I am unfamiliar with the crate training. There. I said it. This is what I know for sure:
*crates are good*
*puppies are good*
*puppies like crates because they are like dens or hangouts or
whatever the kids are calling them these days*
*you shouldn't force a puppy in a crate (no matter how good they both are)
or they will always hate it*
Given all I know for sure... Ripley is not sleeping in her crate yet. She goes in it. She eats in it. She plays in it. I have shut the door for several minutes at a time. But sleeping? Nope. Why would she sleep alone when the couch and I are so comf?
That being said- last night, she fell asleep in her doggy bed, right next to me on the couch. So I left her in it thinking it was a good first step. And around 3AM, I got a face full of furry puppy breath from a pup who was so pleased that she travelled the six inches to find me that she would have climbed in my face if I had let her. What a delightful feeling!! Seriously, what a plate of unabashed love I was served. Just Delicious!
Here she is as I type... asleep in her bed! Too cute...
Now... tell me a tale about crates!
