I've got a better idea, I'm going to tell my sister-in-law to get a new man who won't pass on horror stories.
I am taking chloes feelings into consideration but I don't want to make them any worse. All my family live close by and usually drop by unannounced so I wouldn't have time to go out and get the crate and assemble it. My wife is sitting next to me just now and has pointed out that her sister won't be too offended but will be more annoyed with her man for scaring chloe. I think I,m going to go with the nightly walks idea over the summer to try and ease her fears, without pushing her. In the meantime I'm off to phone the sister-in-law.