[Dailydrool] crate rest ...an idea that worked for me

[LOIS LEMA]

when buster who HATED crates need crate rest i was stuck..and i was already using 1 crate for sally the new puppy & 1 for lowla the foster & juggling everyone..

.i borrowed a crate from the people i dog sit for...they have sophie the bernese mountain dog.  her crate is HUGE. (gotta be a size XL)  i put it in the living room...near the front door...when it was open he could sit there & watch out to the street & still bark out & torment all the dared to walk by...he had lowla's gigantic dog bed mattress inside it (a blessing really because actually we all tripped over it anyway & there was no place else for it)...he seemed to think it was his own little castle...at night he willingly went inside it & slept..i would toss in marrow bones, rawhides, toys, whatever..& he was content to stay inside...  in fact he would come out for a bit & sally & lowla would jostle their way inside...

was it a perfect set up..no..stored mail on top of it, all sorts of stuff..tripped on it, everything  but he had room, he was happy & didn't argue about going inside (this was a dog who damned near killed himself being left inside one before i adopted him at another home..so this was a big thing)...

so maybe find someone who has a gigantic dog and ask if they still have their old puppy crate you can borrow...

"you have brains in your head. you have feet in your shoes. you can steer yourself in any direction you choose."     dr. seuss
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