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In reply to the discussion: Dog - crate - sorry it's in GD but I need some advise [View all]MissB
(15,805 posts)3. I'm not quite sure what the question is... but
The crate should be a positive thing. Use a treat to lure your dog in, even if he/she walks right in. Giving a treat once in and laying down makes it a positive experience. We grab a treat and say bed and he knows just where we want him.
Our pup is 6 months and not fully trained. He sleeps in our room, either in his crate or on his bed. His choice (bedtime doesnt warrant a treat). If he gets up in the middle of the night and needs to go out, he may or may not go back to sleep in the crate.
When we take off to a place he cant go, he goes in his crate. Since hes young, he isnt in there for a full day yet. But its a positive place for him.
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I have never had a crate for a dog. I have 4 cats now, but I had dogs in the past. I've
tblue37
Dec 2019
#30
Well...if you got a tall dog gate, one you could secure...you could put doggie in a laundry room/
Karadeniz
Dec 2019
#10
I was gone 12 hours a day so I made her a little 'apartment' in my kitchen. I had her crate,
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#16
Why must he be crated while you are gone? Dog-proof an area and put doggy wee wee pads down.
emmaverybo
Dec 2019
#27
Puppies though should not be more than 3-4 hours in the crate because their bladders
emmaverybo
Dec 2019
#37