Are Dog Crates Cruel? Should You Use A Dog Crate For Your Dog Or Puppy?
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- Are Dog Crates Cruel? Should You Use A Dog Crate For Your Dog Or Puppy?
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A lot of dog owners are told by trainers or other people that they must use a crate in order to train their dog and that having a dog crate is something that is required.
There are a lot of myths about dog crates and in this video I want to go over some of them.
Dog crates can be a useful tool at certain times, but they also can be abused very easily which tends to happen more often than you may think.
In this video I will go over the following things:
Do dogs like their crates?
How do you crate train a dog?
Why is it good to crate train a dog?
How long can you leave a dog in a cage?
How long can a dog be left in a crate during the day?
How long can you leave an 8 week old puppy in a crate?
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I'm a dog sitter, and I don't like if a client routinely leaves the dog in a crate all day while they're at work. I find how common it is as a practice kind of shocking actually. Rarely do dogs need that, the vast majority of dogs can roam the house freely, and if there are chewing furniture issues, you can deal with that with an X-Pen or baby gates (there are also sprays you can buy to discourage chewing, and provide them with chew-toys and rawhides as an alternative) and that's much better imo than confining a dog to such a small space. A dog is a roaming animal, they're built to run a lot, they need room to walk around.
That really depnds on how long the dogs really in the crate for, if your only putting the dog in there for a few hours such as 1- 6 hours, if crating your dog well your away mean the dog is safer then there's nothing wrong with that and crates actully can help a. Dogs mental stability dogs need leadership in there life.
I would crate the dog all day as my furniture are way too expensive to be messed with
@@ConstantineJoseph then don't have a dog stupid!! Because your furniture obviously means more than the life and wellbeing of your own pet
@@hailymaree4965 6 hours? Are you serious?? That's f***ed up
@@tonkasergej65 lol man the comments….”my dog goes in his crate for bedtime & loves it” wtf yeah ok
In Sweden dog crates are illegal, unless you take of the door or have a safety one for the car
In Finland as well. Dogs don't like their crates. Forcing a higly active animal to adapt to a ridiculously small cage is cruel and abusive in so many levels.
@@rumaristo129 crates aren't abusive unless doen wrong.
@@hailymaree4965 They are always abusive unless you leave the door open.
@@rumaristo129 nope! Dogs are inherently den animales and oftne tiens come too often be there crates
@@hailymaree4965 Are you seriously saying dogs like to naturally lock themselves in a cage? Den's don't have doors
I don’t like crates… because a friend of mine had one & she abused it 😭😭 I saw what it did to the dog & I was devastated . Of course I would always tell her crap about it but she always gave me excuses . thankfully she left the dog outside chained up & someone took her . I prayed she found a better home 💘 her name was gigi
My dog has a crate in our laundry room and goes in there when he wants/ when he wants time away from my 7 year old. When he is in there he is not allowed to be bothered by anyone as our house rule and he enjoys the break. He sleeps there too most of the time overnight. When I must leave, the laundry room is his area, we simply put up a gate at the door but he's never left alone too long as I work from home. When I come back I find him in his crate happily snoozing away. I found that as far as house breaking goes, I didn't really need it. I just kept him on a regular schedule.
I only agree with crate training for medical and training purposes. I wouldn't have a dog if I couldn't leave them alone. I'd get a massive enclosure for unsupervised hours. I think crates are animal prisons except when absolutely necessary for it's physical life safety. Dogs aren't denning animals. They use dens to protect vulnerable puppies and birthing mother dogs, and sleeping. They do not stay in a den whilst awake except when protecting themselves.
Every dog is different
My dogs go in thier crate all the time no problem sometimes they prefer crate they go in and out their crate all day and then I make them sleep in there they love it got a nice fluffy pillow inside
Yes humans can be institutionalized into enjoying prison as well. Locking dogs in a box is a convenience for pet owners and nothing more. Sad.
@@densincomprehend8879 no dog will enjoy it. Some will be more obedient than others people claiming otherwise are lying to themselves to justify their cruelty
@@MoeSyzlack1 it’s basically a dog bed if you aren’t actively locking the dog in it
Had dogs most of my life and they were all kept in a crate the first several months when I went to work or left the house. There is nothing wrong with crating a dog if you properly excised them and gave them attention before you crate them. I find it weird how some people are completely against crating. So you rather your newly not yet house broken dog/puppy free roam the house when you're gone to tear up the house and possibly eat or just something that may kill him? Sounds like these are the people who shouldn't have dogs.
