Dog Crate

[graemer]

I'm intrigued to see posts where it's suggested to keep your dog in it's crate sometimes. Is that like those carrier things on planes? Maybe with our new talent for photo posting, can someone show me one? Thank you very much.

[woofgang]

Take a look here for all you ever wanted to know. They are a very safe way of carrying your dog in a car and a useful "playpen" for SHORT times when you can't oversee the pup.

[dmsjps]

Hi graemer, of course it's not acceptable to keep your dog in a crate all day long unless there's a good reason for them to be resting (injury for example), but crates can be good for lots of reasons and if the dog is introduced to the crate in the correct way, he will see it as a place of refuge rather than a 'cage'.

For instance, if you have a pup that chews your furniture, if he is in his crate when you go to bed or you have to go to the shops, he can't do that and it's therefore easier to coax him out of the habit.

If you have young children, they can often constantly pester the family dog and a crate could be the dog's 'peace & quiet' corner where he can be left alone to sleep in peace.

If you have a dog that is nervous or aggressive with certain people, a crate is a must because the dog can be shut in there when they are around and he will feel totally safe.

My dog goes bananas if he sees another dog (unless it's a girl-dog) and a crate is a must in the car because otherwise he will jump all over the place barking his head off.

Hope this helps.

[graemer]

Thanks woof but I couldn't make the site work when I tried to click on anything. Also thanks dmsjps. It's not a piece of jargon we use here and I can't quite visualise it apart from a a sort of cage?

[woofgang]

I tested it and it does work. The website is http://www.barjo.co.uk

[dmsjps]

No problem graemer. I thought most of the UK knew about crates now - or or does that mean you're from somewhere else?

P.S. IndieSinger is waiting for a kiss from you!

[callisto]

 graemer woofgang has helped me no end and given me lots of advice in past postings for crate training as never done it before , we get our pup at the weekend but our older dog has used a crate in the past espeically when caravanning in the awning etc it came in really handy even taken it to the beach so my dog could not be disturbed by others .... have you got ebay if you type in dog crates (pet supplies ) the crates we are using should show examples of 

[graemer]

Thanks Woofgang, got it to work! dmspjs, no I'm in Oz and wasn't familiar with their use. Looks very sensible.

Thanks all for your interest!