3.5 Month old won't stop barking in crate - Page 1

Need some help in trying to figure this out.

She won't stop barking while in her crate when it is in the house.  I mean high pitched barking that can go on for a hour.  When she is outside of the crate tons of energy and no barking.

The only time I can get some peace is if I put her crate in the garage and then she stops.  She also doesn't bark in her crate if I have her in the car.  My 17 month old wasn't this way and his crate is in the livingroom and I never had this issue with him.  I am at a loss b/c I feel bad for having her in her crate in the garage but that is the only way she will be quiet.  She barks way too much in the house as I know my neighbors can hear it and I don't even want the trouble that can come from excessive barking.

I do exercise her and train but I just don't knwo what to do now.
Any tips/help would be greatly appreciated.

Ace,

I just have always said, QUIET when they start. Everytime. I heard covering the crate with a blanket might help with a sense of security... worth a try.

beetree is right, and if you have her in a metal crate you can cover it with a blanket,
and she will feel more secure.....don't give in, the more she whines & cries, avoid letting her get her way, believe me, she will get used to being in the house, don't let her choose the garage.

  Also, give her a big marrow bone to chew on, then she'll love being in the crate!

LOL

Ignore it. If she has any sense of herself, she won't stop because of a blanket; she'll pull it in and shred it. I have listened to pups bark literally all night long (Cierny was the most recent) at only a few weeks old because I locked her in the laundry room. It's ungodly loud, extremely demanding, and yes, they CAN go all night long. Ignoring it is the only thing that works. They will learn. Look out for your neighbors and deal with it yourself until she quits. 

agreed,
ignore till lesson is learned.

She still fits comfortably in her shipping crate.
I do ignore it for about 45 minutes and then I just move her into the garage and close the door and then she shuts up.  Homes out here in AZ are paper thin when it comes to the walls and you can hear her 2 houses down if she is in the house barking.  I try to be courteous to my neighbors so if it goes on a long time I just move her to the garage.  I hate putting her in there but got damn she won't shut up in the house.  In her crate in the back of the car when I am driving or at work (she is in her crate in the backseat of my car while I'm at work) she is quiet.

I have put bones with chunks of meat on them and she enjoys it for 5 minutes but then here comes the barking. 

Thought I was doing something wrong but I see I am on the right path.  Like I said, just feel bad about having her in the garage by herself as that is the only way she will shut the hell up.

so should I not move her crate in the garage when she starts barking for more than 30 minutes or just keep ignoring and let her have at it?

I won't lie...I move her to the garage just so I can hear myself and the tv at times when it goes on for a long time.

At the kennel, we sometimes get dogs in that are 'recreational barkers.' I find squirting them with water from a spray bottle sometimes works. If not, they usually settle when I leave the kennel area. I guess my presence makes them think I'll let them out of their cage if they keep barking (because that's likely what happens at home.)

I think you're on the right track, but I certainly know how annoying it is!

When she is in the crate in the house I would turn the crate around so that it is facing the wall. That way she cant see anything. Maybe that will help?! She will be more "enlcosed" so maybe it will help her stay quiet. I would run her exausted before she goes in the crate too..lol. That way all she will want to do is HOPEFULLY sleep.

I do understand about the neighbors. I have a neighbor that has a dog that barks ALL THE TIME. They dont seem to care either. I by no means, am saying you dont care. I am saying the opposite. At least you are thinking of the neighbors too.

Some puppies are a little more determined than others..lol. It looks like the one you have doesnt give up easily. Irritating in this situation, but will probably make one heck of a working dog.

GOOD LUCK!

Ace, why can't the pup watch TV with you? I'd be barking all night too, if all I hear is you inside the home, and me, stuck out by my lonesome because you don't want to hear me.

Dogs can be taught to shut up. Just saying. I've managed it with every dog I ever owned, and I don't know squat!