Someone I know keeps their huskey in a crate in the basment all day because "they can't let the dogs upstairs or they'll scratch the floors" I felt like calling the SPCA they only get let out when someone goes down to play with them which is like 5-10 minutes a day
Fyrna Rose why get a dog then? Smh you should convince them to sell it or give it away
Luis hernandez that's what I said! And I've ranted for over an hour about how shit those dogs lives are especially the huskey but they don't care "they're so happy when we go see them tho so they can't be that miserable " it upsets me so much
grow some balls, go in there, take the dogs and fight with any power you have if they try and stop you. Just go in and take them. If they call authorities they'll take your side straight away.
Metaluna Zombie But the thing is authorities would not take my side lol they don't care as long as the dogs got food and water then alls good
The dog is happy when it see's them because its glad it'll finally be let out not because its glad to see them.
I bought a huge crate for vacation, but for safty. I have a dane/boxer mix, so yes, huge crate! But I didn't use it for traveling, or in the hotel, just at my aunt's house. Outside, cool, plenty of breeze. It was both to keep him away from the other animals, and from running off out in the country, and out of state. It worked, but you can't leave them in it for hours at a time. He has aggression issues, we've worked through most of them, takes time and patience, but I still have to take precautions. The reason I have him is all the marks on his cage at the shelter... no kids, no pets, aggresive.. he was brought back to the shelter by several other people. I'm used to mastiffs. Turns out he's fine with my cats, but not strays, fine with kids, but I don't let them pull on him, or ride him.... but he hates dogs. Maybe 5 months in and out of a shelter will do that? So when I went somewhere he couldn't go, he was briefly in the cage, and the rest of the time he was right by my feet, or streaching out on the bed at the hotel. The safty issue was to keep him out of fights(he will fight other dogs), and from being lost in a strange place when I wasn't there. It worked, but it was hard to leave him in a cage, even briefly, and I think that maybe it should be.
Your views on crate training are pretty good. I'm 70 and because of that I have the luxury of not working, I am on a pension so I can spend all of my time with my female Jack Russell. Even when I was younger my.dogs were always by my side, If they couldn't go with me we just didn't go.
l HATE crates! My dog hates crates. My dog's breeder kept her in a crate and because of it she's not been socialized. Even my groomer doesn't like using them. I like your idea of the pen. After all we don't put our children in a crate, we put them in a pen. As it should be with our furbabies.
Many puppies climb out of pens. The crate just adds a roof to prevent that. As he said in the beginning of the video, dog crates get abused very easily. That seems to be what your "breeder" (sounds more like puppy mill, or at least byb to me) was doing. A collar can also be abused very easily. Lots of people strangle their dogs into "submission" (and no, you don't need a special choke collar for that). That doesn't mean no one should use a collar to attach a tag to. Some people use food to fatten their dog up until it can barely walk. Does that mean no one should feed their dog? Just because something can be used to cause harm, doesn't mean its mere existence causes harm.
The same applies to a crate. It's good to build positive associations with anything a dog might encounter in the future, and that includes crates. If your dog ever needs to have an overnight stay at the vet, it will probably be locked in a crate. If you ever need to travel with the dog (and can't use your own car), it will probably need to be in a crate.
Crates are abuse.
Oh God, stop humanizing dogs! Dogs are not humanes and never will be! There's nothing Wrong with crating dogs if there's a good reason too it dogs are not huamen children stop comparing them dogs meet diffrent needs them humane children.
@The dark lord I'm sorry, what?
@@hailymaree4965 Your right, dogs aren't humans, they are much wilder, therefore it is extremely cruel to keep dogs in cages. Dogs are much faster, fitter, stronger and have senses far beyond humans.
In Czechia if you get reported you use one in your apartment you will have really unpleasant visit from the police
Yes this is American for me. It’s not common in Europe.
@@necilya apparently in the land of the free they crate their dogs and clip their parrots wings
My dog has the whole run of the kitchen and Garden with a dog flap to access them and a crate with the door tied open acting only as a bed and the only reason we have a crate is for somewhere for them to sleep and travel in but we made sure to never lock her in her crate as a punishment so she doesn’t associate the crate as a bad thing
Great video nobody should put there 8 week old puppy in a crate as a excuse to not want to deal with them it’s cruel
I really don't like the idea of dog crates, imagine a zoo in which the animals barely have enough room to stand, lots of people would be in uproar and it would very soon be shut down for animal cruelty...and yet some people think it is acceptable to keep a dog in this way. It baffles me.
Nope, it's nothing like that! The dogs arnt locked ayw for there whole lives at most an hour or 3 and it actully helps dogs mental stability.
