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Originally Posted by yorkieK9trainer RLC-
"My male, on the other hand, could not stand his crate and it did cause behavioral issues if we put him in his crate and he would soil his crate even if he was in it only for a hour."
The only issue I have w/ what you've said about your circumstance, and I'm honestly not disagreeing! (sp?) lol
Is that IF you wanted to, or needed to, you could teach your male to be okay w/ his crating. Just because a dog doesn't like it and naturally freaks out or doesn't do well, doesn't mean it's not what's right for him in the end.
Take that rule of thumb and apply it to any other aspect of your dogs life or even a child's life. They often don't know what is best for them and they often may not agree w/ everything that you do w/ them or for them, but in the end, it's up to you to decide and to teach. Just because it doesn't come natural, means little. |
Oh I know! We crated him for 6 months of his life and he NEVER got used to it. My female hated the crate at first but learned to love it after a couple of months of being in there. It definately didn't come natural to her. But I figure if my male didn't like it after 6 months and it was causing him behavioral issues, then he was not meant to be in a crate.