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Crated during the day.

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Archiesnan · 01/05/2014 14:10

We have a 6 month old french bulldog who is crate trained and sleeps lovely in it during the night. The problem is over the last few days he's been in it for an hour and half while I work and when I've come home he's moved it across the room. He's very upset and anxious. I make sure he has something to play with and it's nice and comfy for him. Any advice on how I can help him to feel less stressed in it during the day. Thank you.

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greatscott81 · 01/05/2014 21:05

My baby's cot isn't made of metal . . . and isn't covered . . . unlike both a cage and a crate. I don't want to cause an argument, this was a genuine query.

Owllady · 01/05/2014 21:07

If we are talking semantics, a cage suggests permanent confinement
To me a crate is just a bedroom for a dog they aren't locked in there permanently

Owllady · 01/05/2014 21:09

Arf at a wooden crate

greatscott81 · 01/05/2014 21:10

Ok, thanks for the definition. I have never kept my dog in a crate (cage, or cot for that matter!) so didn't know there was a specific difference. I didn't mean to cause offence!

Goldmandra · 01/05/2014 21:13

My baby's cot isn't made of metal . . . and isn't covered

The baby is just as confined as the dog.

The cot is just as much a cage as a crate.

I'm not sure how it being metal or wood changes it and plenty of animals in zoos are in cages without a roof.

Babies see cots/cages as safe places to sleep and relax if they are used correctly. Dogs do the same with their crates/cages, again, if they are used correctly.

Owllady · 01/05/2014 21:15

I think there is a danger they could be misused though, as a long term pet dog owner I do think they could be open to abuse but people who want to confine their dogs to a small space permanently (be that chained to a kennel/shed whatever) will do that anyway
Won't they :(

ThatBloodyWoman · 01/05/2014 21:17

Dogs don't live in cages.

ThatBloodyWoman · 01/05/2014 21:18

A cage is an enclosed space from whence you cannot escape.
I think a dog crate fits the bill.

Goldmandra · 01/05/2014 21:25

A cage is an enclosed space from whence you cannot escape.
I think a dog crate fits the bill.

So does a cot. People don't consider using a cot to be child abuse.

littlewhitebag · 01/05/2014 21:53

Cot/crate/cage -none are abusive if used correctly and the dog/child is not confined to that space all the time.

I know my dog loves her crate. It is her safe space where she can retreat to when she wants. We shut her in at night and if we go out during the day. Most of the time she is free to wander around the house and garden. It does not stress her being shut in.

In fact the one time we forgot to close her crate and went out, we returned to a very confused looking dog.

OP's dog is feeling stressed right now. OP clearly does not want her dog to be stressed and needs support not vilification.

Snugglepiggy · 01/05/2014 21:58

Wow better report me for cruelty then because my much loved ,pampered and very well exercised 6 month old springer spaniel puppies not only sleep very happily in their own large,roomy crates lined with vet bed and fleeces all night but have an hour and a hour to two hours time out in the afternoons whilst I shop,sort out my elderly mum etc.They charge into them very happily and are left with a kong or a couple of treats and are often still sleeping when I return.In what way is that any different than putting a toddler in its cot for a nap where they are safe and secure ? OP your Frenchie is happy in its crate at night and sorry you've had such a harsh response from some.My daughter has a French bulldog/ pug cross who whined in a crate when tiny so she gave in and didn't use it - he has been pretty destructive and is lovely but stubborn - but when she comes to stay he hops into my spare one happily if we have to pop out, and sleeps soundly in it all night.Maybe try popping him in the crate during the daytime with a kong whilst you are in and pottering around the house for a short period just for time out and not just when you are leaving the house.I did this from day one with ours and it became part of their routine.When they are older I will leave the door open,as we have done with all our previous dogs, and I can guarantee they will still elect to go in there to chill out.

marshharrier · 02/05/2014 21:08

OP- apologises for my post last night and coming across rude, I genuinely didn't mean to cause offence- just something I never heard of before, didn't think people did it but obviously they do- learn something new everyday I suppose. :)

Maybe I need to try give it a go- would be nice to not have an overexcitable Labrador jumping up at me/knocking something out of my hand every time I walk through the door...

Hannahlb89 · 02/05/2014 21:28

Maybe if you can't handle an excitable Labrador when you walk in you should think of rehoming your dog....

I didn't obviously mean that but that's they way you came across last it, really extreme and ridiculous. To read that someone would say that our beloved puppy needs rehoming because we 'jumped into owning a dog'. Just because we want advice on crating him was VERY upsetting, we was already feeling bad after seeing our distressed little boy and to read that was heartbreaking.

I appreciate your apology it was nice of you to come back but please think about what you post in future as that was beyond out of order. Thanks

Op is my mother

marshharrier · 02/05/2014 21:46

Maybe you shouldn't take me so seriously. I said it lightheartedly. Jesus Christ...

Owllady · 02/05/2014 21:54

My dig doesn't jump up people when they walk through the door because she us English and she knows it's rude
I am going to ignore the fact she was born in Ireland

WhatsTheEffingPoint · 14/05/2014 10:59

My Staffie puppy was Crate trained. I would put him in his crate during the day with treats while i got on with housework etc and its done him no harm, he loved his space. I would try it again OP maybe just for half hour, Play with him just before you go out, throw the kong about for a bit, then fill it with a treat and leave him for half hour, maybe even leave the radio on a timer for some background noise. See if he does the same thing again and then step up the time by 15 mins each time you leave. Good Luck.

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Archiesnan · 16/05/2014 20:03

WhatsTheEffingPont we decided to leave him out of the crate if we were only out for a short while and he was perfectly fine, no chewing or accidents. We started to leave the crate door open on a night and sometimes he'd go in but most times he'd sleep on a chair. I packed it away last week and replaced it with a basket, he's in that now snoring away :) He sleeps longer in a morning too which is always a bonus.

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