"mike d." wrote in message
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Why do you(or pet owners in general) keep the pup or dog in a crate? We
never kept any of our dogs in a crate, although we only had one dog at a
time. We used to set up a little fence/gate contraption when the dog was
a puppy, in order tpo keep her out of the living room, but after she was
reliably housebroken, the dog was allowed to go where she wanted, for the
most part. Mike.


That's the way I've housebroken dogs too Mike. We did borrow one to use
when we first got our Gracie, as an adult rescue, because we were told she
was very destructive indoors, if left alone. I did use the crate while
training her to be left alone in the house. But once she was reliable, the
crate came down. She never much liked it, she preferred to sleep on the bed
in our guest room when we weren't home or when she napped. She could see
out the front windows in that room while sprawled across the bed.

Of course if I had a dog who liked their crate, I'd certainly leave it up
for them. All ours prefer to use one of the beds in the house as *their*
spot.

td