My 15yr old beagle, Woody, was determined to get out of his crate whenever we put him in it. A few times he pushed the pan out from the bottom and tried to dig at the carpet to escape - so we put it on the tile floors. Then he bent the top down in and crawled up the side of the crate and got out. My husband put zip-strips on it, but Woody chewed those off and escaped again.
Our vet told us Woody suffered from separation anxiety and we needed to put him in a smaller crate to feel protected. She suggested the heavy duty plastic airline carriers. We bought one and the next evening, when I arrived home from work, guess who greeted me at the door?! I went over to the crate and he has chewed a hole through the side and squeezed himself out! I turned and looked at him in total shock. He wagged his tail and smiled - a lopsided, broken tooth smile. He had broken his front left fang and a few teeth along the side...and was as proud as could be!
We finally gave up on trying to crate this determined, freedom-loving dog. Woody now lives happily in our fenced back yard where he has deluxe accomodations to shelter him, and plenty of property to survey each day while we are at work. He comes inside in the evenings and has a plush bed to sleep on behind my husband's recliner. And all is fine in his world.
We've been doing this for 7yrs now. He loves the arrangement, and both parties are much happier. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
ps - he was a shelter rescue and I never had the heart to take him back there...tho' it did cross my mind quite a few times!
Proud Mom of Abbey (aka "Moo") - my true soul mate...I miss you terribly and will see you at the bridge...
Not sure how enthusiastic your dog is about being out of her crate- but zip ties wouldn't have phased mine...
So, I suggest both to be safe. The zip ties can be cut, so if there is an emergency, the dog can be removed. The rods will give you more reinforcement and do not hinder w/the functionality of the crate or the entrance/removal of the dog.
Putting the rods in takes maybe 15 min. tops- and I'm a blonde <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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