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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Do you have the crate in your bedroom where she can see you. If not do that. At night she might be better off in a smaller crate just used for bedtime and just a bed in it. Starting out crate training can be tiring it’s important that if she cry’s you only take her potty and put her back in. No playing or responding in other ways to the crying or she will know it gets her attention and she will keep doing it. |
This is how we trained Bella. At five years of age, she still sleeps in her carrier on the night stand where she can see us sleeping. She cried for maybe 20 minutes each night before falling asleep for the first week or two we had her, but after that, she only vocalized if she needed to potty. Now, she views her small carrier as a safe, comfortable place to be. We have it lined with a couple of soft baby blankets, nothing else. It's only big enough for her to stand up, turn around, and lie down in.