Uh I'm already going about this wrong

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Abe has been an angel so far.

Didn't want to eat or drink yesterday but has finished of his breakfast this morning and also drank a bowl of water.

Walks with me lovely.
He's a scaredy cat and lays down whenever a car goes past on a walk but by the end of the walk he was over that and he is also nervous of a whole host of other things. Like seeing himself in the bottom of his water bowl.

BUT

We got him being assured he was crate trained and slept in a crate at night and he quite obviously isn't.
I know what i should be doing to crate train him and i am during the day but the problem is at night.
We have no other option but for him to sleep in the crate at night thats why we wanted him crate trained already.

The room the crate is in is fine for him we put the radio on ect but we have to actually lift him into the crate and he cried most of the night last night.

I'm sure the crying will stop once he has settled in but it the forcing him into the crate that worries me.

Not really sure why i posted this but i'm feeling like a horrible mummy.
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Ohhh bless him, poor wussy dog! I don't have any wise advice (we did crate train Leah, but I was nine at the time so I don't really remember how we went about it) but I'm sure lots of people will, and in the mean time I'll just say it's not mean at all to put him in overnight - he will get used to it eventually!

Enjoy your new friend, he's a very handsome young man.
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We tried putting his food and some cheese and chicken in it but he is still not interested.
Not food or toy orientated so far.

My brit boy has gone back to my mum in england because he hated it here, so he can't even help me.
 
Get in yourself? Sorry, if that's no help but B hated going in ours as well and I sort of wodged myself in and lay down and acted like a total eejit and made him see it was a fun place.
He still hates it but he will get in it if I ask him to.
 
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It's called 'dog ownership'
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Amen to that
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We played a huge game with Henry getting him to run in and out of the crate with both doors open, like teaching a horse to load into a trailer by walking it straight through
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He'd probably howl wherever he was sleeping if he wasn't on your bed, but he'll get the hang of it soon
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Welcome to the world of crate training rescues
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......don't feel bad about placing him in there, at this stage u ain't got a hope in hell as u suggest of him being interested in toys or treats when anxious or worried, instead as you are ake sure u place him in there during the day for frequent bouts and after tiring exercise, alos try covering the crate, some dogs wil happily go into a covered crate than an uncovered, if u can crate him in the car also, this is how I usually begin to crate train the more difficult dogs, I literally drive them all over in the van in the crate, walk them, come home straight in crate, rest, feed out for a short while, then back to crate, establishing a crate routine comes before bonding, it's actually best to get the crate training in before he gets his confidence and bearing, and before u bond, so create a good crate routine and when it's sound do all the bonding, otherwise exercise the life out of him, will he settle any better if your dog is in the same room with him?
Her will pick up on the feed when he gets a little more confident u can then place his tuna filled kongs in there, but for now, exercise will have to be the key.
If u really struggle, u could place a crate in the living room, so basicaly the room changes but the crate stays the same.
Cover both crates and use the same bed, trickery
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