How to punish my dog for acting so crazy in the crate?

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Liveylou?

I own a Labrador mix. He is almost 7 months old. He has been having serious issues with the dog crate. When I first got him, he hated the crate. About two weeks ago, he was finally going in there without any fuss, going to sleep. But now he's going through this weird stage. About 1 week ago or so he escaped by squeezing through the bottom (which had to be extremely painful). He did it a few times after that. So, we put some zip ties on the cage to ensure he wouldn't get out and then he BENT the wire (I can't even do that!) and squeezed his way out. His cage looks destroyed. Keep in mind, he has plenty of room in his crate, because even I can fit in there with ease. It's a large, heavy duty Midwest crate. He literally screams and yelps when he's in the cage like someone is beating him to death! He is a very well behaved puppy, but when I put him in there he acts like he's possessed or abused. You can hear him from outside. Sometimes he keeps my sister and I up. He finally can't get out because we added more zip ties. Here's the thing: I put him in there at about 11 PM (when I go to bed). My mom lets him out at 5:30 AM (she works swing shift) when she gets home from work. He is let out every hour and a half. He gets the right amount of food, and it's a healthy brand. He gets a daily walk (even in the cold weather) plus we have a big yard so he plays fetch. He always has fresh water out always but I take it away at8:30 so he doesn't go potty in his crate (which he had never done before this time). He is healthy, he gets his vet checks. So he has a good life. But last night he peed in his crate and we had to throw out his $40, large bed. When my mom or I first let him out of his crate, he is an OGUR. (Which is understandable because he is so excited) but I have a lot of scratches and bruises from him when I first let him out because he goes absolutely crazy and I have to run to the back door with him before he breaks something. I put treats in his crate and I ignore him. But at this point, what should I do to make him behavior better in his crate? Thanks.
His crate is cozy and the room is warm, quiet and comfortable. My other dog goes in there too, but she is quiet and just goes to sleep in her crate. We have to keep them in there or else they'll pee on the carpet. (Which at our old house they practically destroyed the carpet because they would pee on it so much). Also, one times he escaped out of the crate and we forgot to close the door, and he chewed up Chapstick and ate a bunch of food on the counters and ate all of the dog treats we left out. He chewed up the garbage and peed on the carpet, of course. So it's best we keep him in his crate. Btw way, I always let him out and make sure he goes before I put him in the cage.
Sorry for all of the additional details, but he is not a hyper dog at all. He is always sleeping if ai'm not playing with him or walking him. He is almost kind of lazy because it's hard to get him off of my bed when he's sleeping! Lol!
@Tk maybe you should have read my question, he is in there during the night while we are asleep. 11 Pm-when I go to sleep, and he gets out at 5:30 Am- when my mom comes home from work at the crack of dawn (she works from 7 pm to 5 am). So before you accuse me of animal abuse, please reread. I know it was a misunderstanding, I hope anyway.

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Try this when you have the time. Quietly, and calmly put him in the crate, sit beside the crate, and leave the door open. If he tries to leave, block him with your arm, and don't let him pass. Stay very calm, and be determined to succeed. Wait patiently until he relaxes, (that is why you have to stay calm, so he will pick up your feelings), lays down, and put his head down, then without a word quietly close the door. If he starts to whine or anything that stops relaxation, remind him to "shhh"., but don't leave until he is quiet. It will take patients, and confidence. Leave the room, give no verbal response, and leave the room, or go outside. When you come back, don't create excitement, he can't come out until he is calm'submissive. That is the state of mind you can create for him, and a relaxed state of mind is what you want, and make sure he gets plenty of exercise (a walk). When dogs have too much pent up energy, they get destructive. Drain the energy, and the dog will sleep, a tired dog is a happy dog. He's not hyper, but he does get anxious about the crate. Punishment accomplishes nothing. Healthy discipline teaches without yelling or striking the dog. Patients is the key to a calm/submissive dog, the most desired energy a dog can give.

Problem with getting rabbits from cage to crate in garden?

celine

So I have 2 Flemish giant rabbits, they have a pretty big cage, but we bought a large metal dog crate (biggest size) so we can let them in the garden in the summer

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First we only had the male (he's castrated), and we had grass and sand in his cage, but when we got the female a year later, she started to dig, not that much of a problem, because we have concrete plates 50cm deep in the ground and around the cage in the ground, so they cant escape (that was for our dwarf rabbits we had before), but we also have chickens in the same cage, but they're seperated by a fence, but whatever

So to give them the chance to also be able to eat fresh grass, we bought the crate, they can't dig through the holes in the bottom but the grass comes through it, they really enjoy it

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But the problem is that we have a pretty big garden, and in the middle is a tree and we have the crate under it so there's shadow in it
My rabbits love to get petted, but hate it to be carried, the one we had first could go freely in the garden but when we got the 2nd, it wasn't possible since she'll definately run away,
So we have to carry them from their cage to the crate, wish causes them a lot of stress, my hands and arms a lot of scratches and they lose a lot of fur so my clothes are full of fur if I carry them

Can someone give me an idea/advice how I could fix this? I thought of buying a XXL rabbit tunnel (they're 15m) but they're too small for my rabbits (since they're flemish giants)
Is there anything else I could use to get them from the cage to the crate without having to carry them?
(I also can't carry the crate with them in since their paws will stick through it)
@Elizabeth
They're flemish giants, and most harnesses are made for dwarf or normal sized rabbits, so they won't fit
I bought a puppy harness and triedto but it on the female (did it very slowly and patiently) but she hated it :(
The male can easily be free in the garden, he won't run away, but I don't dare it with the female since she a bit euhh.... aggressive? Active? You know what I mean.... She's born the August 15th so her zodiac sign is Leo, I nickname her Pretty Little Lion :p
But if the male is free in the garden, and the female in the crate, she just flips out, so I can't just put her alone in the crate

@Other two
Thank you! Hadn't even thought of that! We have a carrier for if they have to go to the vet, they're scared of it, so maybe in this way I can teach them something fun is gonna happen when they go in it!

Answer
what u could do is buy a large dog carrier and when you want them to move, tempt them into it and carry it across to the crate. When they go in and out the crate give them a treat and praise them, it works, when you carry them in a carrier walk really slowly and try to either get a really dark one or one thats really airy and they can see around them (that one is best), the plastic ones last longest. Hope it helped,

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