I left my DS out of the kennel and went out and...

[karenz]

I don't know but that second picture is soooo funny. She has that little innocent look. Lol

[nvd]

She clearly wasnt board that day! lol kinda funny.. we have a 8month old and have left him out of his crate for 20 min once to just see, went to to tims and came back to him sitting at front window looking out lol

[centrop67]

Radar spends almost no time locked in his kennel anymore, but he still has his lapses.

This occurs mostly in the morning while my wife is in the shower, and I've already left for the day. He'll grab something he knows he's not supposed to have and then... he run's into his kennel and lays on top of it. If you don't notice right away - which is evident by the way he plops down in the kennel - he'll start chewing it up. His items consist mostly of shoes, underwear, and socks.

My guess is he's bored and/or wants attention. Luckily for me he only has a thing for women's shoes.

[johninny]

it may be just a fluke - a sudden great idea.
if you explained that those are for you, then i personally would ignore it and give benefit of doubt. but also make sure she has at least one elk or deer antler or equiv to chomp on any time she wants.

flukes like that have happened to me on very rare occasion over the last 15 years, but never had any meaning beyond dog maybe being in a great playful mood and getting a great idea.

edit: do make sure there is nothing dangerous though.

[Raven]

I would need to ask about training, overall. Sure, a dog can lapse, but....

And how old is the dog? You said you left the dog out several times in the past, which seems to say the dog is younger???? I know I've seen your name, yet am unable to remember specifics.

[dogbyte]

Rossi is 22months old...if I left her out of her crate when i was gone, I would know how much stuffing is in my furniture...she has figured out how to get up taller to get things...and she get's lots of training and activity...It's just who she is..I asked a friend when her Mal got better...she said 6....years not months and then at 10 she decided she could jump on the dresser. go figure

[dogbyte]

This is why God invented dog crates....Rossi has a dane sized one taking up almost the entire floor in my craft/photography room as she was banging her right eye twirling wildly when i get home or the other dogs go out when in her plastic one..which she sleeps in....And they never want "their" toys....things they can't have must be better, or why else would they be off limits???