This is a great thread for me right now. I'd love to get Fritz out of his crate, but he's such a chewer! He's 1 now and still in it. My parents go over every day at lunch to let him out so he's not in his crate all day. I thought that since he had Hans there, he'd behave. But, nooooo. Not Fritz He just loves to chew the carpet! I can't wait until we don't have to crate him anymore. He looks so sad when you put him in there