Bleu Boy Is In A Crate When We Are Away Never For More Than 4 Hours At A Time Though.. He Loves His Crate (house) I Introduced It To Him Very Early We Play With His House In And Out With Treats And He Is Not Uncomfortable Nor Does He Feel Punished When We Leave Him It Is His Domain In The Evenings On His Own While We Are Watching Tv He Will Go Get In His House On His Own Which Is A Big Crate... He Has Become Dominant Of His House He Is Very Comfortable And He Feels Safe .. He Does Not Soil His Crate Or Blanky Or Toys.. I Think If You Introduce The Crate To Your Baby And Play With Him Or Her Involving The Crate They Adjust Easier.... I Would Put The Crate On My Tummy And He Would Run Up In It To Get A Treat.. Just Different Things You Can Do Play Peek Aboo Of Sorts And They Get All Jumpy And Hyper And Will Run In It... So Bleu Associates Playing And Fun With His Crate So When I Put Him In It He Is Not Scared Or Afraid Nor Does He Feel Punished.. I Also Changed Out His Toys .. Dont Give Your Baby A Bunch Of Toys Give One Or 2 At A Time Then The Next Time Take Those Out And Give Different Toys.. Yorkies Have A Short Attention Span So They Need To Be Entertained So Switch Off Toys And It Will Keep Their Attention Longer Since You Are Going To Be Gone!
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