can I swap out my dog’s crate (only used at night) for a doggy bed in my closet?
What about it?
hi hi! My pup is a little over a year old. she sleeps in her crate every night and doesn’t mind it at all! however I just moved to a new place and my room is much smaller and the crate doesn’t really fit nicely anywhere. I have roommates so I want her to sleep inside my bedroom. I do however have a free closet - it is about as wide the crate, and a decent bit longer (obviously much taller) but an inch or two too small to actually put her crate inside.
She is properly crate and house trained. She is only in her crate at night. My tentative plan is to add a baby gate to the doorway so I can have the closet door open but she’s still confined.
Is there a downside to this? Will she become un-crate-trained after a while? Will having more space affect her negatively?