@@hailymaree4965 I'd like to see the research showing that it helps their mental stability because that doesn't make sense to me. How can being confined in a small space for hours help with mental stability - if it is just that the dogs stop trying to get out, barking, acting as if they dislike it, then I suggest you look into a phenomena known as 'learned helplessness' which is when animals under severe stress realise they can't do anything about their situation and appear to just give up - they still feel the stress and panic but they don't struggle any more. This could be exactly what the dogs you think are 'lying calmly' in a crate are experiencing...
@@lauragarnham77 dogs are inherently den animales by desensitizing aDog too a crate alot of dogs just learn too love it.
@@hailymaree4965 when an animal has a den they can go in and out of their den as they please, no den animals wants to be trapped in the den. Besides dogs AREN'T den animals. Wolves aren't den animals - the only time they use a den is for the pups are few weeks after they are born, which the pups and mother go in, they don't use dens otherwise, so they can't be called den animals. Calling a wolf a den animals would be like calling them aquatic because they occasionally swim. If wolves aren't den animals, dogs aren't either and saying that they are is a poor excuse for bad treatment.
@@lauragarnham77 well actully the cage locking mechinisem is for when the owner leaves and the dog has seperation anxiety! Or even some dogs need it when guests arrive! Alot of dogs truly aren't afraid of there crates alot of dogs see there crate as a chill spot! A crate is for the dog too have a place too calm down and chill out and for dogs with anxiety or aggresion!
Thank you for sharing man! This was helpful!
Glad it helped you.
I always thought that crates were dog abuse and my mom didn't see the point of them either.
Didn't you buy the dog to play with it?
Crates keep the dog safe well your not home some dogs are destructive and need it for satfy and some dogs need too be in there when guests are over and some have it for the dogs mental stability..no dogs arnt made jsut too be played with dogs need leader ship and crating your dog sometimes dosent make it so you can't play.
No dogs are not toys
Stop making excuses for your lazy cruelty. Safety?? Lol. You mean safety for your furniture. You don't belong owning a dog.
I don’t own a crate . I’m personally against using it for my pup . He has his own room . It gives me a piece of mind knowing he is in his room and not in a crate .
Exactly. With pups, just close the door of a room if you want to enforce a nap. As they are trained, open up more spaces in the house to them. We’re only here talking about solitary confinement for dogs because there are so many American ‘trainers’ online
I have a husky puppy and we got her a big play pen just to leave her there while we are gone to the store or running errands. I work from home so she’s outside of it most of the time. Someone gave us a huge crate for free so we connected it to the play pen and now she has a HUGE little apartment lol. We keep the crate doors open so she can go into her play pen and into our living room freely as she pleases. She is a super happy dog. 100% of the dogs that I’ve met that are crated are all anxious and miserable and not trained.
Thank you for saying this. I can't stand it when people crate dogs at all. I just rescued a sweet little Chug 2 weeks ago from a poop,pee infested tiny kennel. After getting her home I realized that the 7/ 8 year old dog isn't house trained. I refuse to crate her when She's inside and I can't watch her. I don't know if this is right but I bought reusable doggy diapers. After getting the diapers I realized she's in heat. Poor little baby. Anyway instead of cratting her while inside she wears a diaper. If I see her hike her leg I do a correction. When I don't see her hike her leg the wee doesn't go all over my house. I'm having an extremely hard time potty training. I'm hoping it gets easier after she's spayed in a couple of weeks. With all the trauma she's been through I made her a promise. This is her forever home. I will never force her into a cage. If she never catches onto potty training she'll just have to wear a diaper indoors. I really hope it doesn't come to that. I'm extremely opposed to cratting any dog. My daughter crates her dogs. When Grandma is babysitting nobody goes inside the crate until bedtime.
I see crates as a sort of laziness in educating a dog to behave. We have never had any of our dogs in crates, and they never peed, pooped, destroyed things etc. when they were alone. So because you don't have time and energy to train your dog to behave, and simply postspone the "problem" into a crate, then you should not have a dog.
Oooorrr just have the dog in the crate. Prob solved its where they belong in fact they belong in the wild, its us muppet humans that domesticated the dogs thousands of years ago
My dog has it’s on room and he never pees or poops until I get home
Sadly most dog spend their life TIED or CAGED.
BLOODBATH_ANGEL most??
@@vvrr5913 like 50/50
I can't tell if your talking about crates or not
Not in my country
I recently adopted a 7-8 month old dog that was abandoned in a rural area. I look forward to the day he doesn’t have to be crated when I leave the house or overnight. He chews everything. Furniture, electrical cords, he licks bricks and tries to get the grout out, wood floors. He has chew toys. He can not be left alone unsupervised. I welcome a solution that doesn’t involve crating. The vet did say he has great teeth. He has lots of triggers regarding his life previously.
