Crates......

[Priscilla80]

My other 2 dogs never had a crate but i thought i give it try with snickers..
And i must admit it heps very good,. when i go out for grocery he is in his crate and he sleeps ,. he dont wine or whatever..
In the night the crate is next to my bed and he knows when its bed time he goes in, he is very excited when he goes in, cause he knows he gets a cookie.
But i thnk ts wonderfull when he is in, its his safety place and he knows when i go to work he is quiet in his crate,.. so i think its good, i have a middle size crate, so he can move etc... i never give his food or water in the crate and he never peed or pooped in it lucky.
But i do give him a bone sometimes and a cookie when he goes in.

I will make a photo this weekend of the crate so you can see mine.

[Priscilla80]

Do you only put his basket .. ( i dont know how you call that in english) in it.. or you put blankets in it too ??
or does he pee or poops in the other area?

Originally Posted by Tasha07x

Yeah thinking about it he is happy in there and i just put him in there of a night anyway when i go to sleep, so i guess it will do lol ... yeah my lab cud fit in it too if she wanted LOL but she just wonders about the house of a night haha!! It is huge and looking at him in there i cant stop laughing at how dizzy i am sometimes LOL. oh well

[Tasha07x]

Originally Posted by Priscilla80

My other 2 dogs never had a crate but i thought i give it try with snickers..
And i must admit it heps very good,. when i go out for grocery he is in his crate and he sleeps ,. he dont wine or whatever..
In the night the crate is next to my bed and he knows when its bed time he goes in, he is very excited when he goes in, cause he knows he gets a cookie.
But i thnk ts wonderfull when he is in, its his safety place and he knows when i go to work he is quiet in his crate,.. so i think its good, i have a middle size crate, so he can move etc... i never give his food or water in the crate and he never peed or pooped in it lucky.
But i do give him a bone sometimes and a cookie when he goes in.

I will make a photo this weekend of the crate so you can see mine.

yes i would love to see it aww thats sweet he gets a cookie before he goes to bed hehe!!

[kezza]

Originally Posted by fufufashions

i have the soft crates for my girls to sleep in. They line up by my side of the bed. They all know their own "bedroom" and run into them at night and they get zipped up.
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That is all these are used for. They have the downstairs for the most part to run around in.
Just don't use the crate for punishment as they will not want to be there anymore after that. A crate should be their safe place to go. i have the little soft airline sherpa crates around and they stay open all day. My girls nap in those during the day or in their little chairs or beds.
Your little boy sounds like he is doing great on the potty training!!

I just LOVE those pink crates! where do you get them?

[Tasha07x]

Originally Posted by Priscilla80

Do you only put his basket .. ( i dont know how you call that in english) in it.. or you put blankets in it too ??
or does he pee or poops in the other area?

No it usally has lots of blankets all over the floor in the crate and pillows for him to cuddle up on. he NEVER wee's or poops in his crate he is fully house trained now and only goes outside. he has a bed that stays in there all the time and his own bed dwnstairs (even tho he likes leahs better) he only goes in his crate of a night if i leave him at home i leave him in the kitchen with the puppy gate up so he can see into my livingroom where leah is. He likes the crate and when he goes into it he climbs right into his bed and curls up as he knows its bed time.

[RebelBelle]

We have the smaller crate but I got it to help potty train Jamie so it needed to be small so that he couldn't potty in it and still have clean room to lay down. As long as your baby is happy and not pottying in the crate then I think its fine.

[SexyJessi257]

Abby has a pretty small crate. I think its perfect cuz her bed fits in there to the teeeeeeee. She only goes in there wen shes playin w her chew stix or wen its time to take a nap or nite nite. Even when my mom turns on the blender or something that makes noise, she runs to the noise looks at it n tilts her head (i loooove that) n then she'll run back to her bed. She only pooped in there twice wen i just got her but never again. I guess she has learned not to go potty there n its where she goes to feel safe. However, at night i leave the crate open with a wee wee pad across from it against the wall. But only cuz i leave the door closed (cant sleep w open doors) She will usually get up in the middle of the night or morning n pee n then go back to bed. At my b/f house she only has her other bed n pad across but no crate. She knows she cant potty in the bed.


