What kind of dog crate holds up against the best an escape artist?

Mike M

My Siberian Husky just recently turned and keeps destroying his current crate. Once he gets out he destroys the house as well and we come home to a mess more times than not! Obviously he does not like to alone for too long, but if he is just going to rip apart the house while we are gone (out of anxiety), then I would definitely need to look into a new doggy crate that can do better at keeping him locked up and out of trouble. His cage he has now is completely destroyed and the latches serve no purpose as the frame of the door has a hole that he squeezes through anyway. Any ideas for a replacement crate since the metal ones don't hold up?

Here's a picture of our current cage (found online):
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/detail.gsp?image=http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/MP/10/00/24/60/MP10002460205_500X500.jpg&product_id=14498042&iIndex=1&isVariant=false&corpCard=false&type=-9223372036854775808

Answer
My neighbor had crates for her great pyrenees that looked like the cat carriers and they were the safest for escape artists. The sides are firm plastic with plenty of air holes, but not much area where a dog can get a paw in there to try to pry the crate apart.

Yours is a wire crate and large breed dogs that don't want to be crated are often able to get their paws in between the wire sides of those crates to rip them apart, even though it can harm the dog to do so. -!-

my dog ate my couch?

ROBERT D

I have 2 dogs and want to know if it's OK to crate one dog but not the other? I'm assuming not but thought I would ask. I have a nightmare puggle and need help! We adopted her from a family that we know didn't abuse her. She was 6 months old at the time- now about 14 months. She is scared of everyone, but getting better SLOWLY. She ruined our couch a few months ago when we were at work. After a ton of bitter apple she stopped for a couple weeks. We were then gifted a cheap leather couch for a replacement, which she promptly destroyed. My solution was to put a kennel right in front of the dog door so when they enter the house they enter directly into a kennel. We're in AZ so it's too hot to leave them outside all day. Now she is doing her best to destroy my back yard. We have tried petsmart training, toys, etc. The only option left I can see is a crate, but I don't want to have to start crating my 4yr old springer now. Shouldn't these puppy problems end soon? Any suggestions?

Answer
You can crate one dog without crating the other. I do, and they get along fine. I also have an adult dog and a puppy. The adult dog was crated when he was a puppy, but now he is only crated when we travel. The puppy still chews, digs, and a plethora of other atrocities (including the great tulip massacre of 07) so I feel your pain. He is great when he is supervised, and he is wonderful in his crate. He actually hangs out in his crate even when he doesn't have to. It will take your puppy a couple weeks to get used to it, but I think crate training is a wonderful idea.

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