[gemy]

WEll okay, there are outside shows I attend in the summer months of course. Dogs are required to be crated whle on show grounds; that adds up to at least 8 -9 hours. And yes they are routinely walked, watered, and fed, but then they need to go back in their crate.

When we camp, the dogs by necessity do need to be crated when we sleep; so very easily over a show weekend an exhibitor will be in excess of the 14 hrs. And even if you stay in a motel, often times there is a necessity to crate more than one dog.