I know most people don't agree wuth this but Cali is the first dog I have ever crated out of my 5 dogs i have had and I love it and so does she. I have her in a dog playpen with an open top and a zippered front. I put a wee wee pad in their at one end and her bedding at the other. She has used it since I brought her home 10 months ago. I made a point of going out every day when she was little for 1- 2 hours and she would be put in her crate. I would always say I'm going to Nana's and I'll be right back. Now all she has to see is me putting on my shoes and she goes into her crate and goes to sleep and I zip it closed. I still keep her pad in there so that during the day she just runs in there and uses it. Many times during the day she will go into her crate and take a nap or if we have company and she want's to get away she goes in there. I was never for crating until now. It has worked great for us. I do think they like the security of it once they are use to it. Good luck I hope you find somethingto help you both. |