LEAVING THE DOGS ALONE
If you need to leave both dogs in the house alone, you’ll have to crate them both. Watch the video for instructions on how do to that:
Click for instructions on crating the dogs.
RULES ON CRATING
It took us a loooong time to get them crate trained, so we request that you:
Only leave them in the crates for 4-5 hours (max) in a single day (ideally late aft/evening)
If you have to crate them for several hours during daylight, please:
Make sure they are well-exercised first
Do not also crate them for multiple hours that same night
DETAILS ON CRATING
Prior to leaving:
Turn the heat in the hallway to 65.
Close curtains, turn on side lamp/turn off overhead light, etc.
Optional: start the “Dog Monitor” app on the iPad (select “Dog Station”). Hit “ignore” on the popup on the iPad. (Pair this app on your phone with the app on the iPad).
When you’re ready to leave:
Take them both outside to pee (you may have to bribe them outside with a treat/wait outside for them to pee).
Grab a few high value treats; take them into the back room. Tell Tina to go in the crate on the right. Wait til she goes in, then close & latch both bolts. Repeat with Ellen on left crate.
I usually turn the fan on the kitchen floor to 1, just for white noise. Leave the house immediately.