CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[Southern by choice]

Crate training is faster and more effective.
If you do the WIC, you should set a baby gate up instead of closing the door. This creates incredible anxiety for a young pup.
Crate training causes the pup the bark and hollar to let you know it has to go potty. When in a open space such as the WIC she will just walk to the corner and go.
GSD's can be really messy pups... they are notorius for slinging poop as pups.
Night time crate training is very effective in getting her to sleep longer stretches as well. So she will sleep through the night.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Crate training is faster and more effective.
If you do the WIC, you should set a baby gate up instead of closing the door. This creates incredible anxiety for a young pup.
Crate training causes the pup the bark and hollar to let you know it has to go potty. When in a open space such as the WIC she will just walk to the corner and go.
GSD's can be really messy pups... they are notorius for slinging poop as pups.
Night time crate training is very effective in getting her to sleep longer stretches as well. So she will sleep through the night.

That's what I'm planning on doing, I would never shut the door on a pup or any dog for that matter. We don't have a crate, but we both will be tending to her throughout the nights. Joyce is a very light sleeper and I can be if I choose to be....there may be a few accidents, but she will be going out quite often, even through the night.....ya know the frequent wake ups to go to the bathroom that comes with age?....there will be a slight detour either going or coming to take her to her spot, too....

 

[Southern by choice]

That's good Fred. As a trainer I still always recommend the wire crate. It is highly effective. All my dogs have always viewed as a positive place and as they grew, and house training was long past would still go in as their quiet place- we always had the door open.

I have a pic somewhere of our very old GSD and a Brahma chicken in the crate together.
The Brahma had broken her leg, we set it , and she lived in the house til it healed... most spoiled chicken you ever saw. She liked the GSd and always wanted to go cuddle with her ...

I'll see if I can find it.

Don't know if you remember when Babs shipped Rita to us... Rita hated the crate ansd had severe anxiety. Didn't take long and she was fine, they started going in the crate to just lay down (door always open)... it eventually became a problem though because the GSD LOVES her crate and seems to think every crate is hers... so her and Rita would try to both be in there. UGH

 

[CntryBoy777]

I probably should look into getting one, but we don't have one at the moment....DD3 is picking her up and has an old blanket she is taking with her to have the breeder rub on the dam so it will have her smell on it and we will bring that back here with us also.....

 

[Bruce]

T-3 for Gabby!!!!! I can't wait and I'm not even the one getting her!

I don't suppose you could cobble together a "crate" from extra 2x4 fencing or something? I know crate training only from reading about it. Never had a puppy, always "used" dogs And other than 3 weeks a year ago, not for 40 years.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I probably could, but I've never had one with any dog that I've owned.....and all as pups....I've never gotten a "Used" dog before....

 

[Latestarter]

Me neither Fred, on all counts. Never been a big deal or major issue.

 

[greybeard]

.and got the hot water tank drained at the trlr....which, by the way was the absolutely hardest tank I have ever drained. I couldn't get it to a continuous flow and had to use the 25' hose as a freakin siphon....just crazy!!....but, it is done now which is all that matters. My mouth, lips, neck, back, and legs are totally sore from being bent over for hours today and the lips and mouth from sucking on a 25' straw.....

These are about $7 at walmart--depending which end you use, they can be used to start a siphon or to pressurize. You can find them in the Automotive section.

The way I siphon drain water tanks, is first completely fill a 50' long garden hose via a faucet at the house. Just hook the hose to the faucet, turn water on and hold the other end of the hose up a little till the water runs full without any air. Hold that end of the hose up, walk back to the faucet, turn it off and (Holding the male end of the hose about level with the faucet), disconnect the end of the hose from the faucet and quickly connect the 2 ends of the hose together. Take the now coupled together hose to whatever you want to drain. If the tank has a hose connection on it with a valve, just uncouple the 2 ends of the hose, connect the female end to the valve while holding the other end (male) of the hose level with the tank valve, then stretch the hose out to it's full length. If possible, lay the end down so it's lower than the valve. Turn the valve on and the hose emptying will create a vacum on the tank and suck the water out.
Even if there is no valve, you can still do it as long as you don't lay the hose down and create an air pocket in the middle of the hose which would create a vacum break.

 

[Pastor Dave]

I have had some good luck with crate training too. It has really helped with potty training. When I had German Shepherds, mine were trained for protection. The crates were good for putting them up, letting friends/family in the house, then socialising the dogs with them. Couldn't let the dogs see ppl come in as part of training and the type of work dogs they were. At night they would go sleep in the crates, but could exit at their discretion.

 

[Bruce]

WHY do they have to pack things with plastic tubing in packages too small to leave the hose unkinked!!!!!!!!
My aquarium "vacuum" came the same way, water doesn't flow well through a permanent crimp.