How to get crate trained dog to calm down?

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mle

My dog is crate trained. He is very well behaved in his crates at home. However, I just brought him up to college with me. And I feel like I have just made a huge mistake.
He will have much more attention and time out of his crate here. However, he currently will not settle in his crate. I sympathize because he spent 12 hours in his crate in the car on the way here. However once we got here he has been nothing but problems.
He pooped in the house, something he has NEVER done. I put him in his crate so I could go socialize with some guests my roommate had over, and he started frantically whining, barking, and digging at his crate.
We have been here for about an hour and a half. Am I over reacting? I'm know it's a new place, new people, new smells, and he had a very long day. However, I do not think I will be able to keep him here if this behavior continues. He is 4 years old, and I have had him and shown him since he was a pup.

Answer
Did you take him for a long walk/jog/whatever exercise that is appropriate for the breed, before you put him in the crate for the trip over and did you take him out for some exercise once you arrived?.

It's always a wise idea to exercise a dog before crating them.

Is there a way to introduce two dogs by using a dog crate?

Howard C

I'm familiar with one way to introduce dogs to each other by walking them together, but is there a way to introduce a new dog to a house with dogs by using a crate? I don't actually know if there's a way, just wondering. Any other advice on introducing dogs OR crate training welcome.

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Advice for Introducing-

http://www.thepetcenter.com/article.aspx?id=3393
http://www.wikihow.com/Introduce-a-New-Dog-to-Your-House-and-Other-Dogs

Information/Advice for Crate Training-

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/crating.html
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/crate-train.pdf
http://www.perfectpaws.com/crt.html

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