Weird.

[rikkiandjulie]

We have three dogs, two of which are perfectly crate trained, and the third who WAS crate trained. She's a small lab mix (20lbs) who's almost 2 years old. Here goes:

When we first moved here we put her in the smaller dogs crate. She curled up right away, went in when we said "April House" but about two weeks Into this she started hating it, we came home to shredded dog beds, destroyed toys, and even the kennel on the other side of the room. We decided that it was bc the crate she was in was too small, we got her larger crate out of the garage, and the bad behavior instantly came up again, although now the SECOND you put her in their she starts to pant like crazy. We feed them in their crates, she always has food/water in her crate, and several toys to chew etc. the other two are crated as well so its not a "unfair" thing, and everyone has their own space. I can't leave her out as we are in a rental and I'm not taking my chances.

Any ideas? Thoughts?


Rikki-iPhone

[twotrue]

Anxiety with the move? Is her kennel near an air vent or anything that might be making noise that she isn't used to? What is her view? What was her view at the old house? Like, before could she see the front door but now she looks at a wall?

[rikkiandjulie]

TT-just the ceiling fan. And this house is a lot more quiet than before. However she I looking directly at a wall and whenever we get home he crate is in the bedroom doorway.


Rikki-iPhone

[twotrue]

Try repositioning the crate so she can see the entire room (or as much as possible) and/or the other dogs. She might be feeling isolated/trapped if she is looking at a wall.