What dogs do in their crates

Okay, this is it. I need to return to at least weekly blogging. So, I start here.

I decided I really wanted to know what Skippy does when I leave him in his crate for a few hours. So, yesterday, before we left for drum corps rehearsal, I set up my Asus with my quick cam and pointed it right at the crate.

The first 40 minutes were hard to watch. He was whining and barking and howling and trying to get out. After that, he settled in for a nap. Helmut came as soon as the noise stopped and laid near the bathroom door, which is close to the crate.

I was happy to see that once he settled down, he was sleeping most of the time. I really look forward to the time when I can trust him not to chew if we leave him outside the crate. I think we are close, but not quite ready yet.