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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I am not arguing against crating....and yes, I believe that an aggressive dog needs limits for his protection and the other pups in the house...along with the human.
I happen to have helped a few biters through their issues and absolutely did use crates and/or separate rooms for them. I will say however that some dogs cannot be crated and will injure themselves and/or DIE in a crate. One must always supervise and determine whether the dog is handling the situation. I once had someone apply for one of my foster pups who had separation anxiety....no clue why they wanted him because they had had one. That one had been put in a crate while they went out and he died....they said he was flailing about when they left, but that they were told that was the safest place for him.  Sounded like perhaps he needed medicine ... but certainly could not handle the crate. My son adopted one from me that flipped his wig in crates...it was awful. Nothing is ever etched in stone. |
Well all I can say is that I have never heard of a puppy that was raised in a home, having such an extreme re-action to a crate! Again this excludes re-homed dogs how-ever they came to be re-homed.
Puppies need training and observation all throughout their puppyhood, and crate training is no different.
Foster parents and folks who adopt re-homed dogs need to be prepared for a whole host of things, for the simple fact that very often much is not known about the history of the dog. Some dogs freak out over a leash, or a collar, or being told to Sit. Some dogs have terrible food aggression, or fear aggression, some dogs can't stand the vet, or to travel in a car. IMO it is the responsibility of the rescue agency to thoroughly provide a complete information packet for the potential adopter/fosterer of all nature and manner of things for that particular dog. And certainly one of the things I would expect a rescue agency to do is to completely evaluate the dog which would include their response to a crate and or Xpen, prior to placing a dog in a home.