How Much Is Too Much Crate Time?
Our new puppy is almost 4 months old now. She has slept through the night in her crate since we got her. The problem is she will only sleep during the day when she is in her crate. We have tried to get her to settle down on the sofa or on the floor but no dice. This puppy is our third pup but with our other two they would get tried out and just far asleep where ever when they were puppies. I am currently not working so I am home during the day all day, so what I have been doing is letting her out for an hour to an hour and half at a time and then putting her back in her crate for an hour to two hours. She is pretty good about going in her crate she will only whine for a minute or two than calm down and play with her chew toy or fall asleep. My question is since she is older now am I putting her in her crate too much? I feel bad and I don't want her to think I am isolating her all the time, if that makes sense.