How to House Train Your Puppy Using a Dog Crate

To Crate or Not to Crate? Before we got Shadow, we knew we wanted him to be an inside dog. This meant that we needed a place for him to spend the night and not get into trouble. A dog crate seemed like it might be a good answer. I will admit that initially I [...]

Never Too Late for a 42 Dog Crate

Crates Are Cruel? When I was growing up, our dog lived in our backyard. He had a large, fenced in back yard and a dog house in which to sleep. Twenty years later, when it came time for us to get our first dog crate after reading about the benefits, it seems ironic that I [...]

A Dog Kennel for Airplane or Home

From an IDCR guest poster Dogs are a member of a family whether it is the family of one or a family of five. As a family member, they often take trips. If these trips are in an airplane, they need a special dog kennel that is airplane approved.  Home kennels offer a wider variety [...]