I have another question. Maybe I've screwed things up, but I'm still new at "training" dogs, so I need some pointers.

I find that with all my fosters, they are good in a crate for a day or two, then they seem to bond with me and want to be near me all the time and don't do well being confined in a crate.

Mandy's now sleeping on her little bed by the foot of my bed, and she's left free while I'm not home (she's good). But I'm thinking she might be better off being crate trained (is it? or do I need to not worry as she's already good on her own?).

Any advice on if I need to crate train her, and if so, how to do it without causing undue stress on all of us? (she scratched at the metal door of the crate which made it impossible for me to sleep).