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A crate with a door open is no different than a dog house outside. It's just an inside outside dog house.
Well, yes. Cruel trainers laughably suggest that a crate is like a dog’s den and dogs are ‘denning animals’. Totally unscientific drivel: only pups up to eight weeks live in a den.
Get a bed/basket and use doors and dividers if you need to keep doggo in certain areas.
I made the play pen and put his crate in there and he had space to roam. Now he can jump over the fence which he does when I’m gone and he’s wrecking something every time I go out. Nothing crazy I had chords all unplugged but he chewed those even after bitter spray was on them. I’m afraid he’s going to hurt himself if I just let him roam free. I went to find a large enough fence but I cant find anything practical. I’m using the crate for now but don’t want to, what is the solution here.
My mom and step dad keep our german shepard locked in her crate all day every day that they're at work. Everybody in the house works full time and nobody is there most of the day.
She doesnt have a water bowl or anything in there with her.
And these people are control freaks.
And it is absolutely KILLING ME inside......
I don't know what i can do.
Maybe share this video with them or suggest it. I have a new puppy and I work full time aswell, I'm open to any and all suggestions as it will be hard to leave my baby in a crate till I get home. I live in an apartment so it's a little harder as far as space goes
It's one thing to leave her in because she's destructive on her own or whatnot...but without water or food?? That's crazy
You need to do something
We used the hallway, my dog had learned not to walk up the stairs so he could just stay in the hallway.
My dog has a crate and a bed! Her crate has her favourite toy in there. I use her bed (not the crate) for time out. She’s very comfortable being in their at night she feels more safe.
Yes same !
Too many people keep their dogs in the crate because they don't want them scratching the couch are messing up anything in the house and if you're one of those people do not get a dog because keeping them in a crate cause a psychological problems
Actully it dosent! It's for the dogs safty! And it dosent damage there mental state either.
Anyone who would consider getting a crate for a dog should never be allowed to have a dog. If you are not willing to share EVERYTHING you have with your dog, then don't have one. PERIOD.
100% agree with you!! What is the purpose of getting a dog then?? To only enjoy when someone feels like it! No!! Animals are family too. Pets actually help a person wow compassion and empathy.
He needs to be in his crate sometimes for his own safety. I have things to do I’m not just at home scratching my balls all day. I wish I could take the dog everywhere but unfortunately in these modern times that’s nearly impossible
Had dogs most of my life and they were all kept in a crate the first several months when I went to work or left the house. There is nothing wrong with crating a dog if you properly excised them and gave them attention before you crate them. I find it weird how some people are completely against crating. So you rather your newly not yet house broken dog/puppy free roam the house when you're gone to tear up the house and possibly eat or ingest something that may kill him? Sounds like these are the people who shouldn't have dogs.
A crate is like a Prison - I am so glad you are saying this!!
Hey can you please do a video on how to introduce a new puppy to your cat?
My puppy loves her crate! Because I don't abuse her! I only let her sleep in there for the night. It's a crate for a full size so it has a divider. I sleep right next to her too! She loves it so much!
I absolutely hated crates before! I did not want to use one, but when my rescued older dog started tearing up the house and began eating garbage and getting on the counter and getting into everything I tried a doggy gate to keep her on the tiled floor away from all the dangerous things but then she began tipping over her food and water and tearing down the gate so I had no choice but to get a crate. I did everything I could to make it comfortable, nice bed and blankets, toys, stuffed animals, it's pretty big and I got these cool bowls that attach to the wall of the kennel so she can't tip them over. My dog isn't a toy dog...She won't play with toys or chew on toys, just bones. Since she's getting old and her teeth are chipping she can no longer have bones. I've tried lick Matt's but they only last a few minutes. She won't do kongs and I don't know what else to use so she isn't bored. She uses it even when we are home and the door is open, she just goes in there and sleeps or cleans herself. I feel bad when we are gone 6 hours a day so any suggestions on what I can out in there?
Do u have a garden? Or do u know someone with a garden? Maybe leave ur dog there? Or just never leave anything on the ground/ spray some reppellant on the table so that the dog doesnt jump on it OR lock ur dog in a room that doesnt have anything that he can destroy
@@D.Martyr My dog eats rocks-
@@D.Martyr Also it gets like 100 degrees outside, or it's raining or -50. ND doesn't have very nice weather lmao!
