Our dogs have to stay in the crate while we are at work, even at 2.5 years old. I have tried on and off throughout this time to leave them gated in the kitchen, and it has never worked out. They've repeatedly pooped the floor, ate the walls, gnawed on wallpaper. I've blocked off damaged wall #1 and then 6months later, tried again, and they chose a new wall to "remodel." So the crate it is.
Teresa |