It depends. I've never had to crate another breed forever, but my one basenji would get destructive if left alone.. the 2nd one would pee on my bed. So crating it was. However, I'm home so they were rarely crated. My current basenji is fine loose as long as she's alone. So like they said, do it slow, confine to an area that is safe and see how it works out. But if you need to keep crating, most dogs sleep far more than people.. up to 17 hrs a day. Just exercise before and lots after so they aren't bored.
Rugrat has trained Mom!!
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That little rugrat Cairo has his mommy trained. He hasnt changed with the time change and wakes me up every morning at 5:30am. MOM I GOTTA PEE!!!!
So I stumble outside with him and back into the kennel to sleep an hour more. It is dark and Caesar is sleeping, why can't Cairo.
MOM I GOTTA DO THE OTHER THING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I get up again and take him out. Back into the kennel.
I am snugged up in the bed all cozy and ready for my 30 more or an hour if I am bad sleep until the alarm goes off.
MOM I CANT STAY IN THIS KENNEL ANY MORE!!!! COME GET ME OR I WILL WAKE EVERYONE UP!!!
Cairo and Caesar proceed to snuggle with mom on the couch and sleep! This has happened the past 3 mornings.
Cairo is such a little punk!
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But Cairo is SOOO cute, you just can't be mad!!! At least he's waking you up to go potty…. good boy!!!
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LOL, silly boy. Tiggy stays in bed all night and will sleep in until I do
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Deke sometimes sleeps through getting the kids off to school. Well he did. now we have the girls. They slept until I got up this am. Then they wake Deke up but thats ok I'm not complaining at least its no 5:30..it's 6:50!!!
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The absolute worst thing about this time change (aside from the lessened amount of daylight walk time), is that Stormie and Nikki were so used to their dinner being served at 6:30 PM. Now they start pesting me at 5:00 PM for dinner and they put on those, "PLEASE MOM! We're STARVING and wasting away to practically NOTHING" eyes! Ha! Little rugrats is putting it nicely!
