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May 2016
6:06pm, 31 May 2016
8,858 posts
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D2
I've been to the shop!!
Question 1. How do you secure your dog crate in your car?
Question 2. etc. Sitting next to me is a large dog crate..... your advice and experience would be appreciated;
Where to put it? should it be in the same place all the time? should it be near me or somewhere quiet? Shall I put nice bedding or and old blanket that can be weed on and probably chewed... actually the answer to that one is obvious now I write it down.  The cage is big and doggymcdogface will be small so shall I put bedding just at one end?
I am intending to put him in;
at night - (he will be downstairs at night)
when I'm out
for some daytime naps
when I need to do something without interruption or which might be dangerous like cooking!
I'm torn between right next to me / where he can see me... which feels nice or
in another room somewhere quiet where he cant see me... which is what the trainer says
what do you all think or have found works... I will be able to ignore whining cos I'm nails...
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May 2016
6:32pm, 31 May 2016
3,171 posts
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Helegant
We have Jet's crate in another room that is 'his' - the equivalent of the utility room. Jet can take himself off to be quiet when he wants to, and we can shut him in 'his' room when we have visitors. It's also the only room without a motion sensor so if he moves during the night we aren't woken by the burglar alarm! We find that he sleeps for longer on summer mornings when we put a blanket over the crate at night.
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May 2016
6:48pm, 31 May 2016
8,859 posts
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D2
Thanks H. I've just found a lot of useful advice on the Dogs Trust website too.
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May 2016
7:38pm, 31 May 2016
14,379 posts
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LazyDaisy
Can't help I'm afraid as we've never used a crate. However, should we ever get another puppy, I think we will get one. They seem to make life a lot simpler.
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May 2016
7:46pm, 31 May 2016
7,379 posts
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Rosehip
Ralph's crate only just fits in the "boot" of current car so it's not secured, in the old one there was usually something else wedged next to it to stop it moving.
He also has a harness which has an attachment to the seatbelt clip thingy, he doesn't sing so much sat on the back seat with one of the kids
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May 2016
9:08pm, 31 May 2016
3,174 posts
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Helegant
My car has fixing rings in the floor so I attach the dog's harness to that when he is otherwise unsecured. The crate doesn't have much room to move once in the car so I haven't secured it, but if I needed to I;d use the floor rings for that too. Some dog owners I know bolt the crates in.
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May 2016
9:14pm, 31 May 2016
8,860 posts
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D2
There doesn't seem to be anything to secure it to in my car but I'm thinking I can use a seat belt somehow to wrap round it.... I have time to experiment!
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May 2016
9:28pm, 31 May 2016
2,753 posts
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Alice the Camel
When I first collected Charlie, I used the seatbelt to secure the crate (it's only a small one) on the front seat next to me. Now, it stands in the boot of my small hatchback but isn't secured. It's quite a tight fit so I hope that's safe enough. I do worry a bit about what would happen if I got shunted from behind.
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May 2016
10:58pm, 31 May 2016
8,861 posts
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D2
You can buy crash proof dog crates AtC but the ones I've seen are nearly £1000!
I think all we can do is the best with what we have, at least with a crate the dog is less likely to be shot out through a window or be catapulted into your head or to escape. With an older dog with some training I can see that a harness is an alternative. I'm worried that I have a big crate and currently will have a little dog but I cant really afford to buy a little crate as well ..... I may do if I think I can afford it.
At least I didn't buy him a pink tutu at the pet shop this morning or a diamonte encrusted collar
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May 2016
11:00pm, 31 May 2016
5,551 posts
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BaronessBL
But you will be buying him a Barbour dog coat won't you?
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