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D2 Apr 2016 3:18pm, 22 Apr 2016 8,814 posts	Quote Pin D2 Baby gate may also be an idea..........
Alice the Camel Apr 2016 3:18pm, 22 Apr 2016 2,678 posts	Quote Pin Alice the Camel Awww so sweet!
GimmeMedals Apr 2016 3:25pm, 22 Apr 2016 14,499 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals We've got a crate for Jess but rarely use it now. She was more than happy to use it when we took her on holiday and often took herself there for a nap.
BaronessBL Apr 2016 3:27pm, 22 Apr 2016 5,421 posts	Quote Pin BaronessBL Such sweet pictures Sharkie I've commented about a crate elsewhere D2, which I think you will probably have seen by now.... Co-incidentally I am just having a 'discussion' with J about Wanda and ours. We are organising a race tomorrow and are likely to be out of the house for longer than we'd like to leave her, so I've suggested taking the crate and putting it up in the pub garden where our race HQ is with a filled hoof/bone or something else attractive for her. J does not agree with this approach... but I know that while we are trying to register, start and direct to alternative parking, up to 50 runners having a dog on a lead with us will not be terribly helpful..... Also Wanda does need to practice her relaxed isolation (for the test next month) in a crate and while she won't exactly be isolated it's a start. Also the pub has two dogs of their own and it will be easier for all concerned if we are 'restraining' ours. Personally a crate in sight of us in the pub garden is more acceptable to me than leaving her in the boot of the car, potentially out of our sight in the car park......
Sharkie Apr 2016 3:32pm, 22 Apr 2016 9,177 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie FWIW I think you are right. What are J's objections?
Helegant Apr 2016 3:48pm, 22 Apr 2016 3,039 posts	Quote Pin Helegant Yes, we still use a crate for Jet. It's his safe space. However, his is a 'big dog' crate and he's a medium dog and there is a lot of space for him. He has a hard crate at home and a soft crate in the car or when travelling, staying is non-home places.
BaronessBL Apr 2016 3:54pm, 22 Apr 2016 5,422 posts	Quote Pin BaronessBL Wanda doesn't particularly 'like' being in the crate (although a hoof makes it far more attractive) and J is concerned that if runners turn up who have dogs with them she is likely to bark etc (and probably look like she is trying to get out of the crate in order to kill them!) and she would be less stressed in the car. It's not likely to be a particularly warm day tomorrow and she wouldn't need to be 'confined' for very long at a time so the boot of the car may do her no harm, we'll see. It could just be that the crate is a bulky thing to transport and a faff to put up and take down which is putting him off......
Sharkie Apr 2016 3:59pm, 22 Apr 2016 9,178 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie I think I still agree with you - it would be useful practice even though she's not isolated. But then Jess has only been left in the car for about three minutes!
Cyclops Apr 2016 7:05pm, 22 Apr 2016 2,329 posts	Quote Pin Cyclops Our house was too small for a Leah-sized crate so we had a baby gate across the kitchen doorway and she had her big cushion in there. She could see the front door and watch stuff going on.
LazyDaisy Apr 2016 8:59pm, 22 Apr 2016 13,960 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy I think a crate might be worth a try D2, and Baroness, I think you've got a good idea there.