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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

It's a new thing and it is not done elsewhere in the world.  It's unnecessary.[/quote]

well, we used a crate, and here's the thing, she likes the crate and spends some time there voluntarily -- it is her den. In fact the cat is curled up in there now because she likes it in there, too.  [b]The pad is nice and soft like a bed.[/b]  It is really nice to be able to crate her without stress during home repairs.  It is also really nice to be able to crate her without stress when anything else comes up (like a strained muscle) where it is best to limit her mobility.[/quote]Isn't there a chance that both the cat and dog like the crate only because of the pad?[/quote]

There are so many soft places to hang in our house. The dog has a bed on every floor, and the cat on the main floor (she can’t do stairs), so it probably isn’t just the soft pad. I think they like the den-like feeling.[/quote]

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