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10-02-2014, 01:23 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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| Not always bad to crate When I first got Lexi I used the crate a lot for potty training and when leaving the house. Once she was fully potty trained and able to hold it longer, I started to feel guilty for crating her while out (usually not more than 2 hours). I felt this way from people saying how cruel it is to crate a dog for hours, some on here. So in my guilt, my husband and I created a large area downstairs for her to stay while we are out. She was a climber so this took some time to make it Yorkie-proof. She would always bark as we left and when we got home she would crash and go to sleep so I didn't feel that she slept at all. We also recently bought another puppy (Shih-Tzu) and thought maybe this would help her while we were out. Well, we set up a camera and watched Parker just lay down and sleep and Lexi bark and try frantically to try and find a way out. After 3 days of this, I decided to try putting them in their crates and watch while I picked up my son from preschool. Parker, not surprisingly, fell right to sleep (he loves his crate) and Lexi bark a few times and them calmly lay down and after only 10 minutes fell asleep too. I quickly realized that crating Lexi was best for her. She was too stressed in the larger area and felt more secure and safe in her crate. Obviously, this will not be true for all dogs especially rescues than may have anxiety being in a crate. Just wanted to share for others out there that let others make them feel guilty for crating their dogs. You have to do what's best for you and your dogs, and the crate just might be what's best! |
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10-02-2014, 02:11 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Odessa, TX
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| I have some people on my fb that are anti-crates, but it works best for us. Now, I work at home, so I'm rarely away from my babies. I only crate them at night. During the day if I have to leave, I know I won't be gone long so I just leave them out to roam around. They have all the other dogs to keep them company. When I'm blow-drying my hair and putting my makeup on, mine will go to their crates and wait for me. And when I say "bedtime" at night, they run straight to them and wait for me to close the doors. I think they rather like having their own space. |
10-02-2014, 03:58 PM | #3 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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My dogs are all on a schedule and everyone gets crated at noon until 4pm, for nap time. That is when I can do all the millions of other things that need to be done around here, including errands, and know they are safe and happy. They are quiet and nap and then we all get up at 4-6 for outdoor activity, and back into the house for family time, and then to bed at 10pm. They have been raised on this schedule and I have no problems with any of them with this system, and they are all secure and happy! If there are bad storms coming through, I will crate so that in the event of an emergency, I do not have to go looking for dogs to evacuate the premisis. I have only had a couple seniors that I trust to leave outside a crate, in the house, when I leave.....and then I have a little boy that is absolutely a mischevious little boy who explores and gets into EVERYTHING....I do not trust him out of my sight! He is a train wreck just waiting to happen!!! No one should feel guilty about crating their baby....you do what is best for YOUR baby!!! Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 10-02-2014 at 03:59 PM. | |
10-02-2014, 04:03 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| Dinky is really only in his crate if we are not home. I consider it a safe place for him. We are considering moving his crate into laundry room and leaving the door open to see if he would like having a little more space. Sometimes when we are getting ready to leave, he strolls right into his crate without us saying a word. he loves the ritual of getting a treat right before we leave. |
10-02-2014, 04:09 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Crate trained dogs are a blessing to travel with, go visiting with, go to vets with etc etc. WHen I need to do housework go to work etc, they all get crated so that I can vacuum wash floors etc. Then it is out for lunch time feeds, a 30 minute so rest, while Mom eats, then the afternoon walks and training. Then they are cratedfor about another 2hrs till hubby gets home, and takes them out of their crate. They get crated when work-men come over, guests with young children, guest who are not crazy about dogs, etc etc. Never feel guilty about using crates correctly for the welfare and safety of your dogs.
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10-02-2014, 04:11 PM | #6 | |
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10-03-2014, 07:36 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: FL
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| I'm glad to see others have positive thoughts on crating! |
10-03-2014, 08:13 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Don't feel bad for doing what you have to do to make your baby feel safe. I truly believe it's personal preference. I crate some of my foster transports, and others I don't. I had one that would turn into a mad dog when crated. She hated being confined into small spaces to the point that she bit through her tail at the shelter. The shelter didn't try anything else, labeled her unadoptable, amputated her tail, and let us try with her. I tried the crate, she went crazy. I tried an expen and she was fine! Like a completely different dog. Happy, bouncy, super excitable little 5 month old. On the other hand, I also had a foster that was paralyzed and had no use of his back legs. Even without his legs, he would want to follow me everywhere which would cause his sores to open. That wasn't safe for him! So I crated him. He was safe, and close to me so he was happy. Each situation is different, each pup is different. Don't feel bad for doing what you need to do to help make your puppy feel safe.
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10-05-2014, 03:10 PM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Orangeburg SC
Posts: 567
| I don't think it is bad to crate at all. It is like your dog's den. When roaming free sometimes my girls go to their crate to take a nap or just be alone. I always crate them when I am away from the house and while I work. |
10-12-2014, 12:38 PM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Palmetto, FL
Posts: 615
| Sheldon likes his crate. He's crated at night and if we go out (I'm a stay at home mom, so I'm home most of the time). He will also go in during the day when the door is open to nap occasionally, though he prefers to nap at my feet mostly. |
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