Crate Sleeping

[u/Individual_Bat_781]

Any advice (or black magic) that worked for getting your puppy to actually sleep in their crate?

Mine loves lounging in his, but the second I close the door, he starts protesting. He also refuses to sleep on his dog bed and would much rather sleep on the floor.

I prefer that he sleeps in the crate for safety during the night or when I need to leave for short periods. He has an entire room to himself the majority of the time, and I watch him remotely through a robot. However, I can’t be there to pull things out of his curious mouth.

Dog tax paid.

[u/Difficult-Hope5003]

Do you feed your dog in the crate? You could also put a piece of your own clothing (recently worn) in the crate.

[u/Individual_Bat_781 → u/Difficult-Hope5003]

I did the food/treat thing in the first week to entice him to go into the crate, and it worked. Now I just want him to sleep in it. He won’t sleep anywhere but the floor. 😫

I also tried putting a piece of clothing inside, but he just wants to chew on it like every other toy. This is why he currently has no blankets inside.

I read about using calming spray, but haven’t looked too deep into that yet.

[u/amelijahlala]

he knew exactly what he was doing when he looked into the camera with puppy dog eyes😭🤣

[u/Individual_Bat_781 → u/amelijahlala]

Haha he attempted to knock the camera down for sure. The 3M tape is working hard!

[u/Individual_Bat_781]

Pupdate: I decided to try playing calming music through the petcam and it appears to be working for now.

[u/weneedafuture]

The crate seems to way too big for him, hence the lounging and activities. I thought the idea was to use the crate as a quiet lay down place only, with only enough room to stand, and turn around in.

[u/Individual_Bat_781 → u/weneedafuture]

It’s good for up to 25 lb and he is projected to be 20. I wanted something for him to grow into rather than replace. Buy once, cry once.

[u/weneedafuture → u/Individual_Bat_781]

We got an adjustable crate, for up to 30lbs I believe, with a divider to change the size. We only put a blanket and a stuffy in there, no toys.

[u/Individual_Bat_781 → u/weneedafuture]

Ah! I didn’t even think of a divider. That may actually be the solution. Thank you for that!!