Rachel, you leave a dog in a crate for 7 and a half hours? I think I'd pee on myself out of irritation, espically going from an expen to a crate. Why the change? I used to crate Rizzo at night, as he always slept great in there, and it is his little den, but that was just overnight while I was training him to hold it through the night. We no longer use the crate at all, I wouldn't do it during the day time, when they're used to being able to have space to move around strech out, play a little, eat, drink, and potty if the need to. 7 1/2 hours is a long time to sit in a box...jmo. |