My problem is that a few times when I got up to take Parker out at 5 am, I didn't put him back in the crate, but let him get in bed with us. He used to sleep through the night til about 8am, but since we did that he wakes up automatically and barks uncontrollably when we try to put him back in the crate after coming back in from peeing. I was thinking we ruined the crate training. Now we have been just putting him in his downstairs cage and then we go back to bed. He doesn't seem to mind this, it is where he has a bed, water, some toys and a pee pad. I also feel bad because this is where he stays all day. But, like I said, now whenever we have cause to put him in the crate- say if we take him to someone else's house- he will even poop in there! |