he will eat at the door and walk in to get treats but he is in and out very quickly. And does not seem to be getting anymore comforable with the crate that he was 5 days ago. I will keep trying till he becomes comfortable with it.

 Quote: matt minshall

he will eat at the door and walk in to get treats but he is in and out very quickly. And does not seem to be getting anymore comforable with the crate that he was 5 days ago. I will keep trying till he becomes comfortable with it.

Well, I know we're talking about an adult with no crate experience, but for me, I think that not being afraid of it is the big goal. I mean, loving it doesn't really have to happen before you close the door.

Reviewing the early posts, it seems that he is much more comfortable, if he will go inside.

It would be good if you started training him a "crate" command, I think, with marking and praise and treats..... which is pretty easy to train ..... and then lengthen the time in the crate until a release (quick at first, lengthening gradually), and not shutting the door yet.

Of course I do not know your dog, but I've trained pretty crate-averse adopted adults to go in and stay in within a couple of weeks or less.

Meanwhile, I would keep the dogs separated, as Bob said, unless supervised. You have a puppy, anyway, who probably is not unsupervised out of his crate. A baby gate might be a good accessory, too.

And I know that many people will say to pop that older guy in there and let him bark, and that's probably fine, and there comes a time when you see he is not afraid any longer but just doesn't care for the crate. But the motivational crate command will probably make it unnecessary.

All JMO. I don't have puppy experience, but I have adult-dogs-new-to-crate experience.

I know other people here have, too, and I hope they'll post.