[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Need Help
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:53:54 -0500
Most experienced breeders and owners agree with you, Paulette.
Even with dogs loose and crate doors open, my dogs have always (for more
years than I want to admit to) headed for their crates when they want to
relax, to chew a bone, eat a cookie, or nap...
even my cats have always found sitting in an empty crate irresistible...and
I've had a couple who would pull the crate door shut after themselves!
Whenever I have a dog looking at me imploringly, with a dog cookie in its
jaws, bouncing around in front of its particular crate, I know what's
wrong...the cat's in there!
Nancy is wrong...but probably due to inexperience.
Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ngxotic@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Need Help
> "Nancy Godwin" <ngxotic@xxxxxxx> writes: Dogs living in crates. Howl
> CRUEL is that. There is always
> a price to pay eventually. Nancy G.
>
>
> I'm at home with my dogs 24/7. They are very active and the only way I
> can get them to rest, for their *own* health, is to crate them in very
> large wire crates in the great room. We make the crates into "dens" by
> covering 3 sides. (Puppies sleep/rest in #500 or #700 airline crates.)
>
> We have one bitch who has never needed to be crated. She sleeps quietly
> on the bed. However, there have been times when she wants a "time-out"
> from her buddies and she goes into one of the open crates to rest. We
> bought her a "den" of her home and left the door open so she can come and
> go as she pleases. She's a happy girl. As are all my other dogs.
>
> Crating dogs for a reasonable amount of time is NOT cruel!!! As Norma
> pointed out, they feel more secure sleeping in a crate. Why do you think
> it is dogs often sleep under tables or pianos? They want a den or such
> where they feel it's safe to relax and sleep.
>
>
> Paulette McGuirt
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