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[quote=Anonymous]Find a good trainer to work on counter-conditioning the "crate hate". We had to do this after not introducing the crate properly. Basically it involves gradually increasing the time in the crate (starting at about 2 minutes) and treating/giving praise and attention only when the dog is quiet. After doing these exercises, our dog was fine with the crate and we felt better knowing she would stay out of trouble. We also made the crate an awesome place to be as in the only place she got a frozen peanut butter/yogurt kong. Eventually we transitioned her to sleeping in a bed next to our bed but continued to use the crate until we could trust her to roam freely in the house. Now I have a well-adjusted and friendly dog who is just fine when we leave the house. Letting the dog cry it out in the crate without any kind of training probably won't make it magically get used to the crate. [/quote]
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