Originally posted by carrie
Hiya,


The crate is understandable at any age - the theory behind crate training is deeply flawed, in my opinion. As a pack animal that is rarely a sole babe, being shut away from the family that is trying to intergrate it is deeply damaging.

The pup learns nothing, is lonely, and may become protective of , what it sees as, "it's own space". Wild dogs have no such thing.

I have been away from this site for some time and am aware that different opinions cause friction - if you wish to email or PM for more info please feel free.

Hi Carrie,

Just want to say that I agree with you about crates. Not just
the crates themselves, but the way they are used in almost every
aspect of "in the house" behavior of dogs. There are however
many people (not dogs) who say that using the crate has helped
train their dogs to be more pleasant to live with. Liz & Smokey.