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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whoa, I think it's fine and good to have a crate as a safe place for the dog to go, but I would strongly advise against keeping your dog in a crate all day. So after four or five hours in a crate you want to only give the dog 15 minutes outside? I would not adopt out a dog to you.

I get up at 6am, walk the dog from half past six to 7:30, then spend a few minutes saying goodbye and packing my work bag before leaving. When I get home after work, the dog gets another hour-long walk.

I make all her food. It takes about an hour - chicken, broccoli, rice and carrots, and I make a months worth at a time. Cost is minimal. $10? [/quote]

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Good lord.  There is a happy medium between treating a dog better than most humans on this planet and being neglectful.

Crate training in the beginning is okay; nearly any vet will agree.  It will mean that you will have to engage in more physical exercise during that period to help them get their energy out and make sure they are properly exercised.  We got a dog from a no-kill rescue in March and crate trained her for the first 4-5 months.  She had been a street dog in a foreign country and was very nervous around people.  She was also very nervous in the house since this was a new experience for her. We took her on 30 minute walks ourselves twice a day and had a dog walker come 2-3 days a week for the first month or so.  The dog walker was mainly to help her socialize and get used to strangers.  We had a fenced in yard that she could play in as well.  We did not force her to sleep in the crate but she honestly preferred to for the first 2-3 months.  We would call her to come with us, but she would run in the crate and refuse to get out.  Dogs are den animals and for some, the crate feels safe and cozy.

Now, 9 months after we got her, we hardly ever put her in the crate when we are gone and she sleeps in our room every night.  We get lots of play time in in the yard and she gets at least one 30 minute walk per day.  She's happy and well-adjusted to our home, our family and our neighborhood.

Costs:  $350 to adopt, about $250 for initial supplies, $25/month for food and treats, vet bills for regular visits and shots are about $50-100 each time depending upon what she needs.  We've taken her twice.  We also had her microchipped which cost about $20.  [/quote]

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