My yorkie is a nipper and hates his crate! "Lil Bit-Elixir-Scruffy-Sparky" (we haven't settled on a name yet) has only been in our home a little under two weeks. For the most part he does his business on a pad but every once in a while will let it flow in another part of the the house. We're trying not to let his biting subtract from all his great qualities but we can't relax anywhere without him nipping at toes, fingers and even our hair! When we put him in the crate in whatever room we are in he cries (which of course breaks my heart). But for his own safety we have started crating him whenever we are cooking... he kept getting underfoot. I was just at the end of my leash when I found this forum. You all have encouraged me to hang in there!! It appears that many of the things I'm dealing with have already been done.
Thanks!