How long does your dog stay in the crate for?

Question

Please include age, breed, and if the dog/pup is okay with it :]

Thankss

Answer 1

I have a 16 week old rough collie puppy...I started crate training as soon as I got him home at 8 weeks, because of that it is now routine for him......he sleeps in his crate all night , usually 9 hrs......the longest he has been in it during the day has been 3 & a half hrs.  I make sure he has just gone outside to do his business then I usually leave him with a rawhide or milk bone chew alot...something I know that will keep him busy for awhile.  I also leave him with water in his crate & I have the radio on for company...the rule of thumb is 1 hr for his age plus one, so a 4 mo. old should be good for 5 hrs...it totally depends on your dog.....hope this helps! Good Luck!

Answer 2

7 Weeks

Chorkie [Chihuahua/Yorkie]

And He Whines Whenever I Put Him In His Crate.

He's Not Ready Yet I Guess

Answer 3

Two border Collies

Home Crates? Male up to several hours when we have to leave him home.

Female like to sleep in her crate all the time, we call it her happy place.

In back of truck. Both will stay in crate for an hour till we get to work site, Run the geese and get back into the crate to go to next site. for up to eight hours a day.

Answer 4

7 weeks the poster said?? I'm confused on that one. Did he mean hours or actual time??? Okay mine is 3 year old male, german sheperd mix, and he stays about 8 hours a day when I am at work. I'm off for 3-4 days and he's with me out of the crate the whole time. When I am home from work he is not in his crate, out in the open. They say typical standard time a dog should be in is crate is for 8 hours maximum. This prevents socialization issues, destructive problems. Destructive problems come from the fact they are couped up in there and most people who leave them in longer hours don't realize that is taking away their exersize therefore the dog does not know where to place his energy they have.

My dog loves the crate. Crate training was a pain for the first month. But you have to train them to love their crate as if it's their "home" and that they will feel safe in it. I leave the door open to it all the time when he is out. He goes in on his own time if he wants a nap.  Or when I put my socks on or grab my keys before I leave the house, he automatically goes in his crate without me telling him to. I think that is pretty cool.

I like crates because it keeps the dog from destructing your home while you are out and keep them safe from getting into something they shouldn't.  

Answer 5

My dog (2 yr. old yellow lab) is ok with sleeping in her crate for the whole night. She doesn't really like bieng caged up there during the day, but she doesn't bark or whine or anything. It's probably cuz she's used to roaming around in the house, but when she was littler, she used to be crated all the time cuz we were potty training her. Once she was trained, we stopped crating her.  

Answer 6

My dog used to stay in her crate all day while I was at work, about 8 hours. This was when she was younger because she would chew up everything. She hated it. Now that she is 5 and has outgrown the chewing stage she never has to get in it. She is a pitbull.

Answer 7

adult dog - maximum for me is 5 hours during day, all night

2 month puppy - 2 hours during day, at any one time - get up once or twice in the night to let pup out to pee

breed doesn't matter

If the training has been done properly the dog is fine with this. It just sleeps.

Answer 8

I have a golden retriever who is around a year old (Not sure how old 100%, she's a rescue) and she stays in a crate at night, or if we're not home.  The other dogs are fine outside of the crate, but she's more sensitive and feels safer in the crate, and is happy to go in when you tell her to.

Overnight, she's in there about 5/6 hours, and if we're gone during the day it's never more then a few hours.  I usually try to take her out and run her around a bit before and after being in the crate.