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Originally Posted by upstatedoc
My dog is unfortunately ending up being crated for several hours while I'm at work. This has become a recent issue with the fact that my ex is now working full time as well. I try to get home during lunch to let her out but sometimes I can't and she ends up in there for as much as 8 hours straight. If I let her have free reign of the house she will chew the crap out of anything she can get her teeth on. Anyone else crate their dog for extended periods? It can't be good for her.  |
My long standing view in this is that everyone who crates their pets should be burned. I still stand by that with all other animals than dogs.
Dogs in some weird way enjoy having their own space that way, and 98% of dogs are not dominant enough to make it on their own in big spaces when they're young. They clearly enjoy crates and its us people who see it as wrong too easily.
None of my dogs have been in one if not for flying but the idea is the same as with me giving them all their own spots in the house where they're always left in peace.