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Dogs in some weird way enjoy having their own space that way, and 98% of dogs are not dominant enough to make it on their own in big spaces when they're young. They clearly enjoy crates and its us people who see it as wrong too easily. None of my dogs have been in one if not for flying but the idea is the same as with me giving them all their own spots in the house where they're always left in peace.
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This is the first dog that we've crate trained, and it was for his own safety. This cute little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was THE worst puppy we've ever had and LOVED to chew electrical cords and anything else he could get his teeth on. He was never locked in it when we were home though, but we kept a close eye on him
After about 2 years when he out grew his puppyness we started giving him "room access" (confined to one safe room) when we weren't home. After 5, he got full run of the house because he turned out to be good dog. When we come home, he's usually hanging out in his crate. I don't feel one bit bad because he would have "passed himself away" by now and he loves his "safe spot"
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I crate my white German Shepherd at night only...just because she looks out the window and barks at the deer. She has free reign with my black German Shepherd during the day...neither are destructive.
Agree with the past comment about neighbor kids, etc. I've asked my neighbor to let them out on a few different occasions. |
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My dog (border collie) only has a crate for when he is bad, which isn't very often anymore. In fact the crate is now full of his toys since it never gets used. We have the luxury of a 2 acre backyard though. He has an electric fence, and basically sleeps on the back deck all day or plays with his toys until we come home if it is a nice day. If it is cold or bad weather he stays inside the house. He is also inside at night.
The electric fence I wasn't really a fan of at first, but it's awesome. He has only been zapped once, on the first day, and now he recognizes the beeping from the collar before he is even close enough to the barrier to get zapped.
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Crate for our smaller version of yours. She gets the door closed at night, and I throw a blanket or my robe over it. She knows to make just a subtle little cough/bark and I will take her outside.
When wife and I leave at 6, she goes into my son's room until the crack of noon, then she hops back in her crate, door open. The bedroom door is closed, and she has access to water. All floors are hard, either tile or wood. She sometimes does have to use the bath mat if we are gone too long. When she was chewing the floorboards, wife put habanero on everything. I thought that was extreme, but she only had to apply it once. |
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Not trying to offend anyone, but if you're having to stress out anyone (animal or human) for extended periods of time everyday by locking them up, you need to make some changes in your life. Whether that's in the form of finding a sitter, retraining, giving them a better place to live, etc is I'm sure case-dependent, but nobody deserves or should have to be confined to a tiny space.
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They are playing outside for about 4 hours per day in the woods walking, but in the house i have a strict policy of no contact with them. As much as we can, we humans ignore them in the house. Try making more of your time outside time.
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We have 2 small dogs at home and no crates. They’re free to roam in a section of the home during the day. In the early morning we let them outside to do their duties and leave them inside the rest of the day.
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When puppies we wouldn't leave them in a crate for more than a few hours. One was fine with the crate. The other screamed like she was being tortured so we always let her out (first sign she was in control). We never had a problem with them being destructive so once they learned to do their business outdoors, they had pretty free range and we got rid of the crate. If we went out for a while, we would put gates up to limit their range. (Sadly one now gone and the other difficult to leave alone for any extended period of time due to age / physical conditions.)
Try to invest the energy in training to stop the destructive behavior and, km the meantime, sitter is better than crate all day.
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You should take the time and train your dog properly so he can be in the house without doing any damage.
I had 2 dogs (Rottweiler and Amstaff) and both were able to walk around the house. I am against putting a dog for a few hours in the crate. |
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I remember Thanksgiving one year....the turkey was on the table...everyone got one round. I was headed to the garage and I told my brother in laws...watch remy....he's been eyeing that turkey. I didn't make it 5 steps with my back turned and he was on a chair going to town on the turkey. I turned around and started yelling at the brother in laws....like dude...not 5 seconds ago I said watch him....now the turkey is fucked. WTG. These types of behaviors you just have to recognize and be creative with. Especially in strong headed breeds.
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We used to keep ours in a children's play pen.
I came home from work and found our shih-poo had an eyeball hanging from his eye socket. Pretty gruesome sight to see; he's white and his face and body had blood all over. Our rotti-pit mix and him must've been playing rough while I was at work. Vet said shih tzu can have a common injury called eye proptosis. It's been years since that happened, due to nerve damage he cannot see out of that eye; fortunately we didn't have to have it removed. We never leave them alone, and when we aren't home one or the other are in their crate. Say what you want about using crates but I'll never go through that again nor the expensive emergency vet bill. |
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Better call the local authorities for all these ppl posting about crate training their dog and have us all arrest....yea, won't happen. Take your judgmental ass somewhere else.
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My dog was shot in the head by the thieves that robbed my house while I went to go eat with my cousin. Had he been in the kennel....he would be fine....Now what were you saying about safety? STFU.
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I'll never understand dogs in a house, well bigger dogs anyway. We always had two so they could keep each other company and they never stepped foot inside.
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BTW, them choosing to be in the crate themselves while you're around is very different from being shoved in there because you're vacating the premises. If you don't get the difference, your lack of intelligence isn't my problem and I refuse to draw that out for you. Sorry your dog was shot, but I didn't know kennels were bulletproof and guaranteed your thieves would've left them alone. Great logic. |
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