Preface this by saying a perfect 14-week old puppy 'fell into our lap' 9 weeks before we were planning on coming home with a puppy. Had I planned for this, I would have cleared the schedule for a few days. That said, the first night she was great- slept through the night and signaled when she needed to go out the next day. However, we had church Sunday night and were scheduled to serve. And nearby friends who would be happy to come and play with her had theater tickets.
So the very first time this puppy was alone, she was in her crate for two hours. I would have preferred to work her way up to longer crate sessions.
Now she cries with the crate. I lain down beside her until she fell asleep last night. I think she associates it with abandonment.
We Homeschool, and my husband works from home most days, so throughout the week there will only be a handful of times when she needs to go in her crate during the day (for usually 45minutes to 2hrs max).
How do I get her to like her crate again?
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