okay.. my nose didn't lie to me. She did a dookie load in her kennel. Part of that was my fault because she was barking. But it's so hard for me to tell whether she is barking because she is annoyed she is in the crate or if she has to go potty. And I had just taken her out not too long before she had her poop mess.
So, here's what I've done. I took the kennel into the kitchen and put it right on the counter and made her get out into the sink for her bath. She does not like the baths, but they are a necessity if she continues to mess and lay in it. So, she's all bathed now and I took her outsided to go potty. She did pee but obviously didn't poop cuz she just did it in her kennel. I also put her snacks right by the back door so we we would have them on hand for when she potties outside.
I noticed she has been sneaking into the big dog's food dish in addition to her little puppy dish. She's a little sneak when she does it cuz she takes one morsel at a time. I pulled up the dog food dish and put it on a table where my big dog can still get at it cuz she's used to grazing during the day after her initial feeding in the morning.
I guess I will have to have my hubby build something to elevate the food and water dish on so puppy can't get at it but big dog can cuz my big dog stays thirsty all the time and I would not want to deprive her of her food and water.
Anyway... I cleaned out the kennel. I took the divider out and put her cushy pillow back in there with all her toys. I then got the treat bags out and put a treat in her kennel and she's still in there eating her chewy treat. I took the kennel door right off so she can get out if she wants to but she's just laying there eating her treat. She's been in there for about 15 minutes now and not trying to get out. I'm sure when she's done with her chew snack she will want out of there pronto.
I am optomistic this will work. She has finished her snack and came out of her kennel to sit on my lap for a minute but then has been back in and out of her kennel on her own a few more times. She mis judged the jump from the chair to my lap and fell on the floor and immediately jumped up on my chair for me to pick her up. I picked her up to love on her and she broke loose and ran into her kennel...lolol.
Now she is just looking at me and chewing on her kennel in between stares. She pokes her head out every minute or so to look at the big dog laying on the floor beneath her. And she actually looks content.... yipppeeee... this may work after all.
Well, wish me luck... lord knows I'm gonna need it. Now she's pulling all her bedding up in her kennel...lolol
So, here's what I've done. I took the kennel into the kitchen and put it right on the counter and made her get out into the sink for her bath. She does not like the baths, but they are a necessity if she continues to mess and lay in it. So, she's all bathed now and I took her outsided to go potty. She did pee but obviously didn't poop cuz she just did it in her kennel. I also put her snacks right by the back door so we we would have them on hand for when she potties outside.
I noticed she has been sneaking into the big dog's food dish in addition to her little puppy dish. She's a little sneak when she does it cuz she takes one morsel at a time. I pulled up the dog food dish and put it on a table where my big dog can still get at it cuz she's used to grazing during the day after her initial feeding in the morning.
I guess I will have to have my hubby build something to elevate the food and water dish on so puppy can't get at it but big dog can cuz my big dog stays thirsty all the time and I would not want to deprive her of her food and water.
Anyway... I cleaned out the kennel. I took the divider out and put her cushy pillow back in there with all her toys. I then got the treat bags out and put a treat in her kennel and she's still in there eating her chewy treat. I took the kennel door right off so she can get out if she wants to but she's just laying there eating her treat. She's been in there for about 15 minutes now and not trying to get out. I'm sure when she's done with her chew snack she will want out of there pronto.
I am optomistic this will work. She has finished her snack and came out of her kennel to sit on my lap for a minute but then has been back in and out of her kennel on her own a few more times. She mis judged the jump from the chair to my lap and fell on the floor and immediately jumped up on my chair for me to pick her up. I picked her up to love on her and she broke loose and ran into her kennel...lolol.
Now she is just looking at me and chewing on her kennel in between stares. She pokes her head out every minute or so to look at the big dog laying on the floor beneath her. And she actually looks content.... yipppeeee... this may work after all.
Well, wish me luck... lord knows I'm gonna need it. Now she's pulling all her bedding up in her kennel...lolol