Although we haven't left Remi 100% by himself or crated by himself when we leave, he does seem a bit nervous when alone or when he thinks we are leaving. For instance, I took just Jackie out to the yard the other day, and he was barking, pawing at the back door to get out. We don't like to use the crate other than when we leave, but last week he was extremely overly excited and would not calm down despite our best attempts. In an attempt to calm him down, we put him in the crate for a few minutes. He was NOT happy about this and was very relieved when let out. We haven't had another incident where he needed a "time out" in the crate since.
I am happy to report that he is getting better in the crate when we leave. We always give the pups a hard bone with some peanut butter/ plain greek yogurt mixture on it. Jackie is a champ in the crate, so hopefully she has been setting a good example for Remi. The first few times we had to leave, he needed a LOT of encouragement to go in the crate or we would need to grab him by the collar and lead him in. The past few times, I just put the frozen bone in there and he went in without any assistance.
We have not attempted to leave Remi out of the crate when we leave.
I am happy to report that he is getting better in the crate when we leave. We always give the pups a hard bone with some peanut butter/ plain greek yogurt mixture on it. Jackie is a champ in the crate, so hopefully she has been setting a good example for Remi. The first few times we had to leave, he needed a LOT of encouragement to go in the crate or we would need to grab him by the collar and lead him in. The past few times, I just put the frozen bone in there and he went in without any assistance.
We have not attempted to leave Remi out of the crate when we leave.