Hi I have a 2 year old Great Dane who is extremely high strong and has severe anxiety she also has OCD lol I didn't even no that was possible for a dog to have but the vet said she does and when we are gone she freeks out and rips up everything since she's so big it takes her seconds to destroy things love the x pen idea but is there something like that for a dog of her size and strength I feel bad putting her in a crate she can't be trusted with toys or blankets in her crate she eats them so we have her in a crate with a horse stall mat
Payton Lescalleet don't feel bad putting her in a crate its literally for her own safety she could eat something that would cause a blockage in her intestines or cause bloat and both are very deadly since she's a dane bloat is a very real possibility. You could get a proper tether and dog house outside for when you are gone if you think that the crate is inhumane since tethering gives the dog a far larger space to roam and is more entertaining since there are actually things going on outside.
My adopted 10montj Kelpie is leash trained and I use it as quiet time. Ill need to crate train him soon so I can take him camping and he has a safe place to sleep
Dog crates are so fuckin wierd to me, in south America this is unheard of
It depends on how they are used...I crate trained my last dog, including potty training until he was trained....which did not take long.....then was able to leave the door open, and let him roam freely...My dog now has never needed it....but he sleeps in it....he has a big dog cushion. Spoiled brat.....lol...Both are great animals....
Lila Christina Polutta how long did it take for you to potty train with the crate? I don’t want to continue using it after my 6mo puppy is trained but I think it will be useful until she learns to hold it
I completely agree with your sentiments. We are about to adopt a chihuahua and I have never crates before but we were told by the breeder that she likes her crate. So I am trying to get answers even though it’s against my instincts. I am thinking maybe have the crate open so she can go in and out freely and then see if she prefers it over the couch or a bed outside the crate and that should give me my answer as to what she actually likes
Bruh for me is neccesary or he pees in every corner of the house
@@thesquad827 Dog crates are illegal in many countries because they are cruel. Train you dog the people claiming they like it are lying to themselves. They hate it but are obedient and want to please you. If you can’t potty train your dog you shouldn’t have a dog to begin with.
@@MoeSyzlack1 well my parents bought literally when i was a neborn how was i supoosed to do stuff and now hes old he cant learn that anymore an dif he can it very difficult plus when we had him out he threw hair everywhere and peed in the beds why would a person wnat tha
@@thesquad827 dogs are never too old to train
@@MoeSyzlack1chihuha i have 13 year old
Thnx this video answered no questions -___-
I wouldn't say that dog crates are necessarily cruel, but then like every single human being a dog is also very much an individual and so some dogs are never really going to accept a crate.
But personally I think that the dog, should have a bed of it's own and preferably a room to itself at night.
I also think that as long as they get a bowl of fresh water in the morning with their dinner, and in general have access to their water bowl during the daytime then they shouldn't really need access to it at night.
It's important that the dog has a set and clear routine.
My Wife and I decided on a mutual split because it just wasn't working. She was a stay at home mom but still did lots of shopping and always crated our dogs but not for too crazy long. She has since left me with both of my beautiful dogs but I work very long hours. All I can think about all day while I am at work is how bad i feel for my animals. Id LOVE to find a way to let them roam my apartment but the problems is they have a very hard time not barking at every noise and not destroying everything. they are small, 20-30 pounds at most. I would be so so grateful for any and all advice.
Hire a dog trainer. For sure the trainer will teach you how to train them to be trusted.
If your job is too busy that you can't be home all the time. Then don't have a dog. Quite simple. To put a dog in a cage because you're not there is disgusting and vile. DON'T HAVE A DOG. give the dog to a stay @ home mom with kids, and a yard, or a disabled/retired person who cannot work anymore or a person who works from home. Quite simple. If you are too busy for dog, don't have one. don't stick it in a cage for 4+ hours that's just fucked up.
Metaluna Zombie not really
Even stay at home moms sometimes have to leave the house when they want to take their kids somewhere. The only people I know who really never leave their house, are those suffering from mental disorders like depression and/or anxiety.
We have a crate for our dog even though she's almost never home alone (because my depressed grandmother lives with us and never leaves the house, except when she goes to the doctor, in which case one of us will stay home). The dog chooses to sleep in there every day. In fact, when I was dogsitting for a friend with a smaller dog, my dog kept trying to squish herself into the smaller dog's crate because she loves small spaces. She didn't even fit in there completely; there was always some part of her that was sticking out.
There are only 2 situations where the crate door was closed for more than 20 minutes, one of which was was when I was washing the bedding and didn't want her to GET INTO THE CRATE. The other situation was when I first got my cat. In my experience, the fastest way to get animals accustomed to each other, is by having them sleep in the same room. So because she sleeps in her crate anyways, I closed the door and allowed the cat to sleep where she could see it and get used to it. This prevented a situation where the dog learns to be nice to the cat while on leash, but then tries to go after it once she is off leash. Dogs are not very good at generalizing, so if a behavior is only practiced in one setting, the dog is likely to only do the practiced behavior in that one setting. The crate gave me a fifth setting in which I could practice interactions (the other four being through a glass door, on a leash, with a muzzle, or with the cat in a cage).
