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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Experienced dog trainer here:
Your dog has been “good” for 2-3 weeks because new. Now expressing her real feelings. But keep on with crate training. It’s a necessity. [/quote]
Crate training is by no means a 'necessity'. Crate training is a new-ish trend, its really taken off in the last 15 - 20 years, but people have kept pet dogs for much longer than that and they were really fine. I have no objection to the use of a crate as a temporary measure for housebreaking a puppy or as an 'indoor doghouse' with the door open for an older dog, but neither is really a need.  A lot of well-meaning people have been mislead into thinking that a crate is where a dog lives and where it should spend most of its time. That is a real problem. [/quote]

Crate training is a necessity for an urban lifestyle (dcURBANm). Dog owners usually also have jobs, children, other pets, travel plans. If you live on a farm and your dog lives outside 24/7 then no need for crate training or any training. Why bother? But if you live in a city, have those other needs (above) then you need to train the dog. Solving the problem by letting dog sleep in your bed? Letting a rescue dog you’ve had for 3 weeks have full run of your home? Those are things that lead to rescue returns. [/quote]

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