I know this has been asked a million times, butI wanted to start my own thread. First, I want to let everyone know how well Lola is doing! She has not had one accident in the house, and she last night she slept the whole night in her crate without waking up to go potty! I don't know if it will happen every night, but I was one proud daddy this morning.
So, here is my question. We try to make the crate her home. We have her blanky in there, we have a couple chew toys, and her favorite chew toy. However, she does not like going in there. When she does, she whines and barks and crys (we ignore) but sometimes it is for a long time! Now, my wife and I work during the week. I am able to go home on my lunch break to feed her and let her out, and she is crated for bed and such.
The crate we have is fairly small. Lola is only 8 1/2 weeks, and so we have a small crate (big enough for her to come in and out, turn around, and have room... but could that be the problem? Could it be too SMALL of a crate? Should we get something bigger? I am really looking into getting a wire/adjustable crate so it she can see everything. We were going to wait a little bit before doing it, but I think I better look harder now. Any comments appreciated!
So, here is my question. We try to make the crate her home. We have her blanky in there, we have a couple chew toys, and her favorite chew toy. However, she does not like going in there. When she does, she whines and barks and crys (we ignore) but sometimes it is for a long time! Now, my wife and I work during the week. I am able to go home on my lunch break to feed her and let her out, and she is crated for bed and such.
The crate we have is fairly small. Lola is only 8 1/2 weeks, and so we have a small crate (big enough for her to come in and out, turn around, and have room... but could that be the problem? Could it be too SMALL of a crate? Should we get something bigger? I am really looking into getting a wire/adjustable crate so it she can see everything. We were going to wait a little bit before doing it, but I think I better look harder now. Any comments appreciated!