What is a dog crate?

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��� A dog crate is a cage made of wire or molded plastic.

Its purpose is to provide confinement for reasons of security, safety,

housebreaking, protection of household goods, travel or illness. You may

think that putting your pet in a crate is mean or inhumane and might cause

your pet to resent you or to be psychologically damaged. However, dogs

view the world differently than people.

��� As your dog sees it, the crate is a room of his very

own - a "security blanket". The crate helps to satisfy the "den instinct"

inherited from his den-dwelling ancestors and relatives. Your pet will

feel secure, not frustrated once accustomed to his crate. Your pet wants

to please you and you want to enjoy him. The crate can help you achieve

a better relationship with your pet by preventing unwanted behavior when

you aren't available to supervise him.