On the rare occasion I put Mario in crate at night, I remind him "no bark, no scratch" just as I put him in. If he does either, I tap on the top on the crate and sternly tell him "no bark, no scratch". Several times of this, and Mario stopped both altogether.
It is so hard to know what works for these rescue kids. I did not get Mario until he was about a year, and we had no idea of his history at the time.
__________________ Mario  was adopted May 2015. Now he is a service dog and brother to Bailey the Airdale mix  |