The Scary Crate
Because why not, it's not like I'm writing fic or doing anything productive anyway, I decided to see if I could crate-train the dog. We got a crate when we got her and she seemed willing enough to go in the crate, so I went "okay, fine" and then basically didn't use it.
But the thing is, the dog is afraid of a great deal of things. And I think when we got her she was willing to do more things because all things were equally terrifying, and now she has narrowed it down to what things are actually scary (brooms, vacuums, the dishwasher, the printer, other dogs outside, etc.) but now she's decided that the crate is scary again. I don't know why. She gets in a crate to go in the car!
So here I am, carefully placing dog treats at the entrance to the crate so she will think of it as a fun place where she can lie down. Maybe it will work.
At least the dog is enjoying quarantine. All the people are home ALL THE TIME and not even leaving to get food!
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But the thing is, the dog is afraid of a great deal of things. And I think when we got her she was willing to do more things because all things were equally terrifying, and now she has narrowed it down to what things are actually scary (brooms, vacuums, the dishwasher, the printer, other dogs outside, etc.) but now she's decided that the crate is scary again. I don't know why. She gets in a crate to go in the car!
So here I am, carefully placing dog treats at the entrance to the crate so she will think of it as a fun place where she can lie down. Maybe it will work.
At least the dog is enjoying quarantine. All the people are home ALL THE TIME and not even leaving to get food!
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