[aweitzm1]

Bella has been getting really rambunctious lately with everything going on. When I got her three years ago she was not crate trained in my opinion. She hated being in any crate and would bark up a storm.

I never forced her in it unless I had to keep her contained and than I always put her with Thumper to keep her calm. With her carrier I always let the flap open so she can go in it as she please.

Sometimes she would look at it but never go in it unless Thumper was with her. (Thumper was always crate trained so no issue with him)

Recently, she has been exploring it more going in and barking like she wants to go out on a trip.

Over the past week I have found her sleeping in the carrier. It warms my heart that she is now comfortable with the carrier. I always leave the flap open so she can go in as she pleases. I never thought we would get to this stage because at the beginning she was scared to even approach a crate or carrier