Our dog has gone insane...

That is my only explanation, but then I always think that when someone (or whatever you call a pet....) does something that doesn't fit into my world. 

She has taken to getting practically hysterical when put into her kennel!! She lives in the house, and typically gets put in an inside kennel when we leave for the day. She has always done great in it, and is only put in when we eat, go to bed, or leave the house. Even when we are home she tends to lay in it, she likes it. It has a bed, she takes one of her toys in with her when she goes in. In fact, I always tell her, its time for your kennel, go get a toy. She will race to her toy basket, dig around, pick one out, and take it in.

So the problem is, she has taken to getting to an hysterical whining/barking at night. I have had to get up in the night for the last week to see if she had to go to the bathroom or something. After a few nights of this, I thought ok, this is nuts, she has trained ME to let her out! She didn't have to go to the bathroom, didn't need a drink, just got out and started playing. Finally, on the third night of this, I dragged her kennel to the utility room and made her stay there, I can't hear her there. Husband said she kept it up all night, never settled down. So the NEXT night, when I put her in, I put her in a little earlier sop we didn't go RIGHT to bed, and made her lay down, thinking maybe she didn't like it that she was suddenly alone. (we also cover the entrance door with a cover so no light gets in her kennel, she sleeps better that way) She was fine, until we went to bed, then she started in. I went out, yelled at her to lay down and go to sleep. She resisted, but finally did it.

Last night would have been the first night I have done the new routine all the way through, make her go in a little earlier, making her lay down, but I had a bad night and ended up sleeping on the couch, and we never put her in. She was out all night laying on the floor next to me. I have a feeling that was a setback.

I drove husband to work this morning, and put her in her kennel as usual. For all she knew, we were going to work, not knowing I was coming back. When I walked in, she was hysterical again!! I heard her before I entered the house, so I know she was not doing it for my benefit. I yelled at her to knock it off and made her stay in until she did.

Now she is fine, laying in front of the fireplace sleeping. Any suggestions? She is driving me NUTS!!!

• Our dog has gone insane... - help
  • I can recommend Cesar Milan's methods. - Me
  • crating - why
  • I really think your dog is unhappy and - xyz
  • All I can say is for people who want to cage their *pets* - sm
    • Make them live outside? This is so funny! Ours live outside, where they WANT to be. sm - Me
      • Sounds like they don't have a choice, it's where YOU want them to be. - nm
  • Dogs are pack animals. They want to be with their pack, sm - GLF
  • I do feel for you. You won't hear me giving you the 3rd degree. sm - MQer
    • One hint - when a dog lover can't visit or - Laurie
      • No, now she can have up to 16 minis at one time. She can't possibly leave - MQer
        • I don't know. Dog lovers are dog lovers. I know - Laurie
          • It just doesn't seem at all normal, healthy, or realistic to put your dogs in front of your own c - MQer
            • As I was saying. Your own children. I love mini yorkies and when my kids - MQer
              • Obviously didn't cover many details in a post. - Laurie
                • Great Post...sm - no name
  • Sounds like you crate her a bit too much - sm - XXX
    • Ditto this great post! Also, maybe your dog needs - Laurie
      • I like the idea of not crating now that dog is mature enough. Never heard of that sm - MQer
        • That's how we did it. And you have to become - Misha
  • For the love of Pete ! - FT
  • how would you like to be locked up half the day--sm - no name
    • dog logic - Veteran MT

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