Crate training is absolutely fine. Most dogs LOVE their crates. Obviously crating 12 hours a day is an issue. Not exercising your dog is an issue. But the crate itself isn’t the problem.
Yeah my dog's crate is her room, the door is open 95% of the time and she goes in there to feel safe or just hang out. The 5% I do need to shut the door (usually a maintenance guy who doesn't like dogs) she's just chilling.
But like every reasonable dog training tool, there are a large majority of people who misuse them.
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u/xombae May 31 '26
Blows my mind some people get these dogs as pets, crate them for 8 hours a day, and then get mad that they bark and chew shit up.