Toffee44
Well-Known Member
Everyone one here seems to crate train their puppies?
We have three utility rooms (tiled) about 6ft x 6ft with a 8ft x 6ft hall the one room we have made into a dog room/tack room/ rug room. Dylan gets this room and the hall at night or when we are out with no access to the ajoining kitchen. He very rarely poo'd in there and hasnt had a wee accident for a whole week now (hes 11weeks now) if we are at home and he has the run of the ground floor we just have to look for signs and take him out ASAP or he legs it for the back door (only done this for 3 days).
So why lock a dog in such a small space aka crate??? I can understand maybe crate training a puppy until toileting is established even if it takes 6 months, but why continue locking a dog in crate when its an adult?
Im not criticising or disagreeing with crates I just down fully understand their role.
Discuss
We have three utility rooms (tiled) about 6ft x 6ft with a 8ft x 6ft hall the one room we have made into a dog room/tack room/ rug room. Dylan gets this room and the hall at night or when we are out with no access to the ajoining kitchen. He very rarely poo'd in there and hasnt had a wee accident for a whole week now (hes 11weeks now) if we are at home and he has the run of the ground floor we just have to look for signs and take him out ASAP or he legs it for the back door (only done this for 3 days).
So why lock a dog in such a small space aka crate??? I can understand maybe crate training a puppy until toileting is established even if it takes 6 months, but why continue locking a dog in crate when its an adult?
Im not criticising or disagreeing with crates I just down fully understand their role.
Discuss
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