Do not, under any circumstance, simply put him in and shut the door of the crate as his first experience — this is pretty much guaranteed to make
him afraid of the crate.
Using the crate as a punishment: if you're angry when you send him into it, he'll become
afraid of the crate, the opposite of what you want.
Some dogs are
afraid of the crate, some find confinement frustrating and stressful, and some just don't want to be left alone anytime, anyplace... including the crate.
Not exact matches
I'm very interested to try Sharon's remedy next time I get a heartworm positive dog because Max already went into cardiac arrest once, and I've been
afraid to get out
of bed in the morning and check his
crate ever since.
Don't force your dog into the
crate, especially if he seems
afraid of it.
Then, once he can stay in the
crate for 30 minutes without being
afraid, you can leave him
crated for short periods
of time when leaving the house.
A dog that is severely
afraid of thunderstorms and other load noises may need to be confined to a single room, or even a
crate, for a period
of time.
Dogs that are
afraid of loud noises or thunder often do better when left
crated with a radio or television to help mask the noise.
The point is for your puppy to look at the
crate as a very ordinary thing that it should not be
afraid of.
Sadly, Zoey was so
afraid of being
crated outside again that she had to be led into the yard, even when all her friends were out there in the yard.
She'll still be
afraid when she's in the
crate and is likely to injure herself, perhaps even severely, while attempting to get out
of the
crate.
She was so
afraid of human contact that she didn't want to be petted and was only comfortable and relaxed in her
crate.
Pushing him into the
crate: doing this will set you back and make him
afraid of being put in.
Dogs have been known to dig under fences, tear through screen doors and windows, and chew their way out
of crates when they are
afraid.