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:
