The Great Crate Escape!

[sugar]

Hey, a good deal of people could learn a thing or two from NILF...lol (not saying its your SO's case, but I've met too many "give me my prize because I exist" people).

[loverocksalot]

HAHA you aint kiddin'. There is a whole generation of give me my trophy because I'm breathing. I have 2 within that generation.

[marc]

Jan 12, 2011 14:21:33 GMT -5 loverocksalot said:

HAHA you aint kiddin'. There is a whole generation of give me my trophy because I'm breathing. I have 2 within that generation.

note to tangent..but i hear you...makes for an interesting mix in the workforce when looking for new talent.

[loverocksalot]

Have to give reward for inquiring about work.

[michele5611]

entitled to a reward is more like it!!

[maryellen]

try a vari kennel instead, most dogs will break out of wire crates but some wont try it with a vari kennel (plastic crate). you are in a new apt,so he is going to have to get used to the new place. is there a room you can chub proof and leave him loose instead?

[melonie]

Jan 12, 2011 13:41:14 GMT -5 marc said:

one more thing..my sig other has a hard time subscribing to NILF, since she's never home and loves to love the love bug.

So I'm NILFing her from Jackie until she learns

just kidding on NILFing her, but it does seem to me to make it harder in the long run if we're both not consistent.

Tell her it is the same with children. You have to back each other up or you end up with bratty children that no one wants to be around or baby sit, and eventually teachers start calling you.
So if you don't have children, tell her this is really good practice. She can still love her up, just love her up when she's done something correct/good!

[wannabeowner]

Andrew used to go full-on panic in the metal wire crate I bought for him. Bent bars (fortunately not to the extent you're talking, but the door is weird to close now), bloody nose, bloody paws... the works. He's a very observant pup and I thought he'd like the freedom. I even tried putting a blanket over the crate to create the opposite effect, and he just pulled the blanket through the crate and chewed it. He just plain HATED being in it.

I bought a plastic "airline-approved" Remington crate from Tractor Supply and had to call it "den" because I eventually realized he HATED the word crate, not the crate itself. Now that we have his "den" I also make sure to cover the door with a blanket so it's his quiet, sleepy, relax time. It's not often (as he's usually curled up with me on the couch) but he will go into the "den" willingly to just chill out if he needs some time away from his "sister" Valentine.