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Originally Posted by Britster  I don't think crating is cruel. It's a great way to potty train a dog and a lot of dogs love their crate. It's a safe haven for them, their "den."
However, if this dog is spending ALL of it's time in it's crate... that's really terrible.  I don't think a dog should be left in a crate for more than 4-6 hours tops. |
I don't think crating is cruel either. Our two little ones sleep in a crate at night and love it! In fact they go in quite often during the day to nap! I agree it's a safe haven.
I don't like the use of a crate as punishment though. I don't think they should view their crate as a bad place.