I have crate trained many pups and each one is slightly different and yet the same. I agree w/ all here, make sure pup is warm enough. For my current puppy I purchased this thing you put in the microwave and then in the crate (not too hot, just right). I also put in a teeshirt that I had worn (yummy!). I started with the crate in my downstairs bathroom and he would cry for like 1/2hr daily. Then I decided to put the crate next to my bed and he never made a peep. He is also crated during the day when I am at work. I took off when I first got him and slowly started getting him used to the crate. I would take a Kong toy and put yummy stuff in it, tell him to go in his "house" and put him in the crate for short 10min intervals and then each day increase that time. Last night I had the crate open and I was on the computer and I was looking for Bently and for the first time ever he had crawled into his crate on his own and was sleeping?!! When you have the crate next to your bed (if you do) when he/she whines..tap the crate and say quiet..don't baby him/her (ie: its ok...its ok..)..just a firm Quiet. Sometimes that works. |