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Originally Posted by LoriML  Ok thank you. Maybe crating him just wont be the best option. I assure you, he is with me almost all the time, except when he needs to sleep at night or take a nap during the day. I bring him to work with me. I bring him to potty. Even in the middle of the night, sometimes more than once per night. The problem is not that he's not with me. My family and I spend hours every day paying with him. I think perhaps people are taking one sentence out of my post and responding to only that. I'm interested in figuring out what the bigger picture is, than the 20 minutes he wasn't by my side. And honestly if it was just a gentle whining, it wouldn't be such an issue, as I know that he's crated for a reason, because he needs to sleep somewhere other than my bed because he's not fully housetrained and I have a high bed that he could fall off and injure himself. I don't think it's unrealistic to expect him to sleep in a crate. I'm just tryng to figure out why he's barking as loud as he possibly can, when he's been doing fine for over a month. I'm not a mean person, I do not ignore him or leave him out somewhere in the cold. He is very much adored and a huge part of our family.
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Please don't give up on crate training... I truly believe that it is the safest place for these tiny babies to be until they are properly trained and can be trusted to roam our homes without cause to worry.
I have crate trained all my pups (4) with no problem. Of course there where those stressful moment like what you describe but we stood our ground and we got threw them. Persistency is the key, maybe get him on some sort of schedule where he knows that at this time, after this happens each day this is the time for me to spend in my cage. Its important to have some sort of routine and make sure that everyone sticks to it.
Yes, I agree they need to be near us at all times. Day, night , naps and a cover (lightweight) over the top of the cage will allow her to hear you without getting excited or anxious every time someone walks past his cage. Also, using a wire cage is best be sure that it is not one of the travel carriers.
If you like take a look at how I trained my pups on my web site. Hopefully you will find something that helps...
Training Tips - Dawn's Yorkies