We have five dogs and all of them use crates. As others have said these are their 'bedrooms' and as so their safe place when things get too rowdy or scary or whatever for them. (Scary as in we are packing things up to move and I dropped a box and almost hit Dazzi - she went to her crate to be "safe' from falling objects). They are used when we are gone but I don't work right now so most days they are home and free. They are all shut in crates most nights (except Jack who sleeps in my room on his bed on the floor) because they all want to sleep with me and more importantly against me. I wake up and can't even roll over cause there are dogs on all sides and right up against me and I am just too old and restless for that!

When I say get in your beds they all run to their crates (except stubborn Taggert who just loves to do the opposite of whatever you ask) because they know they will get their favorite treats. Used properly crates are a wonderful thing both for the dogs and their owners.