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How long can a dog stay in a crate?

Table of Contents How Long can a Dog Stay in a Crate This question has been asked many times around the internet. The simple answer is 8 hours. But this answer can vary according to the dog’s age, dog breed, and their behavior. In any case, you should never let your dog stay in […]

How to fold a Dog Crate

How to fold a Dog Crate As a person who loves traveling, I often take my dog with me. But some hotels would require that I put my dog contained in a cage. And that’s when I started using a foldable dog crate. But I was having a hard time trying to fold the foldable […]

A Home Without a Roof – Importance of Using Dog Crate Covers

Think of your happy place – a place where you can have your “me time”. Does safe, private and cozy perfectly describe it? I bet that even the most extroverted among us would like to have a place that we could call our own. The same goes with our little fur ball of sunshine. Our […]

How to Deal With a Fearful Dog

Fear is one of the greatest obstacles one have to face during his lifetime. Every person has come across fear at least a few times during his lifetime. It is how he/she dealt with it that will make that person in overcoming those fears or be eaten alive by it. In humans, it is in […]

Best Way to Crate Train a Dog

Everything You Need to Know About Crate Training There has always been a stigma when it comes to putting your dog in a crate. Dog owners refuse to crate their dogs as it can be viewed cruel and miss the point entirely of how crates can be helpful with your dog’s demeanor. If done correctly, a crate […]

Five Common Dog Crate Materials

There are a lot of things to consider in buying a dog crate for your beloved companion, there’s the size, budget, durability, and safety, among other things. But not a lot of dog owners consider the material used for the dog crate as one of the important factors. Today, we will take a look at the […]

Dog Crate Size Guide: How to Measure a Dog for a Crate

Being a pack animal and as a descendant of wolves, your canine friend needs a zone to sleep in and hide where he can feel the most secure. In choosing the perfectly sized dog crate, you should consider a crate that will allow your dog to enter effortlessly, can move around in, eat, and snooze […]