Comments on: Weekly question: Do you kennel train your dogs?

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:12:51 +0000

Glad to hear so many of you have dogs that are kennel trained. Jan, I can see why you leave your dogs out when you are gone! Part of the reason I like to leave Ace out is because I come home from work after dark. It’s nice to have my dog waiting for me at the door.

By: castocreations

castocreations — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:18:24 +0000

YES!!! Crate/kennel training is THE most important thing when bringing a new dog of any age into the home. Trooper drove us absolutely bonkers because he had to go into his crate every single night. He would HOWL … all night. For two weeks. But we did not give in and we won. That battle of wills was important to win because it established us as the leaders of his pack.

We generally like to leave all three dogs in the house by themselves when we go somewhere but if they are antsy or haven’t had a lot of activity in the week they can get destructive. Plus their kennel is pretty big and they have their beds and water and so are comfy.

=) I am PRO crate training.

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By: jan

jan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:41:33 +0000

Our house has only been broken into twice and both times we were punishing the dog we had at the time by locking her in the laundry room. I’ve lost a few good shoes through the years, but mostly my dogs have been well behaved as guard dogs. so I am in the “no kennel” camp. Having strangers pawing through and stealing our stuff is something I want to avoid.

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By: Apryl DeLancey

Apryl DeLancey — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:36:09 +0000

Great pic! I’ve never crate trained a dog, but I’ve been unbelievably fortunate with really great-tempered dogs. I know others who swear by it and I’ve seen dogs that find their crate to be a source of security. It’s not for me but I believe it is up to the person and the dog.

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By: Lora

Lora — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:24:34 +0000

My labs are crate trained. The girls go in their crates EVERY TIME I leave the house.. no exceptions. The fat one will tear up stuff and poop if I go out to the mail box with out her. So she goes in her crate if there is no one home.

The boys (labs) are crate trained but are 100% trust worthy. The saints are 100% trust worthy and came to me as adults. They did not need to be trained then so I dont know if they are or not. Brutus has been in a crate once at the expo and didnt mind it so I assume at some point they must have been trained.

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