HI EVERYONE.  ON OUR LAST VISIT TO THE VETS TO GET SALLYS LAST INJECTIONS AND MICROCHIP, THE VET SUGGESTED WE GET A CAGE FOR HER.  DOES ANYONE USE ONE AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO STAFFYS.  I WORK IN A BANK AND SOMEONE SAID THE DOG WHISPERER PERSON SAYS THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR EVERY DOG OWNER.

CAN ANYONE ADVISE???  WE HAVE A DOG FLAP SO SHE HAS ACCESS TO OUR SECURE GARDEN.

MANY THANKS VICKY

Hi Vicky i have a cage for Lilia. I got her at 7 weeks old and used to take her to work with me. She had a cage under my desk. This was the first time i ever used a cage i was dead against them but she saw it as her place to be. When she was 5 months old the boss decided i couldnt take her to work anymore so she was at home. Every morning she would hop into her cage without any fuss and stay there until lunchtime when either me, my mum or neighbour would let her out for a bit. Then she;d go back into it until tea time. She was shut in overnight too and she was soon house trained by this cos if she wanted to go out she would bark cos they dont like to mess in their own space, If i didnt have the cage i dont think i would have had a kitchen left at the end of the day cos she loved to chew. Now she is a year old and i dont shut her in it anymore during the day as she is past her chewing stage and i think they are a great idea it saves you being angry with your pup for chewing or misbehaving. When she was recuperating from being spayed i stayed at home with her and cos she was feeling so bad she went to her safe place - her cage so she obivously thinks its a good place to be. Other people may not use cages and not agree with them but i would definitely use one again after this experience. Di x

I highly recommend one. Lilly is now 7 and a half months old and i have used one ever since we got her at 8 weeks. at her 5th month i tryed leaving her out the cage whilst i went to work and i came home to all the floor in the kitchen ripped up. i tryed it the 2nd day after i really bollocked her and thought she might not do it again, came home and shed chewed threw chair legs.

 

Now at 7 and a half months i always put her in it whilst i goto work and goto bed, I fully understand if i didnt do this more desasters will happen.

 

She'll be 1 year old on Feb 15th so after that date I will try again of leaving her out whilst i goto bed and see what happens.

 

Bad thing is my girlfriend is getting a puppy Rottweiler so it will be double the trouble lol

Hi Vicky, I've had dogs all my life and never felt the need for a cage till I had my last terrier, then we got one for night time use as it was the only way we could stop her biting holes in the plaster on the kitchen wall!

When we had our first staff I didn't need the cage, as he was so good and I was with him all day - if I go out he goes out with me, so a basket was fine. But when we had our second we had the cage so we could part them initially, and the new pup could go somewhere safe to be on her own. We still have the cage, as that is the preferred place still for the puppy, but the door is never shut, if I do have to leave them she stays in the kitchen where the cage is and Toby stays in the hall and living room where his basket is, and they are seperated by a puppy gate so they can still see each other.

 

ive never used crates / cages..i don't need them, neither one of my Stafford's have chewed or destroyed my home & are fully house trained, they have free roam of house all day & all 'night even if im home or not...

NOW AS FOR THE DOG WHISPERER...LOVE TO STRING HIM UP BY HE'S YOU KNOW WHAT & TORTURE THE SELF PROCLAIMED / TRAINED BASTARD..ANYONE THAT USES ELECT SHOCK COLLARS ON DOGS DOESNT DESERVE TO LIVE......"ohhh cesar milan my torture chamber is calling you" ...

Hi Vicky,  I have two staffords and I have had cages one for each from day one.  I cover them with a blanket and make them all nice and comfy inside.  Harley and Muffin absolutely love their cages, they see it as their refuge if they want to sleep and be left alone (which is rare lol).  I still need to lock little muffin cos she is still very young and loves to chew everything. Harley has his cage but is left to walk around in he kitchen with no problem.   I think cages are a great idea as long as they are not abused.  YOu've got the dog flap which is a great advantage but I still think cages are a good idea, they've worked for me. Good luck :-)

Hi Vicky - I use a cage for Lola when I am out of the house because she started chewing my wooden deido and then some carpet!!! 

 

I thought I would have problems getting her in there because I didn't start using it until she was 23 wks and she was scared of the sound of it when we put it up - but a Kong stuffed with salmon paste did the trick.  Now whenever she sees me stuffing the kong she goes and jumps in the cage :)

 

I was also worried about leaving her in it in case she tried to get out and hurt herself but from what I have seen she just sleeps in there.

 

As long as you follow the basic rules i.e. don't leave them in there for too long in one period (Lola is never in there for more than 4 hours) and make sure they have water, comfortable bedding and some sort of chew toy to keep them occupied they should be fine.

 

I am hoping to stop using the cage when Lola is older but at the moment it really is a godsend for my house :0) x x

Floyd wrote: NOW AS FOR THE DOG WHISPERER...LOVE TO STRING HIM UP BY HE'S YOU KNOW WHAT & TORTURE THE SELF PROCLAIMED / TRAINED BASTARD..ANYONE THAT USES ELECT SHOCK COLLARS ON DOGS DOESNT DESERVE TO LIVE......"ohhh cesar milan my torture chamber is calling you" ...

 

 

Take your place in the queue, as a little old lady living on a pension, I claim first go.

 

What is frightening, it is becoming more acceptable to use the spray collars on dogs, I wonder how these people would feel if their boss used one on them every time he saw them talking.

hello i have crates (i dont like to call them cages.DONT BITE MY HEAD OFF thats just my opinion) for my two i used to lock them in when i was at work especially when roxy was pup and when i rehomed annie just so i knew where they were now they still have there crates but there are no doors and they can go in and out when they want and they always go in crates to have a sleep on there own

 

kevin 

Hi, I have one stafford Bell, I have never used a crate.  We have a doggy door so Bell can come and go as she pleases.  Bell sleeps where ever she likes, she is our 4th chilld,  and we wouldn't have it any other way!  : )

Hi,

 

I also use a crate and always have both mine love there crates xx