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In reply to the discussion: Dog - crate - sorry it's in GD but I need some advise [View all]drray23
(7,627 posts)49. Uniquely american thing.
The excuse is well, it's the denning instinct, they like it. This practice took off in the late 80's and 90's . Busy urbanites who could not invest the time to walk the dog and such quickly adopted it. It sounded good, was backed by some pseudo dog psychology bullshit and of course by sellers of such equipment.
Now if course we can use our usual american attitude and say we know better and all the rest of the world is wrong. Or else admit, that it's worth reconsidering.
https://whyy.org/segments/is-a-dog-crate-really-a-den-how-this-very-american-practice-took-off/
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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