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[quote=Anonymous]Thinking back, I think our puppy (who was the best behaved dog ever) did go through another chewing phase around that age.  He chewed the molding on the window frame all up.  He never chewed up any of "our" stuff (shoes, etc.) because he was smart enough to understand that it was ours stuff and not his.  I think the windowsill just seemed like a stick or something to him.

The other real advantage to having the dog have some comfort level with the crate is that if he has to go to the vet overnight, or to the kennel while you travel, they will crate him overnight.  If he doesn't feel comfortable in a crate, it will add to his stress level (which may already be high because you have left him).  So it's a good idea to occasionally put him in the crate and give him a ton of delicious treats.  Like when you have leftover salmon or scrambled eggs, maybe put them in the back of the crate for him.  My dog ended up with cancer and had to spend a lot of overnights at the vet -- we were glad that he was not afraid of a crate.[/quote]

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