Hyper!! Hyper!! Hyper!!

**GOAT** · 02-01-2007, 04:13 PM

We recently got a 10 month old dachshund/chi mix. She is good when holding and in a large room...but when it's cage...she moves from left to right without skipping a beat. So freakin HYPER!! She also cries and sometimes bark when we leave the room or take out the other dogs for there walk. Also she let's lose in her cage. Please somebody...HELP!!

**KittyGurl** · 02-01-2007, 04:22 PM

Maybe your puppy doesn't like to be alone and in small places. Puppies are hyper and they love to be with people.

When I use to sleepover my friends house, they would lock their dog up in a cage for thenight. The dog would cry, howl and bark. You could also hear him run around in circles in the cage. When she would let her dog out he would be a little angel

Maybe you should stop locking your puppy in the cage. If you are taking your other dogs on a walk, why not take your puppy along. He will sure enjoy it! Or you could take puppy to obedience classes to work on behiavor and hyperness.

Good luck!!!

**borzoimom** · 02-01-2007, 06:17 PM

Its important to not let her out of the crate until she is calm. Also- start with feeding her in the crate- cookies in the crate- shut the door .. then calmly ( you) let her out.
I start all crate training with meals- first leave the door open - after a few days shut the door- you remain calm and cool.. then oh - let out- take your time getting ready to go out- keep it calm..

**SunsetRose** · 02-04-2007, 03:36 AM

Exercise!! Exercise!! Exercise!!

Give that pup a bit of a workout BEFORE you put her in the crate and she won't have any energy left to have a fit! She'll just laydown and sleep like a good puppy. As I usually say, a tired dog is a good dog.

Also, keep her mind occupied! How would you like to be kept in a small enclosure with nothing to do? Give her some Nylabones, some stuffed kongs, everlasting treat balls, puzzle toys where she has to figure out how to get it to dispense a treat.

**whalelover** · 02-06-2007, 10:56 PM

Completely agree with the exercise tip. Also, practice having her in the crate while you're home, and don't make a big deal out of it when she goes in (like saying "bye be good!" etc.) This just gets them wired up. When she begins to protest, give her a firm & assertive correction (ex. TSST!). Keep practicing this while you're home (also opening and closing doors, correcting if needed), then when you have to go out, this won't be a problem.

**Canis-Lupess** · 02-07-2007, 09:14 AM

Hmm, I'd be a bit dubious about a correction for making a scene because then she would be succeeding in getting your attention and, like children, dogs don't care whether the attention is good or bad. If she gets your attention once, she'll create a scene again to get your attention...again.

Demanding attention is a way for dogs to climb the pecking order and become higher ranking and, as most people fall for it every time, the dogs usually succeed in this when they do it with people. They do it in a variety of ways as well.

I agree with the exercise to tire her out and having her spend some time in the crate whilst you are around and providing her with a toy she can chew on or whatever.

**borzoimom** · 02-09-2007, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by borzoimom

Its important to not let her out of the crate until she is calm. Also- start with feeding her in the crate- cookies in the crate- shut the door .. then calmly ( you) let her out.
I start all crate training with meals- first leave the door open - after a few days shut the door- you remain calm and cool.. then oh - let out- take your time getting ready to go out- keep it calm..

As stated earlier- obviously agilityk9trainer- I totally agree about the calm- on both ends- dog and owner..

**Canis-Lupess** · 02-09-2007, 10:59 AM

In the wild, dogs give each other corrections, especially to puppies, for establishing pecking order.

Yes they do but in a purely different context to correcting a dog that is going ballistic in a crate.
If a wolf was doing something we might find unacceptable like diggin up a small tree, the other wolves couldn't care less. It wouldn't be told off for it.
However, if that wolf went and jumped on another one and started playing too rough, it might get itself snapped at or if it tried to eat when it wasn't its turn.

Still as humans, we have other ways in which we can prevent those last two behaviours that don't involve the actual snapping at. Wolves don't have the options that we do but making a racket in a crate isn't something that would cause one wolf to correct another anyway.

Different situations require different approaches.