The thing about crates, and yes they are cages, is don't really want one much larger than the dog going into it. This is why 'crate training' as an aid to house-training works. The dog begins to associate the space as their personal space, their den, and doesn't want to mark the den (attract other predators). Leave the door open during the day with a properly crate-trained dog and you're likely to find them in it, sleeping.
Then again, 'properly' by my definition means only when one can't be present to supervise and be aware of body language signals which mean, 'Need to go out.'
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Date: 2008-09-12 06:36 pm (UTC)Then again, 'properly' by my definition means only when one can't be present to supervise and be aware of body language signals which mean, 'Need to go out.'