How many hours a day do you keep your dog in his/her crate?

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Annabelle

My dog stays in her crate for 8 hours during the night and 8 hours during the day so that would be 16 hours a day. Is that too much crate time? How many hours do you keep your dog in it's crate?

Answer
zero hours ... and 16 hours is animal abuse if the dog is being crated with the door closed and he can not get out ...

Why do some people still believe that crating a dog (especially a puppy) for 8 hours is ok?

Amy K

There's no way on earth I or anyone I know can go 8 hours without having to potty. (I know dogs are different, but not THAT different)! It has been proven that dogs crated for this long grow to have kidney and bladder problems as they age. Actually this is really a question still! Anyone feel differently?

Answer
Well I believe in crating a dog but for not for 8 hours although my adult dog can stay in the house for 12 hours before even asking to go out many times, I know puppies are way different and I wouldn't recommend leaving a dog in a crate that long. I plan to get a puppy in the future and the plan is that I work about 4-5 hours a day but my husband works a different shift so during that time I will set an alarm for him to get up and take the puppy out once then I will do the same when I am sleeping and we will both have at least 8 hours to play with the dog together and another hour or two for each of us separately. When it gets closer to that time we will review and set up a schedule so the dog never has to be in the crate for more than 4 hours to begin with. If I don't have a job yet it will be even less time in the crate.

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