Crate training / enforced naps

Crate Training

Just wondering - so i understand enforced naps in the crate forces your puppy to settle and have a sleep but what about if their self settling? my husky puppy is 10 weeks old. i’ve got a sleeping crate upstairs and she sleeps in there overnight next to my bed no problem.

then i have a bigger crate down in the kitchen. my goal for this first week is feeding her in there, treats in there, her mothers blanket is in there etc to get her ok with the crate downstairs. i have tried a few times to put her in there for naps but when you work full time (wfh) its not always feasible to adjust it slowly like being in eyeline, sitting by crate etc. do i have to put her in there to sleep if she can settle herself by my desk. will she just like the crate for the reasons i’ve listed above.

the only reason im crate training is because my previous husky had sep anxiety and im scared the same will happen to my puppy so if she has a crate and the kitchen she has her own space for eventually leaving her when i need to go out.

Posted Jul 29, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

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