Kingsley loves his crate. But I'm starting to think he does a little too much. As soon as the sun sets, if Justin or I even start to walk down the hall, he zips in front of us and goes into his crate. And that's where he stays. Nothing will get him out, not even a trail of treats. He also refuses to look at us or Laika. It doesn't even matter if he's obviously not tired at all. Tonight him and Laika were in the middle of hyper-mode when I went to the bedroom to put on a sweater. I looked over and there was Kingsley, huddled in his crate, and that's where he still is. Once Justin and I fall asleep, he gets out and sleeps by the door, but if we wake up he goes right back to his crate, without us telling him to. If it's early in the morning when we wake up, we have to say "Good morning!" to get him out, but if it's after 7 or so he'll be waiting at the foot of the bed, staring at us.
So I guess my question is...Is this normal? Do any of your dogs love their crates THIS much? Is this even a good behavior? I keep getting nervous because I don't know if even an emergency would get him out of that crate...