Leaving him out of the crate

Patricia · Champion

Leaving him out of the crate

BoxersnMinis · Congratulations!

I Ithink it is a personal preference and an issue of trust and at times safety....
Denee and Pilot are crated, Zammi is not.
He is 7 years old and stays on the living room level with access to the Doggie Door.
Because I am retired, my dogs are very rarely left crated for more than 5-6 hours at the max.

PawPrint · Smitten by Boxers

It all depends on the dogs, actually. I am able to leave my dogs in my house for hours at a time. Though they do have access to a doggy door always. But this was a priviledge each had to earn over time. I will do test trips and leave a youngster out for an hour. Do that a couple of time and praise them up if nothing is destroyed. Then I will gradually increase the time.

I have mature trained dogs that help train the youngsters. But ever dog is different and some can be trusted more than others :)

baccismom · Champion

I did not crate Bacci. I tried at the beginning but she had severe anxiety when left in the crate. I just started leaving her out a little bit at a time 10 min, then 20 min, then 1/2 hr, then an hour. She never did a thing. I think she was about 4 months old. She was such a good girl! Daisy on the other hand is the exact opposite. I don't think I will ever be able to leave her out (haha)!!! Maybe when she is older but definetly not now! She does not mind being crated at all and as I work part time, she is very rarely crated over 3-4 hours.