I think if a dog is crate properly, and it is the only option, that makes sense. On the other hand , I personally know a few people that live right in my Condo developement that would rather just put the dog in it's crate all day, instead of spending some time everyday and training the dog so that someday it might not have to be crated. Their dogs can't even heel properly because they spend zero time trying to train the dog. Of course the only way to contain a dog like that is crate them all day.
I have to be honest here. It seems like when people read statements on this forum they start hyperventilating or something, which kind of surprises me. Case in point, you are asking me if I "recommend putting dogs to sleep.:" :yikes: How on earth you came to that conclusion, from the posts that I have made on this thread, totally amazes me to be quite frank, and it makes