what do your dogs have in their crates...

[4 Dog Mother]

All my dogs use crates - we use rug remnants for them and occasionally Dazzi or Snoopy will dig at theirs a little and pull some pieces out but not too often. Oreo is having trouble wetting when she is in hers so she has washable rag rugs in hers.

[ParNone]

Oz and Gully are pretty Felix Ungerish about where they sleep. Gull has a cloth dog bed with stuffing in it and one of my throw blankets in his crate and he's not soiled or destroyed either. He threw up one day and made sure it was in his dog dish, away from his bedding. I'll usually leave a Kong or rubber toy for him to chew on.

Oz sleeps on my bed and never touches anything I leave on it, including remotes, books, clothes, bedding, just whatever. Since it's more or less his bed now too, because Gully has his crate, he's very particular about it. He just about had a coronary, the morning Murph was going to throw up on it. I didn't realize what was happening and he was going nutz barking and running back and forth between me and Murph. I finally figured out what was up and quickly put Murph on the floor before he could hurl on the bed, and Oz calmed down immediately.

Murph has a lambskin snuggle dog bed in his crate. He's never destroyed it or soiled it. He'd rather sleep on my bed though, I'm sure, but I'm afraid to leave him on my bed, when I'm not here, due to him jumping off and injuring his leg. He does sleep up on my bed, when I'm home though and he would never destroy anything on it or soil it. He knows to let me know if he's gotta get off to go potty. He just hasn't quite figured out the importance of doing that if he has to throw up too. But apparently Oz has that covered, so no worries.

Par...

Edited to add this about Maddie: The last year of her life she didn't have as good of bladder control. So when she had to go, she had to go. She slept on my bed. Well a couple of times, before I realized I should make her go potty first thing in the morning, before I took my bath, she had accidents on the bed, while I was in the tub and couldn't hear her asking to go out. She was so considerate though, that she'd climb up on the top of my comforter pile and pee there, so the pee never actually made it to the matress. Don't know how she figured this out, especially being blind, but somehow she did. Guess she didn't want her bed soiled anymore then I did.

[tikeyas_mom]

a cow print pillow bed

[wolf_Q]

I went through many different things in Nebo's crate ( a big pillow, blankets, etc.) but he always shredded them so I just gave up.

Then a few weeks ago I went to Costco and they had nice dog blankets (quite thick, wool texture on one side) for only about $6 so I bought him one. He has two crates, one in my room (not used...its actually filled with shoes lol) and one in the basement. He occasionally stays in the basement one, but not often. I put the blanket in there. He left it alone for quite a while but then decided to chew it up a bit. I took it out so I could fix it so now it's back to the plastic tray!

[anna_66]

The crates we have for the girls are in the car. I've put rugs and such in there, but all they seem to do is push them out of the way, guess they like laying on nothing. So nothing is my answer!

[LorraineO]

Lucy has a double thick foam matteress and we sewed a cover for it,, a light brown furry type material,,, she likes her crate just fine,, usually only uses it for sleeping at night or the very rare occasion when we have to leave her at home for an hour or so... Only other thing in her crate is a nyla bone,, liver flavoured,, and she loves it,,,,,

[cloverfdx]

Clover and Elvis both have crate mats, not that they use thier crates unless we are going away to a Flyball comp. They also have an Ex pen that they both can go into when they want, i have just put a new blanket in there and so far it has not been chewed up.

[Kfamr]

I thought i'd add for anyone who's had trouble with your dogs being bad in their crate, but on some soft classical music for them.

It may not work for all, but it surely worked for Kiara.
At first she would whine and whine, and dig at her blankets and bowls. With the classical music on, she just fell quickly to sleep.
Now she's fine, even without the music.

[pitc9]

Ugh... Sierra... Sierra... Sierra..

My little princess will destroy anything I put in her crate in the summer time when it's warm out. (their crates are down the basement where it's cool all day long)
But come winter, I put blankets in their crates and she leaves them alone for the most part! Once in a while she gets crazy and will pull Buddy's blanket into her crate!!

Their crates are right next to each other, and when she's feeling like being a goofball, she'll manage to get her teeth on his blanket and pull it out of his crate into hers! I don't know how long it takes her, but she gets the blanket through one little section of their crates!
I'll leave for work, and they both have a blanket, and when I get home... Sierra has two and Buddy has nothing!

It's pretty funny!
They are only in crates when we are not home (I can't afford to replace anymore couches, pillows, blanets, phones, shoes, ....etc.etc....) And yes, when I try to leave them out, I leave them with a million toys, treats... the radio or tv on.... you name it. All they want to sink their teeth into are things that they are not supposed to!

[lovemyshiba]

We do actually leave classical music on in the bedroom (where the crates are). As soon as I turn it on, Abbey runs up and gets into her crate--I don't know if she likes the music, or if she is that good

We've left the video camera on them several times in there as well, unfortunately never when any major destruction or peeing went on They are all usually asleep within 20 minutes.

Angie--the thing about the blanket reminded me of something funny. Kito and Abbey used to have an ex pen set up in the laundry room of our old apartment. In there, they had toys, water dish, and this neon orange fleece blankie. One time, we set up the video camera, and Kito fell asleep on the blankie. Once he was asleep, Abbey grabbed a corner of the blankie, moved him around a bit, and then proceeded to turn him around completely, in a full circle--you would have to see it, I suppose, but it was hilarious to watch!! Kito didn't even wake up!!

[dappledoxie]

Right now Rebel is the only one crated, I really need to try with Claire again. She has got to learn to hold her pee!! lol Anywho, Rebel gets towels. They are small, easy to clean, and soft. I give him alot so he can burrow like doxies like to do. lol He also gets a water bowl, and a treat when he goes in. I don't give him food b/c he never eats it, once at the apartment, ants came in to get at his food, so neeeever again. lol

[guster girl]

Finn has a little bed (he's way too big for it, but, he still likes to lay on it) and a queen sized flannel sheet. I am going to get him a bed that fits the entire crate, but, they're not cheap! He also always has his kong, his tire biter and his rope bone. And, of course, his water bottle!

[Pam]

Originally posted by lovemyshiba
One time, we set up the video camera, and Kito fell asleep on the blankie. Once he was asleep, Abbey grabbed a corner of the blankie, moved him around a bit, and then proceeded to turn him around completely, in a full circle--you would have to see it, I suppose, but it was hilarious to watch!! Kito didn't even wake up!!

LOL! You should send that in to Animal Planet! What a riot!! Abby sounds like quite a character! I love the pictures you post occasionally of the odd places she sleeps! Dogs - ya gotta love 'em!!

We don't use crates any more. Bella never chewed anything in her crate that I can remember. I think she mostly was bored and fell asleep. Ripley was crated for about a week until I was sure he was potty trained and not destructive. He didn't like being crated at all and cried. Not knowing his past, I imagine maybe he had never been crated before and it upset him. One time I came home and noticed he had a tiny cut on his nose. I have no idea how he did managed to do that inside a crate.

[manda99]

Smokey has 2 old comforters and his special blankie.

And probably about half a dozen socks that I'll find the next time I fluff or wash his blankets...

[CathyBogart]

Star and Wilbur each have a soft bed (though Star sometimes has towels instead because she DROOLS in the crate and the bed needs washing frequently.) and we try to keep one or two toys in there always, though they love to take them out and hide them.