Where is the crate? Is it in the room with you at night?
I know my Linus needed a very dark crate, so he had a blanket over the top and covering the sides, but he also had to be able to see me at night. If he started to get upset or something, he usually calmed down if I just talked to him for a minute and reached out my hand over the side of the bed so he could see I was still in the room.
He also does a lot better with a little bit of noise. He tended to bark like crazy if he heard any noise at all if he felt like he couldn't get out and protect me. However, if I left some music or the TV on so he wasn't distracted by any other noise, it worked pretty well.
I don't know if this would help or not, but I also always put something that smells like me in his crate. Just a t-shirt that I've worn or something, and I switch it out from time to time, but it usually helps!
I know I've said a lot already, but his crate was an XL crate and he had a bed and toys in one half and a puppy pad in the other half. My little pup's bladder is tiny, so this keeps him from laying in his mess if he has to go. |