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Originally Posted by yorkie216  So he used to sleep in his crate, but he was never able to sleep in there. I felt bad for him, and since my bed is low to the ground he just jumped up and slept there. he has never had accidents in my bed so i was going well until this.
Whats the best way to go about crate training for a puppy with high anxiety in closed spaces? |
If he has anxiety about closed spaces, I would try an xpen in your room instead of the crate. Max liked sleeping in his xpen his first year. The pen was next to my bed and he had a cozy little doggy bed.
Teddy liked having an open door wire crate in the xpen when he was a pup.
Try to figure out the differences between the kitchen and your bedroom to determine what it is that your pup prefers between the two rooms. Is there a little bit of light in the kitchen, even an uncovered window, that makes a difference? Different sounds? Maybe there is something comforting that you could replicate in your bedroom with a nightlight or white noise maker.