Importance of Crate Training
My dogs are crate trained since pups and they actually love their crates. We keep them up still and the dogs are now four and six years old. They go in them themselves during the day when they want a nap and seek them out to sleep at night. And I might add, when we got flooded with Sandy, and there was water on the floor in the house, I put the crates up on my bed off the floor and away from the water and they jumped in them so fast it wasn't funny! And they immediately went to sleep, safe, secure and dry. And yes, us humans stayed up all night and slept in a chair! Crate train your pups. Do it right and the crate will be their friend and your friend for life! |
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| Agreed! Our Zoey thinks of her crate as her bedroom. Anytime she needs a break from her over-active little sister Caitlyn, she makes a bee line for her crate to lay down and chill. She got depressed the one time we took it down; she had no where to relax in peace. When I brought it back in the house still folded up, you'd think I was carrying a box of steaks just for her! Zoey LOVES her bedroom! Caitlyn is following in Zoey's footsteps as well! Vance |
| Crates are a man's and puppy/dogs best friend. |
| Mostly only breeders and performance people crate train here in Aus. The general public and the average pet owner think it's cruel. There is an explanation for that and it's that as most of the country has ok weather for most of the year dogs haven't needed to be inside. I spent a lot of time crate training Tiggy when she was around one year old and I had decided we would give agility a try. The upshot is that Tiggy is more than happy to get in her crate. And I discovered another really good reason for crate training earlier this year when Tiggy needed to have a minor surgical procedure. I went to pick her up from the vets and the first thing he asked was "You've crate trained her have you?". I said yes and asked why he had asked. He explained that as soon as they opened their crate door, Tiggy hopped straight in and then settled down to nap. Apparently most of the dogs they see aren't crate trained so they won't get in the crate and then can't settle once they're shoved in. They get lots of scratching, whining and barking. Not good for the dogs or the vets. |
| At our Agility comp this weekend, I could just have let Simon go as he knew where the crate was and was making a bee line, pulling me behind, for it. He knew once he was in he would get his treats. |
| Yes, crate training can be a life saver. Like Diane - they never expected a hurricane would flood them...but having the dogs crate trained was a true relief. Also - no one plans to have their dog get injured, need a vet stay or surgery...but it happens. Even if you never plan to do any sports or travel with your dog - it is never, ever a waste of time. |
| Ru's crate is his safe spot. He has so much anxiety about life; when we take him anywhere we bring his crate with his bed in it, it's like bringing home with him. He will chose to stay in there and will lay down and observe the world from inside it. Helpful during the holidays when we travel with our dogs to family gatherings where we have to stay overnight. During the day we don't crate the dogs mostly because we have a dog proof room for them and they like to cuddle together. Both of them are crate trained and it does come in handy. It is also nice to know that we can take them anywhere and they will be fine. Our obedience instructor told us about a time when her friend was evacuated because of wild fires and had to stay in a hotel for an extended period of time; if her dogs hadn't have been crate trained she wouldn't have been able to keep them. Crates aren't inhumane. What is inhumane is letting a puppy run free and then punishing them for chewing things or worse having to take them to the vet for ingesting something dangerous. Crates are a life saver for anybody with a puppy; makes training of all sorts a breeze and provides the puppy with a safe, predictable place to be. Leonard came to us already loving his crate; so handy! |
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