I wonder about the owners myself. I don't know them personally, but unfortunately, you only get their side of the story. I wish dogs could talk.

Thank you for the advice. I'll pass it on. One question though - I've heard both things about crates - some say it should be small, some say larger for them to move around. If a dog is in it almost 8 hours a day (which in my opinion is too long), shouldn't it be a bigger crate? Will the small crate for that many hours stunt it's growth?