If you can take the crate top off do - then take the crate outside. Do you have a yard?
Do short but frequent marker training sessions outside - make sure you are far enough that she ignores the crate. As you progress, and she is feeling confident, you start to move closer to the crate. Being outside, a lot of dogs feel there is more room to get away from the scary thing if they need to, so they will often times be more comfortable.
Once she is really comfortable walking around, doing spins around, sits/downs around, the crate, then I would start to throw your treats into the bottom half (by itself) and let them pull them out. When she is finally comfortable enough to get in and out of the bottom half without showing any stress, then I would move the crate inside near your backdoor, repeat the exercises. Again, once she can get in and out of the bottom half without ANY stress, then move it again - do it as many places around the house, even in your vehicle if you can. Then you can start all over with the top half on, but not the door. Then top and bottom half with door on and open. And finally with door closed.
Once you get to this point you are going to be able to start re-crate training her as if she was a puppy. Don't rush any steps though - it will just set you back two. It might seem like a long process, but some steps she may just fly through and others may take longer. In the end, you want a dog that sees the crate as completely stress free. If your dog sees the crate as somewhere safe, then she will have an easier time travelling because she will feel safe.
Niomi - those are some EXCELLENT training ideas...
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I'm sorry but I'm lost.
Are we talking about a crate?
Or are we talking about a kennel?
Two very different scenes.
I'm confused.
Randy, she used the terms interchangably - but since she'll be flying from Japan, I'd guess airplane approved kennel. That's what she should be training with anyway if she wants the dog to become adjusted.
A dog has alot of friends because he wags his tail instead of his mouth.
I don't mean to be a stickler for terms, but I am confused.
In one sentence she says the dog is crate trained.
In the next she says the dog has never liked the kennel.
I'm flexible, I just would like to know which direction to bend to.
Hmmm, perhaps a blankie from the old crate while the throw away is sitting on the curb for the taking?
Or alternatively give the dog a blankie to bond with in the old crate and then switch it over.....but the old crate has to leave so the only place the dog can go is his new house (and it's favorite blanklet).
No forcing.
My understanding is the dog has not been using the old crate for a while. Once the dog became trustworthy in the house, the old crate was taken out of the house. She didn't like the old one even when she WAS using it, but hasn't been in one for a while. So now a new crate is trying to be reintroduced to the dog and she is not a happy camper.
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