Kodee didn't really act excited when he was getting out of the crate, it was after he was out and leashed. I never did get excited with him when getting him out of the crate. When he was much smaller, I taught him that he had to sit before I would open the crate door. Ever since then, he is calm until he's out. It's afterwards that he gets all happy-happy-joy-joy on me. But it was like waking up to a different dog when we got up this a.m.
My pup is 15 months old and had his first time out all night a few weeks ago because i fell asleep before putting him away. It would not have been an option any sooner, lol
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Lear was and still is 20 months when I started letting him sleep out of the crate at night. I would never have been able to do it when he was under a year.
I always wait to take some important first steps with him cause I know maturity (or lack thereof) plays a large part in the success of any given situation, and I want him to be successful so we both don't have to go backwards and retrain or modify. Not everything can be avoided, of course, but I try to stay in tune with him and what I can trust him with as he grows.
And Mike, what do you expect with a dog named Cujo
Who is DH? Da Husband? LOL! I'm certainly no expert dog trainer, but I'd not expect a dog to be on the bed sometimes and not other times. Those rules are just not black and white enough for dogs in my unprofessional opinion. Congrats on just a calm night out of the crate for Kodee!
DH = Dear Husband (or Darling, or Disturbed - Ha ha, just kidding). I was just joking - I don't want my dog in my bed w/me even when DH is gone. Just being mischievous I agree that dogs need the rules to be the same 100% of the time...
My pup is 15 months old and had his first time out all night a few weeks ago because i fell asleep before putting him away. It would not have been an option any sooner, lol
Hey, Al - How did he do? Did you wake up to couch stuffing everywhere, or was he a good boy? Do you still let him sleep uncrated? Just curious...
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DH = Dear Husband (or Darling, or Disturbed - Ha ha, just kidding). I was just joking - I don't want my dog in my bed w/me even when DH is gone. Just being mischievous I agree that dogs need the rules to be the same 100% of the time...
There is no DH here and I would like for my dog to one day be able to sleep on the bed. Will I ever be able to do that?
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If a dog wants to get on the bed, the dog will get on the bed when you leave him alone anyway. If you are there then it is simply obedience for him to not get on the bed because you tell him not to. "When I tell you to sleep on your own bed you sleep on your own bed."
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Re: Slept out of crate for 1st time @ night - question
But it was like waking up to a different dog when we got up this a.m.
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I agree that dogs need the rules to be the same 100% of the time... 
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