I have always crate trained out pups and they have always took to them easily. After a bit I don't even bother closing the door, they just prefer spending the night in their crate. It also makes traveling much easier and safer.
I tried introducing Ashley to a crate once. It didn't work out very well. Her reaction to it ripped my heart apart, and I threw that brand new $50 crate in the dumpster.
Now, I kinda wish I'd put it in storage instead. I could use it now...



(Yet, not one of them will go in the freaking doghouse that's in the bedroom! It's the same size as the crate! It just doesn't have a door on the front that closes... 




