earthwalker

This is an interesting post for me. Here it is very unusual to crate a dog/cat or use gates inside. I have two dogs one large, one small, if I go out they are put outside in our fenced yard. Generally when I come home, they are lying in our carport waiting for me to drive in. There are rooms inside they are not allowed, but they have been trained to wait at the threshold. Maybe the crate is symbolic of you leaving him, then he gets anxious. Maybe a sedative from the vet may help to aleviate his anxiety and make the crate more bearable, then once he is used to it you could do without the medication.

Sadiemae

My poodle cannot be in the yard alone because she climbs the fence. Same for he baby gates, she just simply climbs them. I put her in a plastic carrier, but she still makes all kinds of noise. I can't use the water bowl in thew carrier either--last time she put her blanket inside of it. I think they can just be naughty if they want to.

karen65ae

I don't believe your sweet faced dog would behave in such away.LOL Sometimes they are sent to trrrrrrry us. Says she who has had a sleepless night because of her papillon who decided he didn't want to sleep last night.

KarenR

This may sound strange,
but put his kennel in the shower put him in it and then close the door. He will not be able to move his kennel around the room and if you set everything up high he will not get to chew on anything.
My little dog likes the shower area. It's her space.

But you have to be careful - she'll try to take a shower with you if your not quick enough to get in. LOL

lalaland

My absolute favorite dog, who was naughty as well, was named Jack. Maybe it's the name......

Aurora

I would try a smaller crate, no toys, no towels. But I would also do it while I was at home, that way I could discipline him immediately when he tries to move the crate. When discipline is done later he has no idea what he did wrong. Above all be consistent. Some dogs view the crate as a form of punishment, others see it as a safe haven. My dog's crate door is always open and she comes and goes.

I once had a poodle that wanted in her crate when noisy, rowdy, children were around.

Whatever you do must be consitent.

CarrieAnne

Aw, he is super cute! I had a JRT with separation issues. He used to be the same way!

quilter1943

We had a lhasa poo and she had panic attacks when she was locked in anywhere until one weekend a friend kept her while we were away. Friend's doggie would lay on her owner's bed (where she could see the driveway) and wait. Our dog did the same thing from that time on. Not sure if your other dog could help you train her. I would talk to your vet about it because maybe she's not being bad, maybe she is claustrophobic and panics because of it. She is a cutie. Hope it works out.

Grandma Peg

Sure doesn't look like he has horns. But also can see why he feel asleep he was exhausted after all that!!

LovinMySoldier

I think you should get one of the crates that have the plastic bottoms, sides and tops as others have suggested. there are still lots of holes for light and air but it is a lot harder to pull things into them. They have a spring latch that you have to push the top and bottom of the latch for the door to open. So no chance he would be able to get it open. Then I would stack something heavy on top of it. Its really tough plastic and that would prevent the kennel from rolling around. Then lastly I would kennel jack every day. A couple times a day. Maybe morning, afternoon, evenings. On days that you are home. Just 20-30 minutes at a time. That way he gets use to the kennel. He can see that you are still there and the he is ok. You can correct any misbehaving and he can see that he does get to get out eventually. And maybe he needs a kong toy the ones that you can't destroy. And that is his only when he is in his kennel toy. My girls love their kennels. And I love a clean house when we come back home :)