Comments on: Zora and the Crate http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/ Domesticity by Trial and Error Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tammy http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/comment-page-1/#comment-31200 Tammy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:09:11 +0000 http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/#comment-31200 What a cutie! She looks like she's smiling. :o) What a cutie! She looks like she’s smiling. :o )

]]> By: Etta http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/comment-page-1/#comment-31180 Etta Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:45:55 +0000 http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/#comment-31180 Don't you love it when your dog loves their crate? At our old apartment, we had the crate in the living room, so the dogs would go in there and rest when we were just hanging out at home. Now their crate is downstairs near the laundry room, so whenever I go downstairs to do some laundry, they'll go down there and chill in the crate while they wait for me. :) Don’t you love it when your dog loves their crate? At our old apartment, we had the crate in the living room, so the dogs would go in there and rest when we were just hanging out at home. Now their crate is downstairs near the laundry room, so whenever I go downstairs to do some laundry, they’ll go down there and chill in the crate while they wait for me. :)

]]> By: Natalie http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/comment-page-1/#comment-31174 Natalie Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:00:36 +0000 http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/#comment-31174 We inherited a second hand dog rather spur of the moment and were not sure how house broke he was, if he would or would not eat my cats and how trustworthy he is, in general - so we got a crate the day he moved in and set it up in my workroom. Until we go to know him, when we left the house & overnight, he was crated. Amazingly, he behaves beautifully [for the most part] so he comes and goes from his "house" as he wishes [until he does something to deserve a bit of confinement]. He loves his house. It's HIS spot, and he feels safe in there. He prefers to sleep in his crate when he naps. In fact, he's in there now while I work in the office & type this out. He snores, too. We inherited a second hand dog rather spur of the moment and were not sure how house broke he was, if he would or would not eat my cats and how trustworthy he is, in general – so we got a crate the day he moved in and set it up in my workroom. Until we go to know him, when we left the house & overnight, he was crated. Amazingly, he behaves beautifully [for the most part] so he comes and goes from his “house” as he wishes [until he does something to deserve a bit of confinement].

He loves his house. It’s HIS spot, and he feels safe in there. He prefers to sleep in his crate when he naps. In fact, he’s in there now while I work in the office & type this out.

He snores, too.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/comment-page-1/#comment-31172 Kelly Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:38:31 +0000 http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/#comment-31172 the other day i was looking for my dog, savana. i kept calling her name and she didn't come running. i thought she was upstairs, i checked, nope. then i remember my husband went outside 5 minutes ago, i was afraid she went out there with him and he didn't notice. i asked him and he said nope. i kept calling her name and she never came. i was scared. then for some reason i looked in her crate, and there she was! just chilling, hanging out! i was surprised she was in there hanging out and i next told her to go lay down! she use to not like her crate either, but she has gotten use to it. i think she likes it because it is next to the patio door and it warms up her crate from the sun! she loves sunbathing! the other day i was looking for my dog, savana. i kept calling her name and she didn’t come running. i thought she was upstairs, i checked, nope. then i remember my husband went outside 5 minutes ago, i was afraid she went out there with him and he didn’t notice. i asked him and he said nope. i kept calling her name and she never came. i was scared. then for some reason i looked in her crate, and there she was! just chilling, hanging out! i was surprised she was in there hanging out and i next told her to go lay down!

she use to not like her crate either, but she has gotten use to it. i think she likes it because it is next to the patio door and it warms up her crate from the sun! she loves sunbathing!

]]> By: Miss Eliza Sea http://www.joyfulabode.com/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/comment-page-1/#comment-31168 Miss Eliza Sea Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:04:18 +0000 http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2009/06/05/zora-and-the-crate/#comment-31168 If you need to crate her during the day, you should have a special crate toy for her. A very good option is a kong chew toy with kibble or peanut butter inside. That way, she associates day time crating with yummy treats. If you put the peanut butter in it, freeze it first for extra awesomeness. If she start whining, DO NOT let her out, because she will realize that if she makes enough fuss, she'll get let out. If you need to crate her during the day, you should have a special crate toy for her. A very good option is a kong chew toy with kibble or peanut butter inside. That way, she associates day time crating with yummy treats. If you put the peanut butter in it, freeze it first for extra awesomeness. If she start whining, DO NOT let her out, because she will realize that if she makes enough fuss, she’ll get let out.

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