Despite all this, your dog treats your new white carpet like the restroom at Jacobs Field after a doubleheader. Pretty soon, you re wondering why you didn t get a cat, and Fido is wondering why your lap is suddenly off limits. This relationship could have been saved with a dog crate. Dog crates are special indoor pens, usually made of wire or molded plastic. They have been used for years by vets, trainers, breeders and dog show exhibitors.
Most pet owners recoil at the idea of confining dog cages, though.
Dogs aren t people. What looks like a jail to humans looks like a secure, cozy den to canines. Humanely used, a crate can help you, your dog and your carpeting. The fact is, dogs weren t intended to live indoors. Our great-grandparents would think today s pet owners are pretty strange, trying to make dogs spend most of their lives inside.