Some advice needed
Hello I never owned a shiba inu before, but I've owned one boxer and a mix breed before also I'm raising my second boxer named Bella she's a handfull, but is doing pretty well with training.
I'd like to crate train my shiba inu So I'm wondering what size crate would be a good crate for an adult shiba inu. I've looked online and at petsmart, but I'm still not sure on the brand and size of a crate to get. I've bought some books on crate training and read online about it so I got a pretty good idea about it. I plan to just use the crate when I can't be home to watch her and there's no one else home to watch her. Some tips for crate training will be nice.
I've been training Bella to sit, laydown, come and so far it's doing great, but I plan to take her and my shiba to a puppy kindergarten for a little more training plus it'll be great for socialization. after puppy kindergarten I'll probably go to obediance class too once it's time for it.
Here's the site to the obedience stuff I plan to call or email them to get more information on it soon.
http://www.greaterlafayettekennelclub.org/Obedience.htm
If things don't work out with the place do anyone know of any place in Lafayette Indiana?
I'm pretty excited to be getting a shiba inu I've been waiting for one for a long time I'm pretty sure she'll be happy with me. Her name will be Saya means swift arrow in Japanese I think though I really like that name it sounds nice and would fit female Shiba inu I think.
I can't wait to show you guys pictures of the puppy when I get her I'll be sure to post pictures of her. luckily the wait is not too hard I got my Bella to keep me busy and since spring is close by I'll be working on my bog garden. I love the snow, but I'm ready for warm spring. =)
I'd like to crate train my shiba inu So I'm wondering what size crate would be a good crate for an adult shiba inu. I've looked online and at petsmart, but I'm still not sure on the brand and size of a crate to get. I've bought some books on crate training and read online about it so I got a pretty good idea about it. I plan to just use the crate when I can't be home to watch her and there's no one else home to watch her. Some tips for crate training will be nice.
I've been training Bella to sit, laydown, come and so far it's doing great, but I plan to take her and my shiba to a puppy kindergarten for a little more training plus it'll be great for socialization. after puppy kindergarten I'll probably go to obediance class too once it's time for it.
Here's the site to the obedience stuff I plan to call or email them to get more information on it soon.
http://www.greaterlafayettekennelclub.org/Obedience.htm
If things don't work out with the place do anyone know of any place in Lafayette Indiana?
I'm pretty excited to be getting a shiba inu I've been waiting for one for a long time I'm pretty sure she'll be happy with me. Her name will be Saya means swift arrow in Japanese I think though I really like that name it sounds nice and would fit female Shiba inu I think.
I can't wait to show you guys pictures of the puppy when I get her I'll be sure to post pictures of her. luckily the wait is not too hard I got my Bella to keep me busy and since spring is close by I'll be working on my bog garden. I love the snow, but I'm ready for warm spring. =)
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Look on craigslist for crates, even though they are used they are way cheaper than at a pet store.
As far as getting the shiba used to the crate, first off always make it a positive experience. Never use it as a place of punishment for when they do something bad (like pee on the floor.) Reward them whenever the go in it. And leave them with something to chew on when they are locked up. Lots and Lots of praise goes a long way.
Calia's advice about creating a positive experience with the crate is spot on - thats exactly what we would do, reward them for being in it, place treats through it with doors open so they go in on their own, willingly. Leave it open for them to nap in when I'm home, fill a kong to keep them busy when I'm not home..
I already have a puppy kong for my white boxer which she loves it so before I pick up my shiba I plan to get another one, a few more toys, and some puppy nylabone chews too.
Thanks for the advice.
I got in contact with the trainer at the place and there's no puppy kindergarten scheduled anytime soon, but she gave me a link to another one that's close by that looks good so I'll check on this one hopefully it turns out ok.
For example for stuffing kongs I go with unsalted natural peanut butter and liver dog biscuits.
About the crate: Yeah we use a beagle/cocker spaniel sized crate for our Shibas too and it works well. However, go by the size of your own dog. Some Shibas are bigger than others. Always make the crate a positive thing. There is a dvd by susan garett called crate games and it really helps to visually see how to go about getting dogs adjusted. Craigs list sounds like a good way to go to get a crate. If you order things online you have to pay extra for shipping etc even with ebay in most cases. Its to your benefit to shop around.
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I'll look around for that DVD I plan to get a few books on it and some on positive training to learn more on this.
Check this out: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html
We feed (mixed with kibble) canned in water - no salt added - sardines and jack mackerel. We get fresh tilapia, smelt, mullet and trout. The only two that I dress (take out innards) are tilapia and trout, they get the others whole.
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Here's a helpful link
http://www.healthcastle.com/wildsalmon-farmraisedsalmon.shtml
I have a pond in my yard with bluegill, crappie, bass, and catfish that I fish in it also has sometype of crawfish in it, but I leave them alone. The fish taste great and the ponds pretty healthy lots of turtles and fish in it. I was thinking of using them to mix in with their food usually the only fish I catch is bluegill, bass, and sometimes crappie would this be another good option too?
My mom is looking into that pedipaw stuff, but I don't think it's very good it looks like those usual TV order junk, but I've heard about the dremmal I was wondering which would be better? Right now I use the guillotine type dog clippers so far it's going well with Bella I do it when she's relaxed and I give her treats and praise when she's good. What type of dremmal should I get I've seen different types of them so I'm not sure.
Thanks alot for the answers.
http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merensjp/doberdawn/dremel/dremel.html
Seeing that the bottom tray might crack doesn't seem good you can replace it, but I just don't know. I never crated my past dogs, but of coarse when we had to go somewhere and there was no one there to watch them they'd always chew on things they shouldn't which is why I'd like to crate train Saya. I know shiba inu are fine in the 30" L crates Romi uses this brand for Ninja so I guess it should be fine.
I was just wondering what are people experiances with other crates and what size is your crate?
The shiba pup will be female I guess I'm just worried about the size since I never seen a shiba inu up close or ever crate trained a dog which I know the crate is more for sleeping and resting, but I wasn't sure if the roomy crate of a 36" L one would be good too for more room to sleep when the shiba inu is grown up or would the extra room cause trouble for me or the dog? Another thing iCrates and Life Stages crates are made by the same company, both are pretty much the same I think the Lifestages ones are the better one also there's Select Series Triple Door crate which seems like an higher quality one and even comes with a crate training dvd. I'm just confused about all the different crats I've found so I'm not sure which is best.
I'm usually home most of the day and only will be gone for atleast 1 to 3 hours to shop or eat out so the puppy won't be left alone for long and I'll have a kong for the pup when needed and some toys. With chews I'm wondering what's good for puppies and dogs to chew on? Some sites say Nylabones are dangerous so I don't want my Bella and saya getting hurt my mom got a medium size hard nylabone and a large hard nylabone which both the boxer and the mix breed loved to chew on both of them it's been awhile now so the two bones are pretty chewed up sharp edges and stuff I guess this'll be a good time to replace them, but I was wondering what other types of chews that are good for dogs and are pretty safe?
Toby got a little 'hungry' and chewed one side of the tray, so now it slides out with ease, because the raised edges are gone. We haven't had too many issues with the crate. Toby is older now so he has stopped most of the bad habits and just sleeps in his crate most of the time.