May 18, 2011

I would like to get a German Shepherd, but I am out of the house for about 12 hours a day, five days a week. How long can a dog remain in the crate?

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I would like to get a German Shepherd, but I am out of the house for about 12 hours a day five days a week. I would have to leave him locked in a crate until he was fully house broken. What is the maximum amount of time a dog can be left in his crate?

Thank you,
Mary
Ed
Ed Ed's Answer:
In my opinion, this is too long to leave your dog in the crate. If you can put the dog in an outside dog run, then that is OK. But to crate a dog for that long is going to make the dog depressed and/or crazy. In my mind it is inhumane.

You would be better advised to find an adult dog that is 100% house trained. You may have to use the crate for a week or so to get him used to the fact that this is his new home. Then allow him access to only certain rooms and not the entire house.

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