate in the bedroom?
Hey Marie, we've got a video looking at this very question on one of our other channels you might find helpful: ua-cam.com/video/mo__-0Btdlc/v-deo.html
What if your dog hates crates???
Should I leave my dog in the crate while I'm not home?
I wil have a 15week old vizsla in August. He is coming with no training whatsoever
is there anyone who tried and can recommend the bootcamp training program?
Yes!!! I found it after my dog was already about a 14 months old and I got the Canine boot camp course and it made a world of difference! She listens so much better and we have a much stronger bond. The canine boot camp course worked wonders and there is so much useful information that I didn’t know about canine behavior before. When I got the boot camp course it was $100 and let me tell you that I got more training info and a better behaved dog than spending $3,500 on a local trainer that seemed to have no idea what they were doing now that I look back on it. I 1000% recommended ALL of the Boot Camp courses!
I'm watching even though I don't have a dog 😅
I think you are awesome
What’s the dog at 4:22 ?
I know this is late but I believe it’s a border collie!
Boxer!
yo, double check the audio....
What kind of dog is that in the thumbnail?
Everyday when I go to work my dog cries and sits at the window, no shit dude, rehome it’s so it has some quality of life.
sure the best thing is if your out of the house for 5 days a week for say 8 hrs maybe more and there is no one in the house is don't have a dog it's not fair to be in the house that long on its own
will there possibly be a video on what size crate I should get for my dog, im getting a st bernard in august and dont really know what size to get
Hey! I had the same question before I got mine! I ended up getting a 54 (or 52 I can’t remember 😂) inch crate (with a divider for when she was a puppy) and its a perfect size for her now that she’s fully grown (I say perfect it may be a little big but she likes it and since she’s a female shes smaller than the males but she’s still a BIG dog. She’s 29 1/2 inches tall and 125 pounds-she’s a VERY lean and muscular dog). Hope this helped!
@@saintbernardartemis758 thank you very much but where ever i look online i cant find a 54 inch but im too worried a 48 inch would be too small
@@Niss-Tang I think I got mine from Petsmart or Amazon but I can’t remember. Also I think Chewy has them if you can check there. I think the 48 inch would be too small as well Edit: I just checked on Chewy and they do have the 54 inch wire crates!
@@saintbernardartemis758 ahhh see i live in th UK and most pet stores here dont go that big in size so i think im going to have to import one from the US
yeah i jhust looked on the chewy website and even on the search filters they hve giant breeds. our pet stores in the UK dont go nowhere near that size lol
The Doberman Pinscher in my neiborhood bit a kid in the leg !! The wound is deep !!
Wish to have some behaviour advise now. I want to come to that house and help them with their dog's behaviour
P/s: the owner never take that Doberman out for a walk, or give him enough stimulate that he needs. He is always being kept in the cage. He had shown some resistance behaviour with his owner, when trying to runaway
The situation was like this : the boy walks out, standing infront of the house, no sudden movement, no sudden action. The owner open the door for the Doberman to do the potty, and then it strikes directly at the boy (as they have told me)
Please give me some advice on this. What action can i take to help the Doberman's owner with his dog's behaviour?
Well what I’d do would be try and convince the person to at the very least play frisbee or tug o’ war for three twenty minute sessions a day and set a structured daily routine and also show lots of affection to the dog Dobermans are the ONLY dog breed bred specifically for personal protection and as a result they NEED frequent interaction with their handler
I'm out the house 10-11 hours per day
I have to leave him in bathroom due to alarms I put down pads leave him food water yet he rips up his pads poos Wees destroys everything in bathroom shampoo body wash ect
Ive started to get complaints now
I would never leave my dog alone in my house without putting him in a cage I know he is crazy 🤪 as hell 👹 when I am not around he really loves 💕 me like a psycho 🫠
I can’t leave my Corso puppy in a crate for 12 hr shifts. I’m considering putting him up for sale and hate that thought.
Crate is bad!
I dont like the idea of routinely leaving a dog alone. A 9-5 job and you will begone for about 10 hours. SZ dod is a family member. If its going to be alone everyday, why even have a dog?
Help me please!!!! Just just got a dog about 2 weeks ago. She is a 6 month old boxer. I'm trying to train her not to destroy my home when I leave for work! She's already torn out all my blinds in my house! She started chewing the door jam to get out to me too!! On top of that she chases my cats through the house! I really need help PLEASE!! I truly believe with the right training this can work out...🥲
hello! I purchased your crate training course and it worked great for my older rescue who had a bad relationship w his crate. recently he has not only regressed but gotten worse and is destroying his crate when im away (but will lay in it of his own volition when im home). besides going through the training again, do you have any additional recommendations how to overcome this? thanks!