Doggie timeouts? I’m a really big fan of using the crate for an overstimulated or an overly tired dog that needs to go down for a nap, because typically when they are overly tired, you see an excessive amount of biting Barking and nippin. With that being said, putting your dog in the crate, because they made a mistake will not fix your problem. With children, you can tell them to go to the room and think about what they did, but that is not the case with dogs. They are going to sit into the crat