Woof.

[mischiefmydear]

It never ceases to surprise me how prevalent crates & crate training is for dogs in Indiana. I don't feel that my life is an exception: I grew up with somewhere between 5-8 dogs in my life; I worked at a pet supply shop for almost 2 years. From Mississippi to Maryland, I don't think I new many people who bought & used crates for their dogs

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[princessjennyjo]

Our dogs love their crates. They are like their little dens. They often lay in them when we ARE home. So, I don't find it at all baffling that you know so many people who use crates for their dogs.

If the dogs like the crate....and the dogs are happy and healthy and BELOVED by their owners and constantly cuddled and showered with love and affection...who are we to judge that????

[mischiefmydear]

I'm not judging that (or you, I had no idea your pups were crate trained). But when the dogs get in them and start acting riled up because they don't want to go in it, and they're well behaved, I just don't understand it.

It's not a judgement I'm passing, it's more a matter of this isn't how I grew up, and it's something I don't understand. If the dogs love it and want to be in them, that's fine. But I just grew up in a house where they were never used in the first place, so the idea of continually using them when the dogs are past the training post is something I don't understand.

[princessjennyjo]

ok well...it really offended me to read that. i know this is your blog and your place to write whatever you want....but i am VERY protective of my dogs and will be very sensitive to what i sense as someone attacking how i treat them.

[mischiefmydear]

That's the thing-- I wasn't attacking you or how you treat your dogs (or anyone). I wasn't attacking anyone, simply expressing something I overhear a LOT of over here. It's something I hadn't encountered until I moved to Indiana, so I'm not sure if it's something specific to the region or not. If anything, I was hoping people would get on and say "well, we did it & here's why.." because again, it's not what I grew up with.

You should know that I know your dogs are very well loved. And considering how young Sawyer is & how many emotional issues he had when you got them, I COMPLETELY understand why you would have used them for him while you're gone.

[princessjennyjo]

ok

[mischiefmydear]

I should add, for me, it's more of a cultural difference. It's not something I saw any of in the South, and saw rarely on the East Coast. It's something I just don't understand.

It was only an observation based on what I was overhearing Marcy talking about with Andrea, and how she puts her pug in one. Her other dogs get to be outside all day while she's at work, but since this one is an indoor dog, it's getting crated.