Hi all,
I'm new to the forum. I have an 11 month old EB named Pablo. I have to admit he is absolutely the boss in my house and very spoilt!
My question is around his crate - well it is more of a large cage with an open top. He has been in this since he came home at 8 weeks. He gets in there when we go out but the door is left open so he has free run of the kitchen (with a baby gate). Of a night time, he goes in and gets locked in.
For the past week, he has been put in his cage at night for bed and cries and cries. I eventually give in, and he comes and sleeps with me for an hour or so before he gets restless and I take him down again and he goes to sleep.
I'm starting to think he may just be outgrowing the crate now that he is older, but I can't get him to settle in the bedroom with me for the full night so I don't know what to do?!
He is perfectly fine in the day time when we aren't there (I have tested by standing outside the door listening) but it seems he just wants to be next to me when I'm in the house.
I did try to remove the crate 2 months ago but that didn't go down well at all and he howled in the kitchen, which leads me to believe he does like it!
Would appreciate your suggestions!
I'm new to the forum. I have an 11 month old EB named Pablo. I have to admit he is absolutely the boss in my house and very spoilt!
My question is around his crate - well it is more of a large cage with an open top. He has been in this since he came home at 8 weeks. He gets in there when we go out but the door is left open so he has free run of the kitchen (with a baby gate). Of a night time, he goes in and gets locked in.
For the past week, he has been put in his cage at night for bed and cries and cries. I eventually give in, and he comes and sleeps with me for an hour or so before he gets restless and I take him down again and he goes to sleep.
I'm starting to think he may just be outgrowing the crate now that he is older, but I can't get him to settle in the bedroom with me for the full night so I don't know what to do?!
He is perfectly fine in the day time when we aren't there (I have tested by standing outside the door listening) but it seems he just wants to be next to me when I'm in the house.
I did try to remove the crate 2 months ago but that didn't go down well at all and he howled in the kitchen, which leads me to believe he does like it!
Would appreciate your suggestions!