Do people in general crate their dogs at night?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had an expert dog trainer who said a dog could be crated about 75% of the day with no negative effects. We probably crate our dog no more than half the day while we are at work

Maybe he or she is an expert trainer, but I’d argue that being an expert trainer doesn’t make one an expert in dog happiness.

+1 75% of the day!?

[Anonymous]

We've had 4 dogs in marriage, with other dogs growing up.
The first were Irish wolfhounds and frankly we hadn't even heard of crating. Super laid back dogs (at least ours) and they slept either in our bedroom or would go out to the living room. Then we got a Golden Retriever. Crate trained her until she was trustworthy, though we had a ball and claw table that had tiny little toothmarks on it when we let her out a tad too early. After that, she slept in our room in her own bed. Now we have a really small dog. She came litter box trained she's so tiny. She sleeps in our bed on a big curled up blanket. If she gets cold, she creeps under the covers.

All to say that it feels more zoo-animal-ish to leave a single dog in a crate at night forever?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the crating thing is the difference between people who think of their dogs as pets and people who think of their dogs as family.

Not really. A crate is a safety tool. Just like a crib is for an infant. A safe place to put the dog when you cannot supervise them 100% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the dog doesn’t chew or wet, he can stay out of the crate.

We personally haven’t reached that point yet with a 18 month old lab. The chewing part.

Same. We have 8 year old shepherd mix who has free reign in the house and sleeps on her bed in the living room and a 1 yr old lab who eats anything he can find so he's in the crate at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, she sleeps in our DC1's room; most of the time in his bed.

Our pup as well! My son is a teen so goes to bed later than me. When I go upstairs to go to bed, the dog follows me and I get into my room and the dog goes to my son’s room, jumps in the bed and is down for the night, before my son goes to bed.

[Anonymous]

No. Not after maybe 9 months.

[Anonymous]

Nope. We did it for one night the day we got her but the crying was too much to bear. We let her roam the house ever since without a single issue. No regrets.

In fact, our dog had socialization issues that we have worked hard to reverse and I truly believe that not crating her allowed her trust us more. We gave her trust and she returned it in spades.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Dog sleeps in between my and my husband’s pillows

[Anonymous]

Nope, I think this is a thing here in some Eastern parts of the U.S. DH is from CO and never crated dogs, his sister has some 6 dogs, never any crated. BIL in midwest, never crated, 3 dogs at all times. I am from Europe, we did have dog houses if dog was outside, but in the house? Never did anyone crate a dog, and I know a lot of people, even have good friends with several Dogo Argentino. Many in apartments, I have never seen or heard of crating until I moved to MD. In fact, I do not know people in MD that crate their dogs. I only read about it here. I mean, clearly I know police and such dogs that have crates and boarding places, but apart from that, among many dog owners here, I don't know a single person that crates their dog.
My own dog settled within months into a spot and that is his spot where he sleeps, between the wall and my bed. Dogs, by nature, will find their own "cave spot" and love being there. I am still at at loss as to the purpose of a crate. The way I see it is that if you need to crate your dog bcs it chews or pees everywhere, you should not be having a dog, as you are not at home enough or don't have the skills to train your dog. My dog does not go on the bed or couches either.

[Anonymous]

We have two beagles. We managed to crate train during the day but slept in our bed from pretty much day 1, even as a baby, because I couldn’t stand the whining in the crate at night. I am too soft. Beagles love to be with their people and I just don’t think they are crate dogs. Plus, both slept through the night immediately once allowed in bed.

Suffice to say both dogs sleep with us in bed every night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I think this is a thing here in some Eastern parts of the U.S. DH is from CO and never crated dogs, his sister has some 6 dogs, never any crated. BIL in midwest, never crated, 3 dogs at all times. I am from Europe, we did have dog houses if dog was outside, but in the house? Never did anyone crate a dog, and I know a lot of people, even have good friends with several Dogo Argentino. Many in apartments, I have never seen or heard of crating until I moved to MD. In fact, I do not know people in MD that crate their dogs. I only read about it here. I mean, clearly I know police and such dogs that have crates and boarding places, but apart from that, among many dog owners here, I don't know a single person that crates their dog.
My own dog settled within months into a spot and that is his spot where he sleeps, between the wall and my bed. Dogs, by nature, will find their own "cave spot" and love being there. I am still at at loss as to the purpose of a crate. The way I see it is that if you need to crate your dog bcs it chews or pees everywhere, you should not be having a dog, as you are not at home enough or don't have the skills to train your dog. My dog does not go on the bed or couches either.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, it would take up too much room on our bed.

Lol! True!

[Anonymous]

No crate. Dog sleeps in the bathtub in our en-suite bathroom, her choice.

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Anonymous wrote:No, two big dogs. Sleep on main level on dog beds.

Same. Crate trained as puppies, then moved to large dog beds on the ground floor. We are a "no bed, no couch" dog household. They get plenty of lovin' but I am not sleeping with 240 lbs of dog in my bed, no way!

[Anonymous]

My lab sleeps on my bed. Never had a crate for all of my dogs.