birdseye
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Why? If you can't or won't have a kennel & run, why would you even have a dog? Keeping an animal in a cage oops crate for hours at a time, just plain wrong
to those who'd leave their dog(s) in a crate all day
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SFC B
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I will say that, depending on where you live and weather, sometimes the kennel/run is not an option. For instance, we have a terrier and he does not have a sufficient coat to be out long term in very cold weather, even with the house in the kennel. I am home most of the time now that I have retired and can say directly that his mid morning to afternoon routine is overwhelmingly sleep. He likes his kennel and will run to it when it is bed time. Most dogs find comfort in smaller "den" type areas. There are many reasons to have dogs, dogs serve many roles and how they live varies greatly. Here is another example....turning a chihuahua out into a kennel in 20f weather is cruel, a Husky in the same conditions is in heaven. Working dogs (especially strings of hounds) and an entire other layer.
Gellar
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I had a lab pup in my college dorm room for about a month at the end of the Spring semester. I’d take him out early to walk and do his business before anyone else was awake. It was working flawlessly until the cleaning lady asked me if I had a dog. I was honest with her. She just wanted to take it for walks on her breaks. Worked even better after that!
CRJR45
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Tell the truth, do you drive a Subaru?
cgasner1
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Yes I do and my Great Dane loves her kennel I built for her it’s like 4x8 with a bunch of blankets have to about drag her out of it
CRJR45
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And I’m sure yours is a very manly Subaru!
My Weimaramer loved his crate at first , but about nine months he started having an anxiety attack and didn’t like it anymore.
After that, we left him in the back mudroom. Eventually, he outgrew it.
Tore the shit out of the mudroom though.
bonedogg
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kennel trained is the best!
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