So the problem is that she scratches the corners of her crate and barks often. It's really irritating and I sometimes lose sleep over it. This problem has been going on for like 7 months now and I'm at my wits end.
Shes a german shepherd mix and I got her when she was a little puppy (3-ish weeks). Shes a bit over 1 year old now. Since she was a baby she spends most of the day in her crate. She comes out for about 2 hours to play everyday (about 1 hour early in the day and 1 hour later in the day), 3 if shes a good girl. I also take her out to go to the bathroom like 3 or 4 times a day. Shes a very hyper dog and she loves to play. I swear she has ADHD. When she comes out she aggressively plays with my black lab who is bigger than her but younger by a few months. When I say aggressive I mean there is snarling and whimpering from both but they never draw blood and it looks like they are wrestling. They don't have their hackles up so I doubt they are genuinely fighting. It just looks like some playful, albeit aggressive, wrestling. They always wrestle and they almost never stop. Thats why she has to go into the crate these days. It's obnoxious to hear them play because the shepherd never stops. Shes like an energizer bunny. I can only handle so much. Every now and then the two will relax and lay down but those times are far and few apart.
What should I do? I want her to stop barking and scratching at her crate. I could giver her away but I dont want to because I love her too much.
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