Hey Everyone,
I've had my pup for a little over 3 weeks now, and I've experienced highs and lows – I'm fully aware that I haven't even experienced the worst of it, yet! Anyway, I've been doing pretty good with having him awake and active for a hour or so, then sleeping in his crate for about 2-3 hours. At night, he's fine, but during the day, the little guy is hellish when it comes to settling in his crate. I've got some puppy toys in there to help with teething, and this pinecone-like toy that allows for treats to be placed on one end to give him some sort of mental stimulation with the added reward.
During the day, I place him in his crate after training and going potty, but it's rare that I can get him to go in his crate and actually rest. Vocal protest from him is totally normal at his age, a little chaos in his crate as well. He just happened to tear up his bed that came with the crate and I've since removed it to ensure that he doesn't eat any of the foam.
Anyway, I know I'm not perfect nor am I an ace at this, but I'm totally giving it my best effort. It's perfectly understandable for him to want to be at my side or have a visual of what I'm doing, but I'm worried that long-term he just won't like his crate... If anyone has any tips of tricks on how they got their V to settle while in the crate, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!