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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I wish you would reconsider this. This is not the same as a dog being in a crate 24/7 like at a pet store. Crates at puppy mills often have wire bottoms for easier cleaning that is very hard on the dog. In both of these cases, I think the crates are bad. However a nice clean crate that is used as a bed is a different matter. How else is a breeder supposed to keep dogs separated? My vet told me to crate train Joey, and he explained that dogs like the den-like feeling of the crate, and they feel safe. Joey absolutely loves his crate and often goes inside it on his own. Dogs are different than humans and have different needs so don't make the assumption that they don't like this because you would not like it. |
I agree. In fact, the puppies I saw at a pet store were in wire cages with wire bottoms. They were peeing and pooing wherever because it would just fall through to litter at the bottom. I would imagine they will be hard to train because they are used to going wherever and whenever. Also, I noticed they had a very hard time walking on the wired bottom and kept sliding or falling, or their little feet would get caught and slide through. These puppies were way to small for a wired bottom, IMO.
