My leonberger loves his XXXL cage. He sleeps in it during the day and is pefectly happy to go in to it if instructed. Because of the fact he is only nine month old and is still a growing lad i wondered if anyone can suggest something when he outgrows it. He currently weighs in at about 46kg and i want something that can be erected in the home for his safety and security, and where can i buy it.

We used it as a punishment when he was into chewing anything and everyone. It was used in place of a smacked bum and it worked by separating him from the rest of the family for a bit because being separated from us is what he hates most in the world even when we were in the same room as the crate.
It was originally bought so that he could have his own space just for him but he never used it and it was used as a punishment in the end when nothing else worked to stop him nipping people.
We've never had a problem with him getting into mischief when we go out or go to bed so it was never used to keep him in when we went out, or at night.
He grew out of that and is far more well behaved and we got rid of the crate eventually. Some dogs like to have a crate for their own space but Jasper never did lol.

Maisie lives in one in the back kichen an appears to be quite content in it
and can on occassions stay in it for a few hours as long as she as something left to stimulate her, she views it as her kennel.

Also I have a slightly small one in the back of my car which keeps hers safe as
she loves to go out shopping with me,
when I go into a shop I leave her in the car and she justs sits down or lies
down until I return.

Not a thing out a place and nothing chewed.
As long as she's happy then I am happy.

A satisfactory compromise to us both.

Harry.

You should check out directdogfood.co.uk i bought mine from here solid cage really easy to build and fantastic prices. Had it a while an quality seems really good. One mistake I made was when i got my pups a couple of years ago I bought it too small and gave them to a friend who never returned it lol

We crate trained our pup from 8 weeks. He loves him giant crate, although we barely have to use it now. If is nice to know he is happy in one though

__________________
http://pspettags.com

My pup is 5 months old, and we still use a cage, including when were are at home, covering with a towel/blanket etc is also perfect, they love to have their own space, and the cover helps to keep them calm, our pup loves being in her "house" with her bed and her toys etc.

[QUOTE=gsdlover1991;1061785046]My pup is 5 months old, and we still use a cage, including when were are at home, covering with a towel/blanket etc is also perfect, they love to have their own space, and the cover helps to keep them calm, our pup loves being in her "house" with her bed and her toys etc.[/QUOTE Harvey is now a year old and he loves his cage we have too leave the door open as when its close and his out he likes to be able to go in and out when he pleases we do close him in at night and when we go out.

I have 3 Cavaliers and they love their crate! Its the biggest one that you can buy so all 3 of them can fit in and their is still plenty of room. They have a huge comfy bed and a bowl of water in it and they quite happily go into the crate at bedtime and when i am out! If i give them a treat and the crate door is open, they usually take their treat and eat it in the crate rather than in the front room.

We are using one with our 14 week old pup, she is more than happy to go in there. We shut it at night and during the day if we are doing something and can't watch her properly but never for long, while I am at work she is in the kitchen with the crate door open. She often just goes is by herself. I covered it over with blankets when we first got her, mainly to try dim the howling but it seemed to calm her so I left them on.

Apparently in the wild they would have a similar den type environment so feel at home in their own space.

When one of my friends got a puppy 18 months ago I remember thinking it was cruel to put her in a cage until I looked into it - and now I've borrowed hers. Crate sounds nicer than cage too!!

I think once Ruby is fully house trained and past the teething period we will get rid of it, plus once she grows we haven't really got the space for a larger crate so it will have to go then. My friend stop using hers when her dog was about 1 I think.

lyndseyp
Good name choice, 1 of my dogs is called Ruby too! Lol.