Help me!
Barney's only been living with me since this past Friday and I need help.
He did just splendid over the weekend. NO peeing or pooping in the house.
A little backstory: Barney lived with my mom for 3 yrs. She didn't walk him near enough, and well he got used to peeing & pooping in her house. She didn't mind. Barney thinks it's ok, I guess, to hike it & pee.
WELL Barney did so well over the weekend (and Monday) that I thougth I was home-free. He sleeps on the sofa and I *thought* he was spending his time there. Anyway. He's getting used to me, the house, the cats now; so, yesterday, he wandered during the day & peed upstairs on the banister.
Anyways I cleaned it up using the miracle stuff I use for cat accidents.
Barney gets 2 walks in the morning --- and 3 or 4 walks at night. He gets a couple nice long walks, and well the short walks around our yard. He has certain "pee places" and well "poo places" too. I guess it's a dog thing, hopefully it makes sense?
And he seems to know --- "outside is where to go".
But I've seen some crate stories here and they seem to work.
Barney is about 6 yrs old, a part Cairn / part Yorkie / part ??? kinda doggie. Small. I want to start crating him during the day --- which is when, I believe as the cats run & play through the house, Barney is playing too -- and then, oops, he has to pee. So he just goes, cuz that's what he was used to at mom's.
Anyhoo I need to know --- since he is OLDER --- and not used to a crate --- will this be cruel to him? Will he think he's being punished???
He's so sweet & timid, just a shy lil guy & I was surprised at how well he is trained, in all honesty, cuz mom never worked with him. He knows not to bother the cats while they are eating (they would whomp him anyway), he doesn't bother the litter boxes, he listens to me & other things I'm not used to with my cats...
But I would like to know if I do crate him, is it cruel. Also what size crate? I have to keep him crated during our hotel stay over Spring Break, during the times when daughter & me go out & about without him; so I sorta need to do this anyways.
I just don't want to cause him mental damage or anything. And I am hoping, that he won't wanna pee or poo on himself in the crate, so, he will wait for mommy to get home & take him outside?!
Is this how it works???
Barney's only been living with me since this past Friday and I need help.
He did just splendid over the weekend. NO peeing or pooping in the house.
A little backstory: Barney lived with my mom for 3 yrs. She didn't walk him near enough, and well he got used to peeing & pooping in her house. She didn't mind. Barney thinks it's ok, I guess, to hike it & pee.
WELL Barney did so well over the weekend (and Monday) that I thougth I was home-free. He sleeps on the sofa and I *thought* he was spending his time there. Anyway. He's getting used to me, the house, the cats now; so, yesterday, he wandered during the day & peed upstairs on the banister.
Anyways I cleaned it up using the miracle stuff I use for cat accidents.
Barney gets 2 walks in the morning --- and 3 or 4 walks at night. He gets a couple nice long walks, and well the short walks around our yard. He has certain "pee places" and well "poo places" too. I guess it's a dog thing, hopefully it makes sense?
And he seems to know --- "outside is where to go".
But I've seen some crate stories here and they seem to work.
Barney is about 6 yrs old, a part Cairn / part Yorkie / part ??? kinda doggie. Small. I want to start crating him during the day --- which is when, I believe as the cats run & play through the house, Barney is playing too -- and then, oops, he has to pee. So he just goes, cuz that's what he was used to at mom's.
Anyhoo I need to know --- since he is OLDER --- and not used to a crate --- will this be cruel to him? Will he think he's being punished???
He's so sweet & timid, just a shy lil guy & I was surprised at how well he is trained, in all honesty, cuz mom never worked with him. He knows not to bother the cats while they are eating (they would whomp him anyway), he doesn't bother the litter boxes, he listens to me & other things I'm not used to with my cats...
But I would like to know if I do crate him, is it cruel. Also what size crate? I have to keep him crated during our hotel stay over Spring Break, during the times when daughter & me go out & about without him; so I sorta need to do this anyways.
I just don't want to cause him mental damage or anything. And I am hoping, that he won't wanna pee or poo on himself in the crate, so, he will wait for mommy to get home & take him outside?!
Is this how it works???