We also left the crate door open on his first day home and treated Kimbo for just walking a step inside to retrieve the treat. Then later the first day we closed the door and tried to make it for 2 minutes. My husband would lay by the crate on the floor with him, sing a quiet lullaby, and put his fingers in there with him. Kimbo would get really close to his hands and lick them. When we made it to 2 min, we tried later for 5. Then for 7 or 8. We eventually worked our way up to 1 hr. that first day. He slept all night in it with potty breaks every 2 hours. |