Dog Crates

What Are Dog Crates

Dog crates, which are often made from plastic or foldable metal, are designated pens or kennels for your pets. Your dog crate should be large enough for your pup to stand and turn around in and when used correctly can become a place of comfort and assurance for your pooch while also being a fantastic training and support aid for owners.

Why Should You Use a Dog Crate?

Dog crates or dog cages have seen a huge increase in popularity over the years and it is not hard to see why – they offer a wide range of benefits for both you and your pup from creating a space of their own where they can relax, to help aiding in training young puppies or even providing safety while travelling.

A Safe Place of Their Own

While you might be reluctant at first due to some negative ideas you may have surrounding keeping your precious friend in a cage you can rest assured that there is nothing cruel about these –it’s better to think of them as your pup's own personal bedroom.  

While they are social animals, just like us, sometimes our pups need some peace and using a crate can provide them a place where they can go and relax on their own when they need to. By adding your pup's favourite toys and a comfortable bed for them to curl up you will likely find your pup happily going in and out of their cage throughout the day of their own will (consider putting a blanket or tarp over the cage for added cosiness!

A Helpful Training Aid

Crates also offer peace of mind for owners when leaving boisterous or young dogs unattended during the day – not only can you rest assured your home will stay intact you don’t need to worry about mischievous pups accidentally hurting themselves.

It can also be very handy when trying to train pups out of bad habits such as begging for food during meal times – by placing your pup in the cage from a younger age during meal time this will become routine for them and will prevent them from begging at the table during meals and is often a more practical alternative to putting them outside, especially in the UK unpredictable weather!

Make Travelling Easier

On top of providing a safe and comfortable place around your home, they also make travelling with your canine companion much easier and safer. By placing a crate in the boot of your vehicle while travelling you can ensure that your pup has a comfortable place that they can cuddle up in without worrying about sliding around or causing distraction while driving. Having an area your pup associates as a safe place will also help to ease the anxiety of dogs that suffer from anxiety while travelling via car.

Why Choose Pretty Pooch?

So now we have a better idea of all the wonderful ways a crate can help with your dog, you may be wondering why you should choose Pretty Pooch – well here at Pretty Pooch we are a company of pet lovers, so all of our products from our crates, to grooming products or to household cleaning supplies they have all been designed with the comfort and safety of animals at the forefront!

All of our products are designed and formulated right here in the UK and are made with only the highest quality materials and have been thoroughly tried and tested to ensure you get safe and reliable performance every time.

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