Box Boys
Boxer Insane
I need help in getting Buster used to being in a crate again. I posted another thread titled "I need help" the other day but really need suggestions with how to transition my 7 month old boxer into using a crate. He hasn't used a crate since he was 3 months old and that was only at night time.
Since he's started to regress and potty in the house on my carpet...I would like to get him used to the crate again. He has shown that he can go the 7-8 hours while we're gone during the day without eliminating in the house (on newspapers) at the beginning of this month. However, I don't want my carpets destroyed. Not only that...in just two weeks Buster will be at the vet's office for his neutering and will be in a crate/cage at the vet's office for two nights until I pick him back up.
Please see my other post for more information on the background if you need to. I would really appreciate some suggestions and I am at a loss as to how to get him used to the crate when he has been accustomed to having the roam of the house...the bed...the sofa, etc.
Since he's started to regress and potty in the house on my carpet...I would like to get him used to the crate again. He has shown that he can go the 7-8 hours while we're gone during the day without eliminating in the house (on newspapers) at the beginning of this month. However, I don't want my carpets destroyed. Not only that...in just two weeks Buster will be at the vet's office for his neutering and will be in a crate/cage at the vet's office for two nights until I pick him back up.
Please see my other post for more information on the background if you need to. I would really appreciate some suggestions and I am at a loss as to how to get him used to the crate when he has been accustomed to having the roam of the house...the bed...the sofa, etc.