I have a lot of questions 
We have been crate training Scout. It is going alright but we have had some issues. We have problems with our kids bugging the crap out of the poor dog when he goes in there (we are trying our best to resolve it), and we have issues with him not settling.
When we go out (we haven't left him for more than an hour and half yet). He seems to yelp and howl the entire time we are away. Also if he goes in there when we are trying to do stuff like have a shower in the morning (when the kids aren't around), he will cry and yelp and howl the entire time he is in there.
In terms of how long this will go on, what is everyone else's experience? Is this just something he's going to do, or will he evenutally just get it and learn that the crate is someplace for him to chill out.
He does quite well in it at night, and doesn't make a peep when we go to bed, and only wakes up once, with just a little wimper. But once he is up at 6 am, its again full out yelping, wailing, howling.
We have been crate training Scout. It is going alright but we have had some issues. We have problems with our kids bugging the crap out of the poor dog when he goes in there (we are trying our best to resolve it), and we have issues with him not settling.
When we go out (we haven't left him for more than an hour and half yet). He seems to yelp and howl the entire time we are away. Also if he goes in there when we are trying to do stuff like have a shower in the morning (when the kids aren't around), he will cry and yelp and howl the entire time he is in there.
In terms of how long this will go on, what is everyone else's experience? Is this just something he's going to do, or will he evenutally just get it and learn that the crate is someplace for him to chill out.
He does quite well in it at night, and doesn't make a peep when we go to bed, and only wakes up once, with just a little wimper. But once he is up at 6 am, its again full out yelping, wailing, howling.