To buy crate, or not to buy crate? PICS are up !

[GreyhoundGirl]

I once saw a dog merrily rolling one along like a log roller.

Yes, that's what I'm worried about, but I think if I peg it down ( it comes with tent pegs and has holes on the bottom ) she won't be able to get it out of the ground. As long as she doesn't rip it.

[Iilo]

Soft-crates are only good for dogs who are *really* crate-trained.

As in, I had the same fears and apprehensions before putting Rien in a soft crate when we went to our first trial. However, he did wonderful in it because he recognized it as a crate. He barked (wuffed, more like) ONCE and I told him schh and that was it.

He was crate-trained at 8 weeks old when I got him. Never again will I get a dog that I have to crate train... it's just too much of a pain and if they're trained from babies, it's so easy.

So, if you're confident in how she sees the crate, then it should be fine. Otherwise, dogs can do a LOT of damage to those things.

[wolfsoul]

I have one and I love it. It's easy to bring places. Some dogs chew through them, but I've never had a problem. Mine can't be knocked over either.

[Flatcoatluver]

I have one and I love it! Zoey comes to work with me and it takes hardly any room up and is so easy to haul around. Having it at our agility trials are nice to. The only problem is I can't have a crate fan on it, so I put the crate fan on top of the soft crate.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Thanks, My mom and I are going all the way to..... Ottawa tommaro! We're going to go to Petsmart and get one. ( They are on SALE !!!! )

Yes, Jen is VERY well crate trained.

Thanks for the advice !

P.S. I'll post pics of her in it in a couple of days.

[GreyhoundGirl]

They didn't have them. False advertising on their website.

SO..... Tommaro we have to go ALL THE WAY BACK TO OTTAWA to go to a Petcetera to get one. I can't wait ! This time I called ahead to make sure they had them.

[GreyhoundGirl]

P.S. Thought I'd update you guys, in case you haven't heard, we got the crate, Soon after the last post. Now, the pics are updated and ready to be posted.


SO cute....




Sorry if any are too big.