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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the dog is housebroken and gets enough exercise you shouldn’t need a crate. Not trying to be a jerk but you’re not being fair. 
I’ve had 3 large dogs, all rescues, and didn’t crate any of them more than a week. 
Is there a room or rooms you can confine the dog too instead?  [/quote]

The OP's dog is a puppy. Puppies, like human babies/toddlers, are impulsive and will often eat anything, including electrical wires, plants, furniture, drywall, etc.

Having the puppy crated in a safe place when it can't be directly supervised is a good option, at least until the dog is more trustworthy and has outgrown its "puppiness."[/quote]

Op here - thank you. We have had other dogs before and once they are trusted have left them out when we are gone. We just can’t trust this puppy yet. She has a ton of energy and no impulse control. When we are home she is out of her crate. If we know we will be gone for long periods of time during the day we send her to doggy daycare. Other than bedtime (when she sleeps in her crate) she isn’t in her crate for more than an hour or two at a time. [/quote]

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