Not to this point, but not a bad idea. We're fearful that she has some pretty intense separation anxiety. She never wants to be out of site of at least one of us...something we're trying to work on slowly by leaving rooms, shutting doors, etc. The boo box is in the bedroom, which may have been our first mistake. Honestly, though, before yesterday she had settled in nicely to the bedtime routine.Are you doing anything with her in the crate except for periods of separation? (Sleeping in a different room, leaving the house, etc) Like, put her in the boo box and just sit on the couch and watch TV, or clean up, or do your taxes.
You're suggestion is a good one, though, since we both work from home and there aren't really many natural 'periods of separation'. We'll have to create some.