Quickordead Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Hello all. I was wondering do you crate your dogs at night. Our GS Lexie has always had access to the garden via a large dog flap, but we've been crating Sash of a night as our fence is broken at the moment and a bit low. I'm putting new panels in at the weekend and thought I might let Sash have a free run as well. Any advice or thoughts will be very welcome. Regards Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiezara90 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 My kelpie and gsd are not crated at all but my husky pup is crated at night mainly because off potty training and eating my kitchen!! You have a dog flap?! I would love something like that for the other 2, but can't other things get in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyshqa Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 My two are both crated at night, I think if they weren't (and had access to a dog flap) they'd be on the go all night!! I would suggest keeping Sascha crated at night while you're house training though, just so you don't end up going backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsiber Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Maya has always been good and hasn't tried to destroy stuff so has never neen crated. Bodhi however is crated at night and when I go out as he will chew anything he can. Bless him. He has no problem going into the crate. Right from day one he went in calmly with no protesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickordead Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 She is good and is almost house trained. Just a couple of wees, and in front of us so as to say look at me. No mess at night. Oh this is worse than a baby! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 My kelpie and gsd are not crated at all but my husky pup is crated at night mainly because off potty training and eating my kitchen!! You have a dog flap?! I would love something like that for the other 2, but can't other things get in? Foxes, burglars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 my boys are crated at night - as long as they are crate trained i can't see a prob at all with it - it's a quiet place to sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee0113 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Luna is in her crate at night and when we go out she loves it in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 My two are only crated with a large carrot each when we go out. At night they are not crated and have the run of the house. If they want to go out in the garden they find us and wake us up. No mess and no chewing in the house at all. 6am all three of them come on the bed for a cuddle and lay there until 9am when it is there breakfast time.............Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) My mother in law has crawled in to her house many times through the dog flap, when she's locked herself out. I've always been a bit worried about her but she's not bothered particularly. When I say worried I mean her safety as she lives alone, that sounded a bit like I was suggesting she was crazy! She's not, well not much anyway! Our dogs are not crated at night, they sleep in our room and rarely leave until someone gets up in the morning. There is the occasional night when one goes off to bin raid and that's a pain bit overall things are good. Ice is crated when we go out during the day. Never managed to train Bear, she's got Many confinement issues so I let her be in the end. Edited October 7, 2012 by emma1979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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