Crates are cruel, any collar that causes harm is cruel. I’m sick of people making excuses about things like that
Crates provide and sence of safty too a dog and keep hem safe well the owners are not home and some dogs need crates for when guests arrive and colalrs that harm dogs are crule.
I have a crate in my xpen, is that cruel? I leave the crate open..
I think that's fine, I just don't like to see dogs confined to just the crate for 8 hours a day or more. Especially larger dogs who are clearly built to run. Like one client had a German Shepard puppy in one, all day. I also don't like it if they have no access to food or water. Imagine putting a human child through something like that, it would be abuse. But in a pen where there's space to move around, going into the crate or not is voluntary, and they have food and water and toys, I think that's good.
Rachael Lefler ty
@@TheRachaelLefler lol.i used to have my dog in the crate for 20 hrs and be let out for 4 hours of the day. He was fine
My family is working on getting a pen, but I have to put my dog in a crate, only at night time when I go to bed, and when no body is home
I prefer xpens
I only place the dog into crate during bed time, she has run of the house (aside from bedrooms) during the day. Is this suitable?
That guy who likes Bathory yes but dont force her in if she really doesnt want to
Nah force her, show her who is the boss otherwise she will run your life
My puppy rush into crate whenever she is scare something or just before i feed her. Should i put her food into crate?
Paing Thein Kha absolutely not. Don’t do that.
@@strangerthingsfans3376 why?
I say: Put the people in a crate and let the dog run free.
Simple answer.. Yes they are crule.. And a Damm lazy way to look after a dog or train a dog
Would you like to spend your days and nights in a cage.. Let's call it what it is people a cage
Are you a dog? Is a dog a Human? No, that’s what i thought so how do you know what they like? Well i do, dogs are den animals and they always have been, it came from their ancestors, wolves. Why do dogs lay under your table? Chair? Blankets? Because they like enclosed spaces. There you go
@@sebastianbryndorf1771 they have choices on were to go dumbass
It’s not cruel, never heard of crate training?
That's just not true your humanizing dogs that's all.
Only time id use one is if i had a destructive dog that destroys the house while im out, i dont care for pee or pile of dog poo thats fine its not the reason i use a crate for but if its sat there chewing tv remotes, shoes, electrical cables etc litterally trashing the house id have to use the crate, i will never use a crate if im home they can sit on the sofa with me or sleep in my bed, the crate would only be in used to protect my stuff while im not there. thats if it was "destructive" alot of dogs are cool to have a free run of the house while owners are out they respect their home, in many cases the crate wouldnt be needed at all.
My neighbor is doing crates, it's a beautiful little German shepherd.. it yelps and yelps and I hear them say "what's wrong?" It's obvious to me..
They don't want to train it or seemingly love it.
If you can't train the animal to obey and behave then you shouldn't get a dog
That's true but it is what it is.
Crate training can absolutely be cruel when done wrong. But if done correctly, a dog can truly love their crate! I use a crate with my puppy for bedtime. I’ve positively reinforced the heck out of it, giving him treats, pets, and lots of love while he’s in there. Inside, he has a big soft blanket folded over a few times so the bottom is extra padded, and his favourite toys. He only stays in his crate with the door closed during the night while he sleeps. During the day, the door stays wide open so he can go in and out as he pleases (I work from home so I’m able to supervise him as he wanders the house, and let him outside to go potty every 2-4 hours). The reason I use a crate instead of a pen is because, while dogs aren’t denning animals, no dog wants to sleep in the same spot that they use the bathroom, and since he loves his crate and goes in voluntarily to take naps and have some time to himself, the crate is a good way to encourage him to hold it in through the night until I let him out in the morning. I set an alarm at the same time every morning and the first thing I do when I wake up is let him outside to go potty. I know that if I left the crate door open, he would go potty all over the floor (even if he were in a pen), so this helps him to steer away from that. When he was very young I woke up twice during the night to take him to go potty. I did this for a while, slowly reducing potty breaks from 2, to 1, to none. Now that he’s a bit older, he sleeps all the way through the night. He is happy to be in his cozy crate for bedtime, because we stick to a tight schedule and he knows what to expect. There’s never any crying, whining, or other signs of distress from him. His crate is a safe, happy place. Once he’s older and fully housetrained, the door will stay open unless absolutely necessary. But for now, it’s an excellent way to keep him from getting into any trouble while I’m asleep. Crates should NEVER be a punishment! Dogs need enough room to comfortably stand up, lay down and turn around in their crates! Please be responsible everyone :)
I don’t even want my dog in the crate the problem is my parents, they won’t even let our dog inside our house, I asked if we could get a pen instead they didn’t agree. I need to convince them:( can you help me? Pleaseeee
I have a set up like that and my dog hated it. He always pooped in it and spread it because he was trying to get out
I hate putting my dog in his crate but I have to because he bites on everything and gets into stuff he is only in there till I get off
I do train my dog I take my dog out for walks let her out her crate when supervise my dog has toys she is doing well
At my house They sleep where they want. Soft and hard .couches and recliners. There are crates. Many times , they prefer wood floor. They are friendly to me, I'm the official treat man
I agree I don't create my dogs. I think is mean
Marisol Cruz same here
Wait did you mean “I don’t crate my dogs.” ?
