Jaxx has never liked his kennel. He likes to go into it and play but as soon as the door shuts he starts whining at the top of his lungs.
When we first got him he slept with us because he was good at waking me up to take him outside. Unfortunately, the last couple nights he has been snapping at my BF if he tries to move him during the night. My BF thinks that we should move him to his kennel at night but he can't stand to hear him whine because he thinks something is wrong.
Jaxx has never snapped at anyone so I am not sure if he is snapping because he is being moved while he is asleep.
He is pretty good at potty training but if he sleeps on the floor he can't get to us to tell us he has to go out. (He usually comes up to you and swipes his paws against you to tell you he has to go out...he will whine softly but not loud enough to wake me if he is on the floor.)
So I think his kennel is his only solution. Does anyone have any advice to get him to like his kennel better? I have done research and tried putting treats in it and toys. He even has one of my shirts in it that he has had since the day that he arrived.
I know that a lot of people let their dogs sleep with them and it was working fine for us but I figure if he is growling and snapping then he is not happy and I want what is best for him.
When we first got him he slept with us because he was good at waking me up to take him outside. Unfortunately, the last couple nights he has been snapping at my BF if he tries to move him during the night. My BF thinks that we should move him to his kennel at night but he can't stand to hear him whine because he thinks something is wrong.
Jaxx has never snapped at anyone so I am not sure if he is snapping because he is being moved while he is asleep.
He is pretty good at potty training but if he sleeps on the floor he can't get to us to tell us he has to go out. (He usually comes up to you and swipes his paws against you to tell you he has to go out...he will whine softly but not loud enough to wake me if he is on the floor.)
So I think his kennel is his only solution. Does anyone have any advice to get him to like his kennel better? I have done research and tried putting treats in it and toys. He even has one of my shirts in it that he has had since the day that he arrived.
I know that a lot of people let their dogs sleep with them and it was working fine for us but I figure if he is growling and snapping then he is not happy and I want what is best for him.