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<blockquote data-quote="riku1242000" data-source="post: 1500667" data-attributes="member: 300067">...before anwsering!)? I&#039;ve had a puppy for over two weeks now. She is about 8 weeks at this point. (Before anyone rants about how young she is, she was abandoned.) I have been putting her in a crate every night since I got her, yet she barks NONSTOP. It&#039;s to the point that I&#039;ve had to put her crate in a playhouse outside to get any sleep. I&#039;ve tried crating her both in a room by herself and in my room with me in sight. Sleeping with me (no crate) IS NOT option, because at her age she will make a mess everywhere and I would really perfer to crate train her.I make sure and put plenty of bedding and chew toys with her to keep her entertained. I put a radio beside the crate but it didn&#039;t do much good.I give her treats and praise her when she goes in, yet as soon as I&#039;m out of sight or she&#039;s in the cage for more than say 30 secs...she goes crazy. Also, I DO ignore her when she barks because I know any attention only promotes the behavior. She is out all day, and has complete roam of the house (supervised of course) so getting enough exercise or attention shouldn&#039;t be the problem either.I&#039;m stumped...Any suggests? Could it be that some dogs just don&#039;t like being in crates? Or is it a matter of her being so many weeks old before this behavior stops? I know dogs are supposed to bark for maybe a few minutes or even an hour or&nbsp; 2 when left alone at night, but this is just excessive!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="riku1242000, post: 1500667, member: 300067"] ...before anwsering!)? I've had a puppy for over two weeks now. She is about 8 weeks at this point. (Before anyone rants about how young she is, she was abandoned.) I have been putting her in a crate every night since I got her, yet she barks NONSTOP. It's to the point that I've had to put her crate in a playhouse outside to get any sleep. I've tried crating her both in a room by herself and in my room with me in sight. Sleeping with me (no crate) IS NOT option, because at her age she will make a mess everywhere and I would really perfer to crate train her. I make sure and put plenty of bedding and chew toys with her to keep her entertained. I put a radio beside the crate but it didn't do much good.I give her treats and praise her when she goes in, yet as soon as I'm out of sight or she's in the cage for more than say 30 secs...she goes crazy. Also, I DO ignore her when she barks because I know any attention only promotes the behavior. She is out all day, and has complete roam of the house (supervised of course) so getting enough exercise or attention shouldn't be the problem either. I'm stumped...Any suggests? Could it be that some dogs just don't like being in crates? Or is it a matter of her being so many weeks old before this behavior stops? I know dogs are supposed to bark for maybe a few minutes or even an hour or 2 when left alone at night, but this is just excessive!!! [/QUOTE]

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