For a high energy BC pup i would say 8 hours in a crate is probably not fair to him at all.

But like others said, most people's dogs are left in a crate for 8 hours a day. The average dog owner generally has a full time job where they can't be at home with the dog.

When I was working my dogs would be in their crates from 6:30 AM til 5:45 PM on a normal 10 hour day and longer if we worked more hours.

It's not the best situation but they deffinately didn't suffer and got plenty of exercise when I was home.

Obviously we'd all love to find great homes for dogs where they aren't left alone alot but if the "worst" thing about a potential home is that the dog will spend 8 hours a day in a crate....then i'd say they are a pretty good home to adopt to, maybe a high energy puppy wouldn't be suitable but I'm sure you could find them an adult that would suit their family