Fiona is in her crate for about 6 hrs while i'm at work. I leave at 730am, and get in at about 445pm- my boyfriend is home by 2pm, so he takes her out.
I have lots of fleece blankets for her, and her toys- none which she can ingest while i'm not around, so its pretty safe...she doesnt seem to mind it at all. i'll usually give her her kong toy with some food in it.