Of course u dont create ur dog...
Dogs suffer in cages a lot-depression, anxiety, its like punishment. People who do that dont deserve to have a dogs it is abusing and disguisting. We had several large dogs, they hated to be left alone and did lot damage yet it never even occured to our minds to put them in tiny cage!
It's not tho
With my puppy i have a bed that is like an igloo so that she isnt in a cage but she has somwhere to hide
I would never create my babies unless they were in a car ride lol
Cool lol.. Not evry dog needs it
In my opinion don’t think of it like a cage or crate think of it as his or her room everyone likes to spend sometime in their room make your dogs “room” really comfy and add some toys!
That analogy would only work if your dog could unlock the cage for themselves
Never needed a crate the many times Ive had dogs, If you dont have the time for your dog, dont get one. I can sort of understand doing it overnight but to me, a dog is family and sleeps near me.
My neighbor puts his dog in the crate ALL DAY AND NIGHT. The dog always barks, and I feel like those are not barks of happiness.
I have 3 German shepherds and love them all to death. We have a house with a back yard we let them in to play and stay for most of the day. But the fence is old and they always some how got out and being all of them being big dogs people never like them being at large on the neighborhood. So we had the pound called on us to the point where we cant afford our dogs getting out again and have to keep them in cages through out the day. We have my gfs mom staying with us and shes old as dirt and cant have 3 dogs running around the house to trip her over. Idk what to do at this point we alter them out one by one but it's a struggle and almost a full time job to make sure they're not in their cages all day. Any advice would be appreciated. Just know I dont want the dogs to stay in cages all day. I can only imagine what that's like.
Austin Lassiter
I sort of have to crate my dog because of school
Bullshit
Crate vs cage
we keep our crate open all 24 hours. the only reason we have it is because sometimes he wants to go somewhere away from my younger sister. you shouldn’t leave a crate closed.
Not true some dogs need the cage closed when your away from home some dogs get destructive and need too stay in there well the owners are gone and some dogs need too be in there when guests are over.
@@hailymaree4965 If youre too lazy to house train a dog, dont get one. Crates should be open 24 hours when used properly. If the dog has to be locked in one, it shouldn't be for more than a few hours.
Never used them never will. My dogs crate is the whole kitchen area since he is still a baby and pees everywhere.
cool :)
Dog crates are not cruel, putting a dog in the wrong sized crate is cruel, using the crate and locking in the dog as PUNISHMENT is cruel. Crates should be used as a safe space for dogs, where they sleep or in general just go. Personally my dog sees her crate as her own little bed, we do not shut the door on her, she goes in there when she wants and as she pleases, which is most of the time. So in my OPINION they are not as cruel as people put them to be.
They need to be able to stretch their legs and walk a bit? This is why I don't approve of dog cages.
Imma bout to cry, i have to leave my dog in there cause he has worms and my mom wont let him out, but i know he shouldnt be in there for over 3 hours, its making my sad, im a bad owner ;;;;;;-;;;;;;
My dogs are trained to go back to the crate because they see it as their bed and as a safe place. It also makes it more manageable to clean up when they're constantly peeing out of the crate in the middle of the night
Yes its inhumane. If you keep your dog in a cage you really shouldnt have a dog
i actually wake up early then let my pup out at sleep time or eat time i put him in his cage when he is done eating i wait for him to -poop-
My dogs are free all day & are trained to use there pee pads, though there are mistakes now & than.
