Hi everyone,
This is my first post on the board. We just picked up our beautiful 8 week old girl Stella 5 days ago.
From the very first day she has hated being in her crate. We have tried giving her treats, a warm t-shirt that we have worn, even lying in front of the crate while she is in there but she still yelps and screams for an hour after you put her in there. It is really hard to listen to her crying like that. It was stressing our other dog out so much we had to send him to stay at a friend's house for a few days.
I know Vizsla's are known for being an affectionate breed, but Stella doesn't seem to be happy unless she is lying right on top of you. I'm worried about her developing separation anxiety. Any suggestions for helping her adjust to the crate? We had no problems with our first dog..he loved going in his crate but we just have no idea what to do to help Stella.
P.S..she has no issues with potty training as of yet. She hasn't had any accidents in the house. The crate is more to keep her out of trouble during the night and when we are at work during the day.
This is my first post on the board. We just picked up our beautiful 8 week old girl Stella 5 days ago.
From the very first day she has hated being in her crate. We have tried giving her treats, a warm t-shirt that we have worn, even lying in front of the crate while she is in there but she still yelps and screams for an hour after you put her in there. It is really hard to listen to her crying like that. It was stressing our other dog out so much we had to send him to stay at a friend's house for a few days.
I know Vizsla's are known for being an affectionate breed, but Stella doesn't seem to be happy unless she is lying right on top of you. I'm worried about her developing separation anxiety. Any suggestions for helping her adjust to the crate? We had no problems with our first dog..he loved going in his crate but we just have no idea what to do to help Stella.
P.S..she has no issues with potty training as of yet. She hasn't had any accidents in the house. The crate is more to keep her out of trouble during the night and when we are at work during the day.