Leo is so sweet. Very very much a velcro dog. He was on a farm and had no people interactions minus feedings. So hes shy around EVERYONE! He was raised to just be in the barn. So we're doing everything from day 1 basically. He is very malnourished only weighing 14 pounds. And was verge sick! We took him to the vet on Tuesday and hes doing okay. But we got his first round of shots, and parvo testing. He is feeling much better now! Our first mistake was the first 3 night was letting him sleep with us in bed. But he was sick and not feeling good and each time we tried he cried. So we started feeding him in his sniff Mat inside his crate. Giving him treas and rewards for going in there alone. And now he goes to play in there by himself! Also Right now I work nights and my fiance works days so he always has someone here with him. But now hes feeling better we want to finally crate train him.
Right now im laying by his crate with him inside. I gave him a tank top ive been wearing all since bedtime last night. So hes laying on it and napping! I got up though and he sarted whining and barking. I waited until he stopped and joined him again. And hes napping again. Am I doing something good? Is this the correct way to go about this? He also has been having bad dreams he will whimper and wake suddenly. And if im not here he freaks. But when he does this he settles back to sleep right away. So im not entirely sure where to go from here?
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