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[carrie]

Wow, this is an old thread!!!!!

If you have been using a comand to get the dog to go into the crate then just take the crate away and leave the bedding in the same place. Use the same command to get the dog to go to the bedding. If the dog does not understand then show and encourage whilst saying the command.

If no command has been used then create one, "BED" or "GO TO BED" are good. Practice this with the crate in place for a couple of days and when the dog is responding remove the crate.

If the dog appears to miss the crate you must be sure not to change anything else, especially how you treat the dog. Any extra cuddles or sympathy will just confirm the dog's view that it has something to worry about.

Make everyone in the house aware that they should leave the dog alone when it is on the bedding and should call the dog to them before giving it a fuss or asking it to do anything.

[Pop Alexandra]

Wow, this is an old thread!!!!!
If you have been using a comand to get the dog to go into the crate then just take the crate away and leave the bedding in the same place. Use the same command to get the dog to go to the bedding. If the dog does not understand then show and encourage whilst saying the command.

That would be the recommendation found in most dog training lessons, and it makes sense not to overburden the dog with more commands if the old ones do the trick.