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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had our dog for almost a year, and she's about 2 years old.  When we got her, we always put her in her crate when we left the house and at night while sleeping.  She was still very much like a puppy and would chew on everything, so it was necessary.  [b]We also felt it was good for her to feel "secure" and have her own space.[/b]

We have always put some treats into the crate when we put her in there [b]so that she knows it's a nice place to be and that it's a good thing to go into her crate.[/b]

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How you want a pet to perceive something and how the pet actually perceives it are not the same thing.

You need to work with a trainer because this is a dog who needs to be out of the crate. I'm assuming that you don't have her in the crate every time you leave the room, so she can go some amount of time without chewing things that aren't meant to be chewed. The question is how to increase that time -- lots of exercise, Green Apple for booby-trapping, spying and catching her mid-transgression?[/quote]

OP here.  The problem is that it's not consistent.  Sometimes she'll be fine, and sometimes not.  I take my kids upstairs for quiet time/napping in the afternoon and started experimenting with leaving her out during that time (about 4 months after we got her and felt she could handle it).  She does absolutely fine.

But when we've left her alone in the house, sometimes she's fine, and sometimes not so much.  She's not terribly destructive, but she obviously can't handle it.  [b]She'll grab a shoe and run around the house with it, or go into the playroom and find a stuffed animal and bring it out.[/b]  I'm 100% certain she does most of this because she KNOWS she's not supposed to.  I have a two-year-old child, and the dog's behavior seems to very much like his behavior when he's overtired and bored and just can't control himself.  I honestly don't think there's any chance of catching her in the middle of one of these things.

Also, every trainer we've ever talked with in the past (with another dog) always emphasized how good crates are for them and how good they are for making them feel secure and safe.  This is why I feel the crate is not a bad thing for her -- especially not for a few hours a day, when she might get into trouble otherwise.  You're right that I can't control how she actually perceives it, but I don't want it to be a "punishment," and I also want her to follow the command to "come" (which she does great in other circumstances).[/quote]

OP, are you serious?  This is "trouble"?  For God's sake, stop crating the poor dog.  And give her lots of exercise and attention when you are home.

Crates are for training, not for long-term use.[/quote]

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