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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our puppy sleeps in a crate and night and is amazing.  She has no issues with it.  We don't really use it during the day and now i'm wondering if I can just train her to stay in the kitchen.  Though she loves her crate and is used it at night, she doesn't really go to it or love it like some pups do as a hang out den. [b]Our goal is for our puppy to be out of the crate during the day and night as soon as she is ready.[/b]  Anyone do this successfully? Or is this a bad idea for some reason i'm not thinking of.  Thanks[/quote]

Why exactly is this a goal? My pups grew up around many similarly aged puppies in a condo environment and about every bad behavior, whether it was long term separation anxiety, chewing, bowel obstruction removals, etc. I attribute to lack of crate training by people who couldn't wait to let them free. Crate training is a skill and a gift, to you and the dog. We have well balanced dogs who are complimented constantly and have never detroyed anything or displayed anxiety in any situation (therapy dogs actually) but I guess you can wing it? I'll always, again, have this as a skill for mine. [/quote]

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