I'm not saying you are horrible people. On the contrary, i think that you are very protective of your dog which is, to some extent, great. But I do think that there is a point that the protectiveness that people have over their yorkies can go too far. Do you have children?
I'm just trying to find out what it is that you are training your dog to do by crating them, and I just don't see how crating your dog will deter him or her from chewing on furniture. From what I know about crate training, it's something that people do to toilet train their dog, which is a method I personally did not employ. Once the dog is trained, there is no reason for a crate.
I have nice furniture and electrical cords too but Archie doesn't chew them because he gets chew toys instead. Will they really get hurt if you leave them? Have you ever left them by themselves?
My impression is that if you do crate your dog, they are more likely to chew on stuff out of frustration and pent up energy. |