Meet Loki!

He is a Catahoula Retriever mix! Absolutely beautiful and full of energy! Loki is in our private lesson program and one of the areas we worked on was his crate. He did not like his crate, would not go in his crate and when he did he would tear up his bed that was in it. I reintroduced his crate playing many "crate games" and rewarded a lot for any interaction with the crate and he received more treats for stepping into the crate but he was always allowed to leave on his own. When he began to stay in his crate longer and comfortably with the door open, we began to reward when door was closed for just a minute. Our rewards were a mix of food and fetching toys, going into the crate was the button that launched a toy for fetch! A bigger problem the family had was he would wake them throughout the night, so they were not getting any rest before starting their work day. This is Loki now with his crate. He rests in it during the day on his own and he sleeps in it throughout the night. Now everyone gets to rest! I am only the guiding tool, the family has done the real work through patience and being consistent in their homework throughout the week! Hats off to Loki and his family!