It's crazy how much crate a poodle needs. I wonder what people with lurchers or Great Danes do.

 

I only know one person with a Great Dane & her girl is old enough not to need the crate.

 

Oh nice, probably feels cool on the belly lol

 

He had bedding, but he tried to eat it. He’s over 7 months now. I really hope he grows out of it soon so I can get him another crate bed.

 

You'll probably need one more upsizing before you're done! Elroy's in a 48" crate and its JUST big enough. Glad he's done growing! Here he is sprawled out on the couch, next to his crate. I just measured him at 46" tip to toes 🤣!

 

You'll probably need one more upsizing before you're done! Elroy's in a 48" crate and its JUST big enough. Glad he's done growing! Here he is sprawled out on the couch, next to his crate. I just measured him at 46" tip to toes 🤣! View attachment 537431

Do you still crate Elroy ?

 

He uses his crate all the time for napping and sometimes for night time sleeping. I rarely "crate" him, but sometimes I have guests that i don't want him getting all excited about and I'll crate him for a few minutes to let him calm down a bit. Same thing if someone comes over to work on something (plumber, electrician, etc.). I will always have a crate for him. Not everyone does this, so if that's not for you, that's fine too.

 

Eddie has his create open access all the time sometimes he’ll just go lay in it. When somebody knocks on the door Eddie runs and barks like he’s gone eat you a live if you open it! I tell him good boy crate… he trots off happy and lays down in his crate while I open the door and he’ll stay until I “release”
I also have a campus fold up crate that I take for hotel stay or staying at a friend or family’s house. He feels more comfortable, safe in his create if I leave for a swim, dinner or what ever.

 

Loki is on the small side so he only needed a 42" crate. It has as cover so it makes a nice dark place to sleep during the day. We close the door when we are cooking meat and if we have people working on the house. I need him to be comfortable in a crate because we could have to evacuate for a hurricane. The hotel we stayed at last time required the dogs to be crates if we left them in the room unattended.

 

... The hotel we stayed at last time required the dogs to be crates if we left them in the room unattended.

Interesting. Every hotel I have ever stayed in said dogs could not be left unattended in the hotel room at all. Was this in the US?