Hi, I previously posted this on the Puppy Forum this am. Sorry if this the wrong spot to put it. I havent received any replies from this am. Can someone respond to these questions??

Thanks for the crate info again. I think her treat of choice now is roast beef..I used some today. First just for doing good "sits". Then a little while later I used it to get her to go into her crate. It worked, then I closed the door calmly. I had also put some cream cheese in her kong. I did some stuff around the house and walked by her without eye contact. When she would see me she wouldnt cry. As soon as I left the room she cried. I did some more walking around in front of her while I was doing stuff around the house. Then I gave her a roast beef treat while she was in there. Quieted her for a couple minutes. I then left for the post office and came back and she was whinning. As soon as she saw me she stopped. I stayed in front of the crate until she quieted and let her out.

Questions:
1) Should I leave her in there longer? She was probably in there for a little over an hour.

2) I would really really like to exercise her a little more.. I have a back yard with not very much dirt/grass space. She has had only her 1st set of shots and the last ones are due on Aug 28th. Cant I take her to the park for a walk, for variety/socializing????

3) Today when I let her out of the crate and we went out side for about 10 minutes so she could do her business (she is really good about that), we came back in to her designated area and she cried and whined while looking up at me. What does that mean?? Im right there, she is not in a crate, just went potty and played for a few minutes.. Am I missing something. Or am I just being to paranoid. My friend said im to serious about the dog.
I just want to be a great mom and have a great dog.

Thoughts. And sorry for all these questions. I should be getting my DVD's today.. Will those DVD's answer these questions I have??

SBS