At the Wooster house, Emme sleeps in a crate in our bedroom and Rudy sleeps on the bedroom rug where ever he chooses. At the lake house, Rudy sleeps on the rug and Emme sleeps in Rudy's old crate. Because we bought the crate for Rudy when he was full grown and 80 pounds, it is quite large for Emme.
We have less floor space in the lake house bedroom and the large crate takes up a lot of room. It makes it quite difficult for Ken to access his dresser drawers without moving the crate.
We decided to try to transition Emme out of the crate. For a few nights we put her in her crate when we went to bed, but we left the door open. She started the night in her crate but sometime during the night, she got up and crawled under the bed, her favorite spot during nap times. This past weekend, we moved the crate into the guest bedroom and let Emme find the spot she wanted to sleep on in our bedroom. She chose a pillow and some fleece blankets on the floor and spent most of the night there and didn't seem to get into any kind of trouble. She is getting so grown up!
It will be a lot more convenient to have the crate out of the bedroom. This is one more step toward maturity for Emme.
It will be a lot more convenient to have the crate out of the bedroom. This is one more step toward maturity for Emme.
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I read that Bichons mature emotionally by age 3.
Glad to see that Emme is making so much progress and becoming a big girl who is able to make decisions such as were to sleep on her own without getting into any kind of trouble. That IS a big step for this breed. Your Emme sure is very well-behaved and coming along so nicely.
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