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QuickSilver · 02-01-2009, 04:31 PM

Is it possible that he is scared of the crate? Hours and hours of barking sounds extreme, like he is either having intense separation anxiety, or he had a bad experience he associated with the crate.

How long are you leaving him in the crate? Is he getting enough attention when he's out?

While I don't have the answers for you, it sounds like his crate is a source of stress, and you don't want your pup stressed out for hours at a time. Once he imprints that the crate is a bad place, he reinforces himself with his own distress every time he is in there. Can he see you when he is in the crate? Can you try another location?

02-01-2009, 04:31 PM	#3
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Is it possible that he is scared of the crate? Hours and hours of barking sounds extreme, like he is either having intense separation anxiety, or he had a bad experience he associated with the crate. How long are you leaving him in the crate? Is he getting enough attention when he's out? While I don't have the answers for you, it sounds like his crate is a source of stress, and you don't want your pup stressed out for hours at a time. Once he imprints that the crate is a bad place, he reinforces himself with his own distress every time he is in there. Can he see you when he is in the crate? Can you try another location? Last edited by QuickSilver; 02-01-2009 at 04:33 PM.