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cidneyI · 07-10-2012, 08:08 AM

Ok, I have never crated any of my dogs and have never had any issues from not crating. I have a doggy door that allows my dogs to go outside in a well fenced/locked area when they need to go out to do their thing. (if anyone wanted to try to steal them, a person would need a very tall ladder to climb over some very tall and wide hedges to get over the fence and my neighbors would see as well).

Anyhoo, my 6 yr old Yorkie is having his second ACL surgery and I have to be a 100% more diligent on my part about keeping him calm and crated - for 6-8 weeks!!!! . He has never been crated. I worry about this for several reasons. Should I allow him to have access to any food and water while in the crate? I will have someone to come over while I am at work to let him out once or twice during the day to go potty. What about food or water while he is IN the crate?

07-10-2012, 08:08 AM	#1
cidneyI Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sugar Land, tx, USA Posts: 37	I have a question about crating Ok, I have never crated any of my dogs and have never had any issues from not crating. I have a doggy door that allows my dogs to go outside in a well fenced/locked area when they need to go out to do their thing. (if anyone wanted to try to steal them, a person would need a very tall ladder to climb over some very tall and wide hedges to get over the fence and my neighbors would see as well). Anyhoo, my 6 yr old Yorkie is having his second ACL surgery and I have to be a 100% more diligent on my part about keeping him calm and crated - for 6-8 weeks!!!! . He has never been crated. I worry about this for several reasons. Should I allow him to have access to any food and water while in the crate? I will have someone to come over while I am at work to let him out once or twice during the day to go potty. What about food or water while he is IN the crate?