People who often cage their dog may try to argue, “But my dog loves his crate!”-but that’s a bunch of hooey. There’s no dog on Earth who “loves” to be locked inside a cage. However, dogs do love humans and will tolerate almost anything that their guardians force them to endure, including being locked up. According to experts quoted in the book, dogs who appear to enjoy being in their crates because they keep running back to them, even when given their freedom, are often really exhibiting an unnatural lack of self-confidence or fearfulness toward the outside world brought on by extreme confinement and long-term isolation.
At best, crating is a purely human convenience that merely postpones the day when real training will have to take place, because dogs simply can’t learn to interact successfully with the world while in isolation. At worst, it makes behavior training-including house training-more difficult and has lasting detrimental effects. And we’re not even talking about the dogs who have burned to death when they were unable to escape house fires and other disasters.
First off its hard to study dogs even experts all dogs are different some dogs require a lot of attention from the others don't maybe the majority that they have studied this may have be true for maybe a guess I've seen this on Google
My dogs love their crate they go in and out the cage throughout the day they simply just move around from thier dog bed from cat and couches.... I know the difference between when they going to their cage when they are scared or just relaxing....
They like relaxing on the pillows they like to sleep next to each other
And when they are locked up they have no problem telling me that they want to get out trust me LOL..... They will let u know if they want out ..
It's not as bad as you making it seem
They're liked by people who have control issues, always. I don't mean thatt as in they can't control a dog, I mean it as in people that need to control everything and everyone around them.
we have a young tenant next door they left there dog in a crate for 12 houres I called them and sid if you do that agin nicly I will call ascp.period ,there doing fine.we have two dogs they sleep with us ,,never been crated ,
You melt
We have given away conservatory for our boy... he is very territorial of it and thinks he paid the emi
I built these massive 3.5ft long x 3.5ft wide x 4 ft high wooden crates for our dogs and they are taking to them just fine. Made it for them to stay in during the day bc one of them is a shithead and likes to throw temper tantrums and destroy the house and poop and pee all over when we leave even for 5 minutes. It’s not a prison for them it’s their space it’s plenty big for them and they use it as their den when we are home them come and go as they please but know they have to go in their when we leave.
where crating our puppy with a open space
My family locks the huskys in cages for 12 hours a day it's so sad all I hear are there screams and crys
Same so sad
Aww poor Huskies!!
Actually sad. A crate is fine for a dog to rest/eat in, but 12 hours? That’s downright animal abuse!
Update: he still does and they lay in there own waste all day barely food or water extremely small crate and skin conditions from laying in waste
That is animal abuse
Our dogs would be getting into fights if we let them out of their crates all at once
We have one dog with three legs who is almost never locked in
feels very cruel to me to crate a dog
The amount of crate shaming in the comments is baffling
Crates are cruel. Owners abuse crates by leaving dogs in there for way too long. They should be illegal in USA too
Ban those efing things
People are too damn sensitive and soft these days SMH
My cousin locks her dog in his crate everyday for 6-10 hours. That's cruelty. Smh
Sara Pagnis from bed time to day time is around 8 hours.
Tell your cousin to give their dog away to someone that will love it.
Probably because they work for a livin and not home all day like some people feeding from the government
during the daytime my dog sleeps 6 to 8 hours a day, even when i'm home.
Life Simply you don’t know her cousins story omg
a pet pen is always better than a crate
Agreed.
Should I get a crate or have a separate room for my doggo? I mean I'd crate train her anyways Bec of the law here saying that the dog has to be in the crate when in a car.
I have a spare room for my pup
Very disgusting and cruel...... Animals are routinely being abused over here in Africa
We have 2 crates one for boys and one for girls the reason is that the girl dogs will get pregnant and besides my dog Usang already had 6 runt puppies
I bought a crate for my dog but ended up using it for my wife.
WTAF
Emily Bear
Relax, I let her out twice a day to cook and clean...
@@leftR-tardation lol
Mister Handsome
And you’re a simpleton.
@@misterhandsome6658 snowflake
My mom keeps the puppy in there all day every day since he's be here we got him somewhere in December he was born. On the 4th she moved him in this one room were he now cant really be free in because she got mad at him for scratching at the walls and taring it up so now he's just in the cage all day every day she only feeds him twice she claims and he has a blanket over his cage with buckets of paint to hold it down i wish to send pictures i keep telling her shes doing it all wrong she says she knows what shes doing she continue to to yell shut up or smack the crate when he crying and i told her thats not going to hel his situation she says he's crying for attention and i tell her he's not getting it and we constantly get in to arguments when i ask yo play with him she says no leve him in there i wish we never got him because he's noy in an any better place then the shelter he's a small dog i told her he's not going to cooperate he doesn't feel safe he has anxiety and shes just making it worse she doesn't listen 5 months in the cage