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RLC12345678 · 06-24-2007, 12:45 PM

I only part of that article I agree with is that dogs shouldn't be crated or "caged" 18 hours a day. The rest I totally disagree with. All three of my dogs are crate-trained. I will never own a dog that isn't. I've tried the whole "gating" route and have come home too many times to holes in sheet rock and shredded cabinets. Not only is it inconvenient, but it's also VERY unhealthy for a dog to be eating things of that nature. So, for the SAFETY of my dogs, I choose to crate train.

06-24-2007, 12:45 PM	#3
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	I only part of that article I agree with is that dogs shouldn't be crated or "caged" 18 hours a day. The rest I totally disagree with. All three of my dogs are crate-trained. I will never own a dog that isn't. I've tried the whole "gating" route and have come home too many times to holes in sheet rock and shredded cabinets. Not only is it inconvenient, but it's also VERY unhealthy for a dog to be eating things of that nature. So, for the SAFETY of my dogs, I choose to crate train.