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Originally Posted by BuiltnBoostedZ
They aren't robots. Every dog has its own ticks/issues/etc. Plenty of reason to crate train. You have company over that doesn't like dogs. They sleep on your stuff when you're gone. They tear shit up. All kinds of reason. When I started working from home, my pits would be out all the time. I had a camera setup in my movie room. My male pit would lay on the back cushions of the couch as soon as I would leave. When he heard my car pull up, he'd jump off and lay on the ground like he was good the entire time. Smart dogs will do these kinds of things. Remy had people eyes....and a huge vocabulary...No amount of correction, training, spanks, or scolding would deter him. He was very head strong and does what he wants to a degree.
I remember Thanksgiving one year....the turkey was on the table...everyone got one round. I was headed to the garage and I told my brother in laws...watch remy....he's been eyeing that turkey. I didn't make it 5 steps with my back turned and he was on a chair going to town on the turkey. I turned around and started yelling at the brother in laws....like dude...not 5 seconds ago I said watch him....now the turkey is fucked. WTG.
These types of behaviors you just have to recognize and be creative with. Especially in strong headed breeds.
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Right, training them to be accepting of their crate for whatever reasons you stated is fine. Leaving them in their for extended period of time everyday is NOT. You don't confine them in a tiny metal frame because they're strong-headed or difficult to train, and you don't want to invest the time/effort required for success. Dogs are intelligent enough to be redirected and trained to be "better behaved," or at least relocated (if not the pet, then the objects you're trying to protect) to prevent whatever it is you're trying to prevent. I get that some dogs are cunning and that's fine, but that's not a good enough reason to shove them in a box for hours. Extended confinement is a form of punishment. You're also not providing them "safe place" despite what you want to believe, but merely placing them there for your convenience. Keep making excuses but inhumane is still inhumane. BTW, I didn't know creative = putting them in a crate.