This one is wen i just got her n u c how the bed fits exactly on the crate (bad quality cuz i took a pic from my cam to my iphone n uploaded it here)


This is her now n u c how much she's grown but the bed is perfect.

[SexyJessi257]

Originally Posted by SexyJessi257

Abby has a pretty small crate. I think its perfect cuz her bed fits in there to the teeeeeeee. She only goes in there wen shes playin w her chew stix or wen its time to take a nap or nite nite. Even when my mom turns on the blender or something that makes noise, she runs to the noise looks at it n tilts her head (i loooove that) n then she'll run back to her bed. She only pooped in there twice wen i just got her but never again. I guess she has learned not to go potty there n its where she goes to feel safe. However, at night i leave the crate open with a wee wee pad across from it against the wall. But only cuz i leave the door closed (cant sleep w open doors) She will usually get up in the middle of the night or morning n pee n then go back to bed. At my b/f house she only has her other bed n pad across but no crate. She knows she cant potty in the bed.

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This one is wen i just got her n u c how the bed fits exactly on the crate (bad quality cuz i took a pic from my cam to my iphone n uploaded it here)

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This is her now n u c how much she's grown but the bed is perfect.

oh yea and she also knows its for bed time. I say "Abby come on, go nite-nite" n she knows what she has to do. She goes in her crate n flops down to sleep. However, im starting to put her in bed to sleep w me from 5am-8am. She loves it.... I bring her up n she puts her back riiiiight next to me n knocks out again.I love herrrrr

[Sloan]

Originally Posted by SexyJessi257

.....However, im starting to put her in bed to sleep w me from 5am-8am. She loves it.... I bring her up n she puts her back riiiiight next to me n knocks out again.I love herrrrr

Ha! That's exactly how it started with me. I would let my pup out of the crate and he would come into bed with me around 5 or 6am. Then gradually it became more and more, especially since he loved the snuggles he got and the bed was so cozy. I would bet that sooner than later your little puppy is going to be sleeping the entire night with you in your bed....not just cuz the puppy wants to but because you will want her to also. Keep me posted....

[yorkiepower]

How much for you crate + shipping...I'll buy it...
yorkiepower@sbcglobal.net

[nikkinack]

Originally Posted by Sloan

Ha! That's exactly how it started with me. I would let my pup out of the crate and he would come into bed with me around 5 or 6am. Then gradually it became more and more, especially since he loved the snuggles he got and the bed was so cozy. I would bet that sooner than later your little puppy is going to be sleeping the entire night with you in your bed....not just cuz the puppy wants to but because you will want her to also. Keep me posted....

The other night Lily was in bed with us and husband looked at me and then put her in her own bed. Then he said I wanted her to sleep up here and I said me two LOL. So back up she came

[4doggiemama]

Originally Posted by nikkinack

The other night Lily was in bed with us and husband looked at me and then put her in her own bed. Then he said I wanted her to sleep up here and I said me two LOL. So back up she came

Awwwwww! How sweet its that!!!!!!!!!! Those dhs are mushy inside even though they don't like to show it.

[nikkinack]

Originally Posted by 4doggiemama

Awwwwww! How sweet its that!!!!!!!!!! Those dhs are mushy inside even though they don't like to show it.

So true LOL, we were at the breeders the other day and jacob(DH) would not love on the puppy and when the breeder walked out of the room he held the puppy and gave it kisses. He trys to be such a man

[Beabble]

Well I think it is fine, she has room for her bed and toys and a food and water dish and a puppy pad if needed. I just have one question, where's the tray that slides in the bottom? Lol. All our have trays in them. Didn't yours come with one?

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by fufufashions

i have the soft crates for my girls to sleep in. They line up by my side of the bed. They all know their own "bedroom" and run into them at night and they get zipped up.
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That is all these are used for. They have the downstairs for the most part to run around in.
Just don't use the crate for punishment as they will not want to be there anymore after that. A crate should be their safe place to go. i have the little soft airline sherpa crates around and they stay open all day. My girls nap in those during the day or in their little chairs or beds.
Your little boy sounds like he is doing great on the potty training!!

OMG, those are the CUTEST crates ever, where did you get those pink ones at?