Crate Training

Well, the last 2 evenings have seen me sleeping in the living room with Ellie. She stays quite happily in her crate for a couple of hours (unlocked, she is too young to lock the door overnight), then she gets distressed and I bring her bed into the living room with me. If it weren't for the neighbours I would tough it out a little, but I wouldn't appreciate the noise through the night if I were them.
Started locking her in the kitchen (using a safety gate) and encouraging her to go into the crate to sleep in the daytime. Only had about 10 mins of crying this morning then she settled down in her crate and slept for 2 hours (it had been a VERY early morning for her as she was woken at 5am as Les had to go to Edinburgh today).
Going to progress through the week, and, hopefully, will be able to lock the crate door for a few mins by the weekend.
Some people think crate training is cruel (they see it as a prison). It is anything but. Dog's, in general, learn to love their crates, and view them as their 'den' and a safe haven.
It also saves a lot of disruption/destruction around the house in the early months!

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