Is your puppy panting heavily in their crate, even though they were running around just a few minutes ago? If so, it’s important to understand why this is happening and take steps to address the situation. In this informative article, we’ll explore the different reasons why puppies may pant in their crate and provide you with tips for ensuring that your furry friend is comfortable and happy.
Puppies may pant in their crate for several reasons, including feeling alone, thirsty, warm, nauseous, or needing to pee. Additionally, breathing difficulties, something under the crate, or the crate’s location can also contribute to panting. However, with positive reinforcement, relocating the crate, providing for your puppy’s needs, removing stiff padding, and maintaining a comfortable temperature, you can help alleviate this condition.
It’s essential to understand why your puppy is panting in their crate and take steps to address the situation. In our upcoming article, we’ll explore the different factors that may contribute to your puppy’s panting and provide you with tips for ensuring that your furry friend is comfortable and happy in their crate. Don’t miss out on this informative read that can help you better understand your puppy’s unique needs and characteristics.
Why does your puppy pant in the crate?
Before getting into the solutions, let’s figure out the issue!
1. “I feel so alone.”
Were you on the verge of going to work when your puppy made a sad face at you? Did you adopt the puppy from another dog parent? Then it can be an issue to think about.
I am sure you have heard about “separation anxiety” as a dog parent. If not, let me help you out. In dogs, a separation anxiety disorder can be defined as excessive sadness or fear of being apart from a loved one. Poor puppy, he is missing it all!
Puppy panting inside the crate can be a result of separation anxiety. Other than panting, other symptoms that might be indications, such as separation anxiety, are included below.
- Urinating and defecating
- Barking and howling aggressively
- Destruction, chewing and digging off things
- Pacing in circular patterns or back and forth on straight lines
- Eat more or don’t eat at all
The way the puppies or your doggies try to escape from separation anxiety is intense. If you see the signs above while your puppy is in the crate, it might be due to the anxiety caused within your lovable puppy!
2. “Ouch, there is something under this dude.
Now here comes the moment of “ouch.” Did you check out the puppy’s crate? Not recently? Your puppy might be panting as he needs to get rid of something that annoys him in the crate!
If the crate has sharp edges or rigid uncomfy padding, your puppy might be trying to express it to you in his language! He can talk about the love language, but he can never put them into words! Listen to them quietly!
3. Location of the crate.
Did you place the crate in the darkest place in your house or far away from you? Then the crate’s location is a matter of concern regarding the puppy’s poor heart.
He might be feeling quite lonely in that location without seeing you or the ones he loves. He might be scared at the same time as well.
4. Attention seeking.
Simply, puppies are just like toddlers. Have you ever noticed that toddlers do what they are not supposed to do just to seek your attention? Puppies might quite be the same at times.
Did you check into him when he was panting some other day? Then he might have learned that might get your attention. So, why not try it out again to seek their parent’s invaluable attention!
5. “It’s so damn warm, dude.”
Puppies hate being overheated. Including the weather around them, their fur coat makes them more heaty. So imagine what summer can give to these little adorable fur creatures?
They might be feeling like they are inside a hot microwave, to be more precise, how they might be feeling! So panting might even be a result of this.
6. “I am thirsty.”
As much as we require water for our survival, our pooches need it. A bowl of water in the crate is a must! Pointing out in this case, did you forget that bowl of water by any chance?
Then your poor doggy might be indeed dehydrated with no water! Panting is, of course, a more than enough indicator that your dog is thirsty and might have been dehydrated! Poor one dying of thirst inside!
7. “I need to go pee.”
When the doggy is inside the crate, rolling here and there and playing his games might be pretty tiring, and after all that stuff, he might desperately need to go pee.
He might have waited until you come across him, and he is panting, asking you to hurry up and take him to his peeing spot! Be quick, or else you’ll be in trouble!
8. “Feeling nauseous.”
It is not a simple task for the pups out there when they feel nauseous, and that is also inside the crate! Nauseaousness of a pup may be due to eating something indigestible(maybe it was inside the creation, and he gulped it up).
Licking off something with chemicals or something with a “yuk” taste and motion sickness. This fatigue due to the feeling of nausea may cause your poor doggy to keep panting so you can notice it.
9. “Breathing issues.”
Last but not least. This is indeed vital to check upon. Heavy panting may also indicate respiratory problems and other physical and mental problems within the poor puppy!
Apart from these, dogs tend to pant a little bit more after eating bully sticks.
Should you worry if your puppy pant in the crate?
This is now a struggle between panting and heavily panting. Panting is usually a process of heat reduction method used by your pooch. Suppose you feel like your dog is heavily panting.
It can be due to stress, anxiety, or any other mental or physical problem that should be considered immediately. You can identify this by knowing the normal rate of breathing at rest which is 10 to 40 per minute.
If this is not the case and you feel something is not right, consult a veterinarian.
What can you do if your puppy pant in the crate?
As we are now aware of why our pup is venting, let’s find a cure.
1. Treat, treat, treat.
Yes, it’s time for some sort of increase in the level of dopamine. It makes your little pup full of joy while making his attention-seeking gesture(if it is the cause) and panting minimize.
First off, you could try giving the pup dog treats like kong toys, his fav chew bones, or one of his favorite food, and as you can’t always be giving treats, you can appreciate him with words like “good boy” and give a little head pat.
With time, he will realize that you might love him no matter the situation!
2. Location of the crate.
As I mentioned before, the crate’s location might not be appealing to your puppy’s heart! Here I don’t mean about the materialistic value as.
Obviously, these pooches are not as materialist as most humans are. Basically, this value depends on how far you are from him and whether he is lonely or not in the place, or whether the location is comfy!
So make sure the location is somewhere he can see you and have easy access to you and not somewhere he might feel lonely.
3. Remove the stiff padding.
Check out the padding you have used on the crate. Make sure the padding is soft and comfy for your puppy to have a good nap instead of panting!
4. “Make it the tidiest place.”
Try to clean it out as much as possible and be vigilant if any hard substances have sharp edges. Whenever the pup has arrived from a long walk, try your best to make him clean and then get to its crate.
This will minimize “complains” from your loving fur creature, which in turn will aid in reducing panting as well.
5. Provide him with “needs.”
Now, don’t just try to make him stuck inside the crate; even a jail is provided with a few needs!
When preparing a crate for your lovable pup, give him water to quench his thirst, food, good comfy bedding, and his favorite toys for him to play with to get rid of boredom! He surely needs them!
Once he quenched his thirst, you will see how he minimized panting if this was the case! Make sure you create the crate as a palace instead of a jail for your fur creature.
6. “The right temperature.”
Don’t let the heat become a reason for your dog to keep panting! Ensure the crate he is provided has the right temperature, as in not something overheated!
You can try it out during summertime by taking the puppy out of the crate for as long as possible.
7. “Time for the vet.”
If your pup is heavily venting and having nausea and breathing difficulties, without hesitation, make sure you take him to the veterinarian. Keep an eye on these cases!
Things to be aware of.
1. Panting vs. Heavy panting.
Panting can occur even due to running or making the dog exercise and any reasons mentioned above. Heavy panting can occur due to physical or mental problems, which should be addressed immediately. (as mentioned earlier)
2. No punishing.
Panting is not a fault! He just needs to be taken care of more. Be empathetic towards him, whoever you are dealing with issues of a puppy. Be kind and be a healer for the little one!
Conclusion.
I hope the guardian angels of the adorable pups got the answers for why your pup might be panting, solutions, etc.
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