What's Wrong With Crating?

Mazie You used the words no one should own a pet. I agree with you on that just not in the way you think. No one should ever use the term own when referring to a pet....pets are not owned they are not property they are instead part of the family...We do not treat our animals as property they are an extremely important part of our family. Now on to the rest I can imagine our little babies wanting to be placed on the streets to run free as strays....just dont think that starving on the street is a pretty picture in your let them run free theory....dogs are not wild horses!!! As for this crate thing I expressed my beliefs on this above....Our dogs are puppies...puppies chew because they are teething. Like I said before what situation fits best sitting on death row in the pound or spending a few hours two days a week in a crate while I work? I think more energy needs to be place on dogs that are chained out 247 barely receiving food or water...or spayneuter which is the non lethal solution....instead of focusing a lot of attention on our dogs being in a crate a couple of hours a week....I can think of many worse things at this point that are abuse...our dogs do not need for anything and besides the few hours a week we are gone they get 100 of our attention our world revolves around doggie social functions doggie parks and walks. Right now as of this minute there is an animal control officer that has starved his female boxer and left her behind when he moved...when she was taken from his property she weighed 35 pounds when she should have weighed 5565 pounds just to see her was extremely sad sick. This officer spent a total of 35 minutes in jail...pled guilty...the judge then let him off with time served the whole 35 minutes he never paid a fine or the first dime....he is still an animal control officer.............There are much more issues such as this that are considered neglect abuse....my girls are healthy well fed warm loved and cared for to the extent most dogs are not..they have everything a doggie could want...and we have to spend hours upon hours trying to make me feel bad for crating my dogs because for one I want them alive when I come home and two I want to have something left when I do...........they have toys kongs chew bones....there toy box is full but just like kids they want to chew on the things that are not theirs...walls chairs couches electrical cords...ect....my one girl gets much more entertainment trying to chew up the toy box instead of the toys............I work closely with an animal rights group....I volunteer a lot of my extra time to helping animals........I am working on a will to include my dogs care after I am gone but because I put them in a crate keep in mind a crate they go into when the door is wide open on their own I am now an animal abuser..........GET REAL!

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My dog LOVES his crate. He goes there when things get a little crazy at our house which it does with 3 dogs two toddlers. He also will whine look at his crate when he wants to go to bed. Not all dogs that are crated are neglected in those kennels. But my dog's also about 10 pounds and I think it's harder on larger dogs to be confined.

Michele You are still socialistnot a bad word just a variant of communism I dont advocate abuse or murder nor do I agree with PETA on some issues. Only idiots not you relate religion to life. Its different than with what you said because there has to be some order but PETA telling us what to eat drink wear not a fur advocate either and maybe do is too much!

there is nothing wrong with putting a dog into a crate. my wife brought home a pug puppy a little while back and he was always pissing and shiting in the house whenever he pleased. most of the time when he did it he had just been brought in from being in the yard. so when he came in the house for the night he went into the crate and quess what now he has the whole house to move around in at night because he no longer relieves himself in the house. crating is not cruel it is not inhumane it is one of the best ways i have found to house break a dog because it works.