To take away water from puppy at night?

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We're picking up a chihuahua puppy in a few days. We are going to crate train so have got her a crate for downstairs and a crate for the bedroom. The downstairs crate has plenty of room for her bed and a water bowl but not much else.

The bedroom crate due to the size of the bed only has enough room for her bed and blanket. Is that okay or do we need to make space for water? Never had a puppy before so not sure of the correct way to do this. Getting different info on Google.

Have attached the picture of nighttime crate.

Thank you.

Sorry @fairylightsandwaxmelts I should have used the correct English, and said "one" instead of "you", when I was referring to anyone with dogs that my sermon would have been pertinent to - I didn't want to sound pompous, but I should have used the correct words.

If your dog has never been caged why did you suggest it was the safest thing to do with dogs, did you not want to keep your dogs safe? 🙄🥺

If your dog has never been caged why did you suggest it was the safest thing to do with dogs, did you not want to keep your dogs safe?

Maybe read the posts you're quoting first 🙄

I said "it can in fact save your dogs life, particularly if you have a very anxious or destructive puppy"

My puppy wasn't destructive so leaving him loose was never an issue.

However, as someone who works with dogs professionally, I've seen lots of puppies (and adults) ending up needing emergency surgery as they've been left loose and eaten their way through doors, cupboards, wires and more. I'm also not smug enough to think that crates don't have their uses simply because mine never needed to be crated.

The unpleasant sanctimonious way in which you're speaking to people won't make them change their minds, either.

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I have just read the most disgusting and heartbreaking thing in the DM online (I know, I don't read it for it's quality reporting or it's sensationalism). Even if I new how to link to it, I wouldn't, as I am sure that it would terribly distress even the most selfish of dog keepers on Mumsnet. The woman makes some sort of claim that an unidentified friend was supposed to look after it - the accused got a 20 week prison sentence, which was suspended, has to do some kind of community work I think (I was too appalled to pay much attention to that), and had to pay some costs. IMO she should have gone to prison, but of course readers are not privy to all of the facts.

I am going to do a slight description of what it covers next, so if you don't want to feel sick to your stomach, very sad and very angry, then I suggest you don't read any further.

A woman went on holiday for a fortnight leaving her dog "Daisy" locked in a cage. It had 2 empty bowls in the cage, one knocked over, and a bowl with some food left in it. I am not going to describe the state the dog was in when an RSPCA worker found it, and as much as I don't like that organisation, it must have been horrendous for the man who found her. I really cannot bear to imagine what thst poor dog went through but I also, sickenly, can't stop myself from thinking about it.

Sorry, I might reply to this later, but I haven't got the stomach for it at the moment.

*A woman went on holiday for a fortnight leaving her dog "Daisy" locked in a cage. It had 2 empty bowls in the cage, one knocked over, and a bowl with some food left in it. I am not going to describe the state the dog was in when an RSPCA worker found it, and as much as I don't like that organisation, it must have been horrendous for the man who found her. I really cannot bear to imagine what thst poor dog went through but I also, sickenly, can't stop myself from thinking about it"

I'm bored, so I'll bite.

The dog would have been found in the same state whether it was crated or not.

Wow, that is what you got out of that?

I would have posted about it even if a crate hadn't been involved.

But you don't think that the dog had ANY added stress from NOT being able to get up, walk around, not defecate and pee in it's crate, lie in different positions, maybe get into a bathroom and drink water from the toilet ball?

I think the dog had a LOT of added stress and pain by being crated, but I don't suppose it hurried up her death by very much - unfortunately.