SavingGrace
Well-Known Member
I crate my dog overnight... He actually goes through there on his own when he decides its his bedtime... Its his bedroom, his cubby hole, somewhere he feels safe... You could easily fit 3 of him in his crate! He has a big comfy bed in there and his toys! It is never used as punishment!
During then day he has a free run of the sitting room, kitchen and his den under the stairs where his crate is... We tried taking the crate out once he had settled with us and just had the bed in there but he wouldn't settle.. he won't even settle at night with the door open and wines until you go and lock it... he is a rescue dog found on the streets of Wakefield and was rescued from the pound he went to a rescue centre in glasgow for 3 - 4 weeks before we brought him home and he has found comfort in the crate from day dot so has obviously been used to one in the past.
During then day he has a free run of the sitting room, kitchen and his den under the stairs where his crate is... We tried taking the crate out once he had settled with us and just had the bed in there but he wouldn't settle.. he won't even settle at night with the door open and wines until you go and lock it... he is a rescue dog found on the streets of Wakefield and was rescued from the pound he went to a rescue centre in glasgow for 3 - 4 weeks before we brought him home and he has found comfort in the crate from day dot so has obviously been used to one in the past.