The last thing you want is to make the crate an aversive environment for your dog.
What to Do When Your Dog Hates His Crate
Five things to do when your dog refuses to get in or stay in a crate.
Properly used, the crate is a marvelous training and management tool. Improperly used, it can be a disaster. Overcrating, traumatic, or stimulating experiences while crated, improper introduction to the crate, and isolation or separation anxieties are the primary causes of crating disasters. If, for whatever reason, your dog is not a fan of the artificial den you’ve provided for him, and assuming he can’t be trusted home alone uncrated, here are some things you can do...
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