I am all for crate training, I am all for using a crate if you have to. I have 4 dogs, all high energy herding breeds. I have the luxury of having a pretty flexible schedule which my dogs have become acustomed to, If I worked 40+ hours a week I would never have thse dogs as I don't think it would be fair to them..I'm certainly not saying I begrudge anyone who works a full schedule to not have a dog, It totally depends ON the dog and the quality of time spent with that dog, that makes a HAPPY dog. A happy dog is a content dog.
I do crate one of my aussies when gone, he has displaced aggression and gosh forbid a squirrel ran thru the yard, he saw it thru a window and decided to "tackle" one of the other dogs..It's for HIS safety as well as the safety of the other 3 who are loose in the house, even tho he can be trusted out of the crate it's not worth the risk.
The most he is crated is 6 hours, once in a blue moon maybe 8..I feel real quilty when this happens but he doesn't seem to mind one bit.
ALL of them, would be 'bonkers" if I didn't have such a flexible schedule and spent little time with them. But that is just MY dogs, I wanted high energy, I knew what I was getting into and wouldn't trade it for the world.
ok done rambling
diane
I do crate one of my aussies when gone, he has displaced aggression and gosh forbid a squirrel ran thru the yard, he saw it thru a window and decided to "tackle" one of the other dogs..It's for HIS safety as well as the safety of the other 3 who are loose in the house, even tho he can be trusted out of the crate it's not worth the risk.
The most he is crated is 6 hours, once in a blue moon maybe 8..I feel real quilty when this happens but he doesn't seem to mind one bit.
ALL of them, would be 'bonkers" if I didn't have such a flexible schedule and spent little time with them. But that is just MY dogs, I wanted high energy, I knew what I was getting into and wouldn't trade it for the world.
ok done rambling
diane