Dog Bites When Putting In Kennel

[ttoner]

Hello!

This is my first official post to this forum and any help offered would be awesome!!

I have a 7 month old fawn female and this is my very first boxer. I love her to death, but recently when we go to place her in her kennel for any extended period of time, she tries to bite my wife and I. This morning I went to go get her to put her in her kennel and her first reaction is to fall on the floor, and then when you go to pick her up, or even touch her, she bites. It's not an attacking bite, but they have been getting a little more aggressive lately. This morning she bit me and drew blood on my finger. She is a very loving dog normally that loves to cuddle and loves attention, but getting her somewhere she doesn't want to go is just not working for her. I am currently pet sitting a friends dog (blue pitbull) that will freely walk into her kennel when its time to go in, but getting Layla in is starting to hurt me and scare my wife. Are there any tricks or anything that I can do to make her like her kennel more? Any training advice would be VERY appreciated.

Thank You!!

 

[joannaryan]

I don't know if this will help or not, but when we are getting ready to put Toby in his kennel and it happens to be one of those days when he is rebelling, , we put his kong or one of his favorite toys in the kennel with the door closed, and when he is trying to get in to get it, we open the door, he goes in, lays down with his goodies and the door is closed. I hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[TwoDogs]

Start feeding her in her crate. Toss good toys and treats in the crate randomly throughout the day. Call her over to the crate and let her see you drop a lovely long-term edible chew item in the crate. When she goes in for it, close the door. Then when she is still chewing it, open the door back up and let her leave when she wants to. Don't just do these things when you leave either. Practice lots when you aren't even going to leave the house and when you don't really care that she only stays in for a few minutes. Basically build a really good association with going in and being in the crate.

 

[sandy's mom]

I see that your baby is 7 months, mine is 8 months...

Mine will play bite most of the time, that is just puppy.
Luckily, we have taught her to have a soft mouth, so she just mouths at you. However, if your baby is clamping down, that is not play. You have to really watch to see if they are playing or angry. When Bella doesn't want to go in, she will throw herself down in the floor and become dead weight.

You need to make it fun and happy to go in and out of the crate.
All the above suggestions are great. Just try and hold your temper and remember, she is still a baby and pushing your buttons.

Good Luck!

 

[Imamom]

I have always saved the most yummy delicious snacks for when mine need to get into their crates. Once they are in there and sit down they know they will get a great snack. I've been doing it with Ellie for 3 months. It's taken a while, but now when I tell her 'crate' she runs in there as fast as her little legs can carry her.

 

[prittiegirl]

Sounds like the "No WAY, I don't wanna go in there and you're not going to make me, and I'm going to be even more resistant if you try to manhandle me" reaction...

My girl used to do this, who am I kidding, she still does if I try to physically move her, instead of getting her buy in. With her crate, I make her get in and lie down and then give her treats... she is required to get in on her own though and will get silly on me if I touch her during this.

The other thing is that she may have figured out that she only goes in there for long periods of time, so you may want to have her go in at random times of day and vary how long she's in it for, and then let her out again. That will keep her guessing, and she won't know how long she's going in for, so should be less resistant!