Hi all
I have had my pup around a month now and he is 3 months old. We’ve been trying to crate train him - treats, into bed etc. he sleeps there fine at night and during the day will sleep in there for a wee bit but prefers to snooze on a mat in the sun by the door or at our feet (we are currently wfh).
We’ve never been able to leave him alone for more than 2 mins in the crate - he goes mad and trashes about whining and howling etc. Ignores all treats etc no matter what we put in there (stuff he loves).
The other day he was contentedly chewing on a toy a bit away from us so myself and my DH just quietly left the room and watched him through the phone video. He was perfectly fine, trotted around looking for us, gave a little whine then settled down on the floor where he likes to snooze and watched the tv for a bit then went to sleep.
I’m wondering now if we should just give up on the crate training and let him just snooze where he likes and try leave him alone in kitchen when we go out.
When we go back to work he will be going to doggy crèche for 3 days and then we will be home either working or off for 4 days. So we only need him to be happy alone for a few hours if we go visit a friend/go shopping.
Has anyone done this with their dog without a crate and if so how? Did you just leave him as is like we did the other day? Has this worked for anyone? Also thinking of just letting him sleep on a normal dog bed in our room instead of in the crate and then moving him down to the kitchen in same.
Any tips or help appreciated! Thanks
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Firsttimedogowner · 29/04/2020 19:01
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