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I got Rajko home last night. He is doing great and adjusting well. Last night I got home pretty late, so I did not force him to sleep in the crate since I had little time to even introduce him to it. Instead I gave him a little 'crated' off area next to my bed, in front of his crate. He ended up sleeping through the night without whining other than right after I woke him to take him outside, and even that only lasted a minute or two each time. He never slept in his crate though, even though he could have climbed into it from the small area he was limited to.
Today i've been giving him treats and praise inside of the crate, and trying to really entice him with toys and make it look like a fun place. He has yet to just go in and lay in there on his own though. He'll go in, get the treat, and come back out. If i try to shut the door behind him he turns around and starts crying.
Finally, I needed a break, so a while ago I put him in the crate, pet him for a while, gave him a treat, and then shut the door. He immediately began crying, but I just gave him a firm "NO" and a quick rap on the top of the crate a couple times and ignored him. That would make him hush for a moment, but then he continued to whine loud for about 10 minutes.... now he is sound asleep in there.
I know i've read tons of stuff about crate training, but I want to make sure I am doing this right. Should I just be consistent with what I have been doing? From tonight on, he will always be sleeping inside the crate, no matter what. Any tips???
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Today i've been giving him treats and praise inside of the crate, and trying to really entice him with toys and make it look like a fun place. He has yet to just go in and lay in there on his own though. He'll go in, get the treat, and come back out. If i try to shut the door behind him he turns around and starts crying.
Finally, I needed a break, so a while ago I put him in the crate, pet him for a while, gave him a treat, and then shut the door. He immediately began crying, but I just gave him a firm "NO" and a quick rap on the top of the crate a couple times and ignored him. That would make him hush for a moment, but then he continued to whine loud for about 10 minutes.... now he is sound asleep in there.
I know i've read tons of stuff about crate training, but I want to make sure I am doing this right. Should I just be consistent with what I have been doing? From tonight on, he will always be sleeping inside the crate, no matter what. Any tips???
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