When Cody was little, he was crate trained and slept in his crate every night without complaining. About 7 months, he started sleeping with us and wasn't in his crate as much. At that time, it became more difficult to keep him happy in his crate. At about 1 yr, we started leaving him along without crating. He's been really good (as long as I puppy proof -- Cody has a thing for paper, i.e. kleenex, napkins - doesn't bother anything else). He is now 20 months old and the only time we use the crate is if we have to leave him with our daughter (when my husband had surgery) and he was just fine.
P.S. when he was little, I was a big believer in the Kong. Fill it with kibble and he was a happy camper. |