We have a 4 month old puppy and she normally does great in the crate at night. We stopped crating for naps and she sleeps outside of the crate during the day. At night when we put her in for bed time she will be quiet for a few minutes and then start to bark and whine for a few minutes. We have let her out after a few minutes (if she hasn't pooped in a few hours just in case, or peed) but then she won't go and we put her right back in and then it repeats for a few minutes and then she's fine and sleeps through the night. Every time I hear her cry in the crate it gives me a pit in my stomach. *Note to add- this is the first puppy I've had in years and she is not destructive at all in the crate so I don't know why it gives me so much anxiety. Has anyone else gone through this and how were you able to overcome it? I also get anxiety anytime we leave her in the crate and leave the house. She is still too young and curious to leave at home by herself. The crate is the only thing that gives me anxiety and maybe it's because I'm scared she will regress and not do okay in there in the future? Any helpful tips or how you learned to deal with it would be super helpful!!
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