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Have just got one for my doggy as she won't behave when we leave her - even for 20 mins she will wee, poo, etc, etc.

BUT I still feel a bit mean leaving her in it, soo...
 
My JR has one (O.K. it is massive as I felt mean so brought a german shepherd size one
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) as we have 3 bitches so needed to keep them separated when we weren't there (untill he was castrated). Anyway a year on he was done so could have been allowed to run loose when we weren't home, but no he is happier in his crate (think he feels more secure). So he is now 4 and still takes himself to his crate when we go out and in the evenings if he wants so peace he goes off there too (we leave the door open for him).
 
Nero has one, we leave the door open for him and he sleeps in there of his accordance. All of the dogs go in there, apparently they feel secure.
 
Boris has one (he's 6 m), he got a proper bed in the lounge and a crate in the Kitchen, He takes himself to the crate at bedtimes, sometimes i had to drag him out of it to put him out for last wee. Door's always open. He prefers crate to his bed in the lounge.

He is JRT and have 30' by 22' crate (very big for little dog!!!)
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My old GSD had one when she was a pup, which was taken away once she was adult. We still had a crate in kitchen for our lancashire heeler (JR size). The GSD often used to squeeze herself in it from choice, I used to worry she would get stuck!
 
All our rescues go to bed in their cages 22 in at the mo.......if we didnt have crates we would not be able to do rescue
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for safety reasons...............also means all our doggies go out crate traind and well behaved
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No they're not mean. They not only keep your house safe they keep pup space, as well as provinding it with a space of its own in which it feels secure. We leave our cages open during the day and the dogs go in and sleep through choice - if it were mean they wouldn't do that.

Also they're great for house training as they don't like messing in their own space.
 
They are great provided the dogs are not left for an excessive amount of time. No dog should be left for full-time hours in a crate. A morning or an afternoon is enough. They can help with house training, destruction, seperation anxiety, travelling, in fact the are wonderful. As a rescue organisation (Boxers) we often lend them to our new owners when we rehome a dog. I personally use one when my youngest grand daughter visits as Tally, my Vizsla. does not like small children - it keeps Kasey safe from Tally and Tally safe from herself!!
 
They are not mean at all - as long as they are used correctly and the dogs are properly accustomed to them. When our dog was a pup we shut her in her crate whenever we went out, but now she is older we leave the crate door open and she goes in there as soon as she sees us go out the door!

If you are thinking of using one then it is worth getting a book that describes how they should be used and how to accustom the dog to them. I found Ian Dunbar's "After You Get Your Puppy" very helpful in that respect.
 
My dog had one for years and the door was always open in the day time and she would sleep in there of her own accord. She used to take any tasty morsels of food in there too as it was "out of bounds" to the cats so she must have felt secure and happy in her crate. I used to lock the crate at night and she would bark and whimper to let me know if I ever forgot and I had to come downstairs to lock the door properly before she could settle down and go to sleep!
 
All my dogs have had a portable kennel and look on them as their safety zone.It also means i can take them with me if i go away
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We had one when my boxer was a pup, her crate was filled with lots of bedding and toys and she would toddle into it of her own accord and snuggle down. I think she just felt so safe in there. She loved it!!
 
At nearly 12 months old ours still sleeps in his. He loves his little "den" - his is now huge. His smaller one stays in the boot of the car with an old sheet that's his but his newer one almost fills our spare room downstairs (which has been turned into the dog room). He will bark at us at about 9.30 - 10pm every night to go to the toilet and after coming back in will go and stand at the door to the room where his crate is and will just trot in. If he didn't like it then he wouldn't be waiting for us to open the door. It also makes sure he's not destroying our house!!!
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We collected our 6 mth rescue springer spaniel on Good Friday she had always lived in a kennel so we thought a crate would be good for her.

The crate is in the dining room and is covered with a blanket to make it cosy, she go`s in every night and no sounds from her even wags her tail. Poppy has started to go in during the day now so it can`t be bad.

I think they are a good idea if used correctly and not abused.
 
Definitely not mean if used properly. I believe the Humane Society over here advocates a five-hour limit if the dog is going to be locked in there.

I used one with my dog overnight until she was about eight-months-old and in the daytime on and off. We don't need one any longer (her bed is her "safe place") but I would definitely use one again if we get another dog.
 
Not mean at all, I couldn't cope without mine for my puppy.

It is filled with blankets and a few chews and also has a old T/O rug over the top so it is nice and dark and den-like. My older dog always tries to sneak in there before the puppy. they both love it.
 
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