Making your dog’s crate feel like home
Making your dog’s crate feel like home
If your dog looks uncomfortable inside, she probably is
Dog crates looked like dog jail to me before March 2019. I couldn’t wrap my mind around why anyone would put their dog inside of one instead of letting him walk around freely. But I also grew up in a house with an unfinished basement where we allowed our dogs to stroll around freely — on the floor, in the laundry room, on the used couches and all. That was their “room” and we were visitors. But for apartment dwellers and homeowners who don’t have a designated room for their pets, crates may be the most obvious way to go — especially for mischievous dogs who can tear up a home in minutes.
I’ve walked in the door and noticed a chewed-up bookshelf from a French Bulldog puppy. I didn’t know three-month-old teeth could do that much damage. I’ve seen a room full of feathers and stuffing that used to be couch pillows, and a Rat Terrier who looked around like he had no idea who did it. Then there was the Labrador Retriever who chewed off one blade of heavy-duty scissors within a few minutes of his owner emptying the garbage.
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So for dog owners who cannot find a “safe” space for their dogs to not be able to get a hold of anything to tear up, a crate didn’t seem like such a bad idea anymore. But what really changed my mind was watching countless dogs stroll right by me and flop down inside of their open crates, treating it like a dog home. In a year’s time I learned all the ways I could’ve allowed my own dogs to stay upstairs more often without tearing up our home.
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