[dirte88]

I have a 9 month old German Shepherd that i have crate trained since i brought him home and he did well in there. he is house broken when out of the crate and i am home. He has grown to large for the crate and before buying a new one i tryed leaving him in the same room replacing the crate with a small couch and some blankets and shutting him in there for the night.
He proceded to poo and pee everywhere in the room which is only 10 x 10. I asumed it was from being left alone in a bigger room for the night and he may have been scared but was this a big mistake on my part? Also should i have just bought the larger crate or should i give him a few days to try get over the being in a new situation.

Thank You.
Eric

[wvasko]

Originally Posted by dirte88

I have a 9 month old German Shepherd that i have crate trained since i brought him home and he did well in there. he is house broken when out of the crate and i am home. He has grown to large for the crate and before buying a new one i tryed leaving him in the same room replacing the crate with a small couch and some blankets and shutting him in there for the night.
He proceded to poo and pee everywhere in the room which is only 10 x 10. I asumed it was from being left alone in a bigger room for the night and he may have been scared but was this a big mistake on my part? Also should i have just bought the larger crate or should i give him a few days to try get over the being in a new situation.

Thank You.
Eric

Eric I could go into a long discussion on this, not going to. The larger crate down the road may even save you money on possible furniture destruction or walls, just stuff that won't happen because you have your dog crated. You will get other replies some Pro some Con. It's every dog owner's dilemma.
Good Luck

[Criosphynx]

tried the big room thing. Tried the small room thing. wow never again. didn't know a 6lb dog could eat through a baby gate AND a wall. Save yourself a alot of money and grief and just stick with the crate.

As i wrote to our petsitter recently in a note "put Tippy in her crate in the bedroom or she will eat the house" I can't even imagine the damage a GSD could do. Good luck

[phoenixpup]

I have to agree. I don't know why dogs go nuts like that, I can't even leave my dog out of her crate when it's bedtime and she's tired, something about not being in the crate when it's sleep time makes her crazy :P And god forbid if I left her out of the crate even if I just ran to the store and back!! I can't imagine. But really, if he's crate trained then you're better off not throwing him off by suddenly taking away the crate, the crate has become his 'den' and I'm sure he wants it I think once dogs are crate trained then it is forever so, hehe.