[guidedogchat] Re: Bed

  • From: pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:07:26 +0000

i used to bench callie for the first couple of months i had her, while she was 
settling in. until i came down 1 morning to fine the benching lead had got all 
tangled around her. so i never used it again and she just stays in her bed all 
night anyway.

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> On 2 Mar 2014, at 02:10, "Melanie Akpotu" <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> In my view, it should not be necessary to crate a fully fledged guide dog. 
> Benching at night perhaps is one thing, if a dog becomes a nuisance or 
> something, especially when new to the home.
> 
> Mel.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: J Kimbell
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:49 PM
> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
> 
> I dont understand all this stuff about crates, as far as I'm aware we dont
> use them here and certainly not for guide dogs. Dont think GDBA would be
> very impressed!!!!!
> Julia
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nadine Lattimore" 
> <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 12:13 PM
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
> 
> 
> Don have to let you know I got a bit lost with your mail re crate, but
> got a good laugh. Thought you said your wife doesn't like her crate so
> doesn't go in.
> 
> Nadine Lattimore
> 
>> On 1 Mar 2014, at 02:13, Don Marr <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Melanie, our dogs go in crates to sleep, or just to have their own little 
>> house to nest in, it's not a punishment, it's just part of their routine,
>> as soon as i take my dog out for his business at night, he goes right into 
>> his crate, now, that doesn't mean all dogs will do that, my wife's dog 
>> doesn't like his crate, so he doesn't go in, Don
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Akpotu" 
>> <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 9:04 PM
>> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
>> 
>> 
>>> Why do people put their dogs in crates at night?  It seems a bit cruel or 
>>> unnecessary to me.  I don't think any guide dog owners ever do that here, 
>>> although some puppy walkers may do if the dogs are not house trained yet or 
>>> are still good house wreckers!!!  I can understand that but not why anyone 
>>> would choose to crate a guide dog every night?
>>> 
>>> Mel.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Cathy
>>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 7:47 PM
>>> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
>>> 
>>> I have him sleep out in my living room.  I have a crate or he sleeps just on
>>> the floor.  I let him run loose since I had some break in my apartment.
>>> Before that he was always in the crate at night, but now he has free run at
>>> night.  I do believe he would alert me if some one was trying to break in.
>>> Cathy & Pilot Dog, Tiny:
> 
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