Yes, she does get long well with my kids. In fact, she loves my daughter, they lie down on the couch all the time, it's so cute. If she does get overwhelmed, especially when our kid's friends are over, she resorts to her crate. And our kids know and we tell our guests that when she is in there to leave her alone. Perhaps we might be disrupting her when we enter and open her crate up. We don't force her out though. But, maybe she knows that if she comes out that she will get a treat and maybe that is forcing her to come out before she is actually ready to come out. I wonder if i don't open the door to the crate as soon as we get home, but just give her a treat while she is in there. And when things settle down open her door. So, many options. I greatly appreciate everyone's suggestions because this is my first dog and have read books but still don't know for sure what I'm doing.
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