Hi Everyone
Last Sept. we got a beagle mix, 3 years old from our local SPCA. He bonded with our 12 year old immediately, we brought him home, he jumped on our loveseat and was right at home.
Since then, he has had accidents in the home. In our bedroom, both livingrooms, kitchen, even in my sons room.
We simply kept a close eye on him. He will also open cupboard doors, hence elastics on kitchen cabinets.
He actually got into a cabinet that I'm shocked he got into. We had a friend who gave us a crate but we didn't really want to use it. After that incident we knew that there was no stopping him so we decided to crate him.
He hates it. He wines and barks almost all night long and he's been in for a month now. Any bed, blanket, beach towel whatever, he shreds. We have given him a bone, a bone with peanut butter/rice krispies, nothing seems to settle him.
I actually called a trainer who suggested that we get a leash and invite him onto the couch, etc so he knows he is not he boss of the house. She did say getting him used to being in the crate would take a long time.
Today, he has a sore paw. The only thing I can think of is that he's hurt himself while scratching at night. Really don't know what to do. I feel bad but I don't want to wake up to messes every morning and every time I come home during the day. He's not crated much during the day, a couple hrs at the most and some days not at all.
If anyone has any suggestions we are certainly willing to try just about anything.
Thanks
Last Sept. we got a beagle mix, 3 years old from our local SPCA. He bonded with our 12 year old immediately, we brought him home, he jumped on our loveseat and was right at home.
Since then, he has had accidents in the home. In our bedroom, both livingrooms, kitchen, even in my sons room.
We simply kept a close eye on him. He will also open cupboard doors, hence elastics on kitchen cabinets.
He actually got into a cabinet that I'm shocked he got into. We had a friend who gave us a crate but we didn't really want to use it. After that incident we knew that there was no stopping him so we decided to crate him.
He hates it. He wines and barks almost all night long and he's been in for a month now. Any bed, blanket, beach towel whatever, he shreds. We have given him a bone, a bone with peanut butter/rice krispies, nothing seems to settle him.
I actually called a trainer who suggested that we get a leash and invite him onto the couch, etc so he knows he is not he boss of the house. She did say getting him used to being in the crate would take a long time.
Today, he has a sore paw. The only thing I can think of is that he's hurt himself while scratching at night. Really don't know what to do. I feel bad but I don't want to wake up to messes every morning and every time I come home during the day. He's not crated much during the day, a couple hrs at the most and some days not at all.
If anyone has any suggestions we are certainly willing to try just about anything.
Thanks