Doesn't like his crate

[Mindy and Tim and Cody]

We are still working on house training Cody, and lately it has become very difficult to get him into his crate, particularly during the day.  We keep one of his favorite toys in there, and it doesn't matter.  We've given him treats for going in, but now that's not working either.  This afternoon he even tried to bite me when I went to put him back into the crate after he had been out for a while.  Any suggestions would be most appreciated!  And no, he's never in there for more than an hour or two during the day!

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

Cooper was the same when she was little so we bought her an exercise pen which we attached to the crate. This way she was contained, would sleep when it was nap time, yet had more space to move around. Quite often, especially at night she would go into her crate.

We still use the pen and crate when we go to work, or when we are doing something and we dont want her "helping", or when she is exhausted but too excited to nap. We always feed her in her pen to give positive reinforcement. Now she will put herself in there and sit next to her bowl!

Not the best photo but it gives you the idea! This was several months ago during her chewing phase - hence the toy stuffing everywhere and a blanket instead of a bed!

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

Because Cooper is often so hot, she actually sleeps in her pen more than her crate, so she doesnt potty in there. Of course there were a few accidents when she was very little, but potty training her was easy

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

My suggestions, along with those listed by Kaytlin would be:
1) leave crate open when Cody isn't confined. Toss treats in there occasionally throughout the day so he can get used to coming and going without being confined.
2) Feed him there so it is a positive place.
3) Make sure he hasn't outgrown the crate
4) Give him a special treat or yummy frozen Kong or something when you are crating him. Change up the treats. Find ones he really likes and save those for crate time only.
5) Make sure it isn't too hot. if you have a bed in there, some of them prefer to lay on the plastic crate bottom

That's about all I can think of right now. If I think of others I'll come back.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I agree with all of these, and I'd add one more. Now that he's made it clear that he doesn't want to go into the crate, has that made you anxious when you are putting him in? Guinness never really liked being in the crate, and I know it made me feel bad whenever I had to crate him. I realized that he was definitely picking up on my feelings, and that was making things worse. Once I figured this out, I made sure that I was calm and cheerful as I actually put him in the crate with a couple treats. I put him in and immediately (but calmly) walked away. It really helped. I don't know if this is even the case with you, but it sure was with me. It always amazes me how they can pick up on our feelings.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Ditto to Jane's last comment. Don't make such a big deal about it. I always casually said "Peri go to your crate" and lured her in with a treat. Why don't you also try a sound machine atop of it? We did that and covered Peri's partially - made it her "den". Now at 15 months, she knows the second I am leaving for work because of my demeanor - she is already in her crate waiting for a small carrot or something. Otherwise, she gets free reign of the house. She knows that work = crate.