Chipper preferring crate to bed... Bad Energy! :(

[ramanth]

I wish I could, but our bedroom is small and cramped. No room for his crate.

[k9krazee]

That's too weird. Maybe it's just a phase or something. I know that Jack went through a period of time where he'd sleep under the covers, then for a time he slept on the floor. Or if Jack is tired and I'm not ready for bed he'll cram himself into Micki's crate and won't come out for anything. Eventually he'll make his way to the bedroom though. Kyra also suddenly started sleeping in her crate at night, so we just reinforced it and make her sleep in it every night, because we were going to start making her anyway. Now if we forget to put her in, she'll go by herself and sleep there.

I guess I would just let him sleep there if he wants too, and maybe he'll eventually want to sleep in the bedroom again? It could definitely be because of the temperature or Kia.

Silly Chipper!

[lizbud]

Well, I've never used a crate, but it's supposed to be a "safe place"
for dogs, right? Maybe he isn't feeling 100%. I have no clue.

[Shelteez2]

Clipse used to love sleeping in his crate. I would just have it in my room with the door off. Now that we have Ramone though he is crated when we leave so the door is back on.
It could be just a phase he is going through. I don't think I would beg and plead with him to come out, nor would I shut him out of it if it's what he wants. Could be he has learned that if he goes in there and looks sad then he will get lots of attention from you.
Personally if he is still acting normal in every other aspect of every day life then I would just let him be when he goes to his crate to sleep.