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So my puppy cries, whines and barks in her crate whenever I leave the house for 10-20 minutes then falls asleep. She also does the same thing whenever she is in her crate and needs something (water, potty, etc.) as well as when she wants something (attention, to stay awake) or sometimes when we leave the room or watch tv. My trainer said I should start by making sure all her needs are met, then walk around the corner into the hall, click if she stays calm, then come back and give her a treat. Walk down the hall to the door, click if she stays calm, then come back and give her a treat. All the way up to out the door and around the block.
Unfortunately, it feels like this doesn't work. Sometimes I can get all the way to the car without an issue, other times she starts to fall apart right away. Sometimes she does good to some point in the middle then progressively falls apart earlier and earlier.
When she falls apart, I wait a minute after she falls calm again then return and say nothing, then try again until I get fed up and she is falling apart when I walk around the corner or even when I'm in the room. At that point, I leave the room for 30 minutes after she gets calm again and usually she is asleep.
Unfortunately, it feels like this doesn't work. Sometimes I can get all the way to the car without an issue, other times she starts to fall apart right away. Sometimes she does good to some point in the middle then progressively falls apart earlier and earlier.
When she falls apart, I wait a minute after she falls calm again then return and say nothing, then try again until I get fed up and she is falling apart when I walk around the corner or even when I'm in the room. At that point, I leave the room for 30 minutes after she gets calm again and usually she is asleep.