Sounds reasonable to me, too. Yes, there will be times you need to keep her away from trouble when you can't supervise. As she gets older, you can train her to stay away when you are cooking (if that is your wish) rather than being underfoot, and hopefully you can begin to trust that she won't get into trouble while you are distracted. The problem is when people constantly use the crate instead of observation and teaching the dog what is acceptable. Pups cannot learn the rules of the house whilst confined to a crate!
Crate suggestions
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My basenji destroyed the plastic tray that was in the bottom of his crate. There were long strips of it everywhere when we got home. Any suggestions on where to buy a crate with a metal tray? Looking for a quality one that will last a long time.
thanks.
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Do you use a wire crate? I have always used General Cage Crates.. and they have lasted for many, many years… I have ones that are 16 yrs old that are just in great condition.
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I dont have anything in the crates other than a towel ever.
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Do you use a wire crate? I have always used General Cage Crates.. and they have lasted for many, many years… I have ones that are 16 yrs old that are just in great condition.
http://www.generalcage.com/Shopping/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1We use wire crates too. The tray in the bottom locks so they can't push it out and its hard to destroy
