I crate trained all of my pups starting in 2002. I didn't before this and was shocked to find how beneficial it was. My bullies love their own spaces and I never worry when I leave the house.
My first real eye opener was when we were traveling back in 2004.
We had one bully named Sarah, and she was fully crate trained. We would stay in hotels pretty often and she was a nervous wreck. I would wake up in the middle of the night, and find her sitting there staring at the wall shivering! I would try to put her in the bed with me, but she could never settle and get relaxed.
I'm not sure exactly how we decided to bring her crate into a hotel room one time. Maybe we were going out to get a bite to eat and wanted her safe. But once we brought her crate into the room, she ran inside and was back to her old self knowing that she had her special place to go into. This was when we realize that her crate was not just her crate, but it was her own special den where she felt safe.
After this happened I noticed that Sarah would always go in lay down in her crate when she wanted to take a nap so I would leave the door open for her so she could go in and out as she pleased. That is when I knew how much they love their own space. Since then, I've never come home to eat no tennis shoes or messes in the house. I have to do is say "get in your bed", and they go right in with no argument.
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