Do you sell or recommend any type of crate bedding/mat to place inside his crate that he can’t shred/swallow and is easy to clean?

Cindy,

(1). I have imported a Staffordshire Bull Terrier from South Africa for confirmation purposes. However, being a family dog is the most important reason we have purchased our pup.

My wife and I have (2) small children, our son who is 5 and our daughter who is 18 months old. (We NEVER let the dog around the children unless we are about an arm's length away from the dog and our children). I really enjoyed your article regarding the dog bites and children. Even though the SBT is re-known for a stable temperament and the AKC ranked them 2nd with children out of all the recognized breeds, we still know he is a dog and a very strong dog that could inflict tremendous damage if he attacked. I have tried to make sure the dog knows I'm the Pack leader and he submits to my commands. Such as sitting, waiting and going through doors last. He rolls over and allows my children to rub his belly and seems to be very relaxed and calm with them. However, we are always there supervising the children and dog. If you have any tips for me to change or introduce, please let me know, as I want to make sure my wife and I are doing all we can to enforce that we are the pack leader and to make sure the dog knows we and the kids are over him. I have also just purchased the other day, some of your videos, such as Establishing pack structure.

(2). Our puppy is 8 months of age now and really is a strong chewer. We have a large plastic crate (airline approved crate) and have always tried to place towels in the bottom for him to lay on, as the crate sits on our hardwood floors. He simply rips/shreds right through them. Basically we start with a towel and end up with pieces of one. He has some play toys in his crate such as the fire house plug and kongs with treats inside.

Do you sale or recommend any type of crate bedding/mat to place inside his crate that he can't shred/swallow and is easy to clean? As the bottom of the crate (especially sitting on hard wood floor is very hard).

Thanks for such a great web site and online store. I also purchased your Amish leather collar and leash set. As the pictures and article on your web site, regarding how the Amish make the collars and leashes was amazing.

God bless,
Daniel