We do not crate either, although of course many have had great success with it. <br><br>When we got Cowboy, he'd flown out to California in a crate and so that first night when we put him back in, he howled and cried for about an hour before we let him out and never looked back. I assumed he hated it after being stuck in the undercarriage of an airplane, but who knows. Maybe he was already training us. :) <br>
<br>Then Rupert came along 2 years later, after being found as a stray and going through a shelter and subsequent individual rescuer. We didn't even attempt to crate him - he hogged our bed the very first night, and has rarely missed a night since. When he eventually swallowed something and needed emergency surgery, we bought a large crate off Craigslist to use for his mandatory confinement and resting. He didn't mind being in there, but then again he was all doped up on painkillers. <br>
<br>After that, whenever the crate has been set up, for say a foster or visiting dog, both he and Cowboy express curiosity, venturing in to check it out, but never choosing to stay in when the choice of a couch or bed is available to them. <br>
<br>They totally have us wrapped around their big ol pudgy paws! <br><br>Drool to all,<br>Kacy with Cow and Ru<br>