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I put the kennel on my side of the bed, pup was more at ease knowing we were close and only protested for about 20 minutes for the first week, then after that she was fine. After 3 months we took the kennel out of the house and she had free rome of the house with no issues.
 
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Mauser is adjusting well... basically plays, runs, sleeps, eats, and poops... 24/7/365... lots of energy in this little guy...

Rather than crating him all day, I've got a littler 4' square play pen that we're letting him screw around in, in my office while Im working..

Last night was the easiest so far with kenneling him at night... hes got no separation anxiety that we can see.. its all protest.. but he howels and barks and whines for HOURS when we try to put him to bed.. last night was the easiest night to date.. he bitched for about 20 minutes when we first put him in the kennel for the night.. then he slept for about 3 hours.. woke up and bitched a little so we let him out to pee.. he came back in and complained a short while, but then went back to sleep and stayed down another 3 hours... after that my wife got up, made coffee, and played with him for an hour or so then took him on a morning walk..

Im hoping we can get him to just go in the kennel and sleep through the night within the next couple of weeks..

its like having a baby in the house all over again
I’ve always fed my puppies in their crate. Makes them adjust to it a lot easier.

Read The Art of Raising a Puppy written by some monks that raise seeing eye dogs. Great info on crate training and teaching a dog to be calm.
 
Only way to keep your dog safe. We don’t use it anymore and I have it at hunting camp. Door open and it is his safe spot cave.
 
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I field trialed labs for years. Never thought I’d have another breed, and then this lady joined the farm crew. It’s GSP’s from here on out.
 
Maybe we were soft, but we put a hotwater bottle into the kennel so she had something warm to cuddle up to. She still carried on though - but for less than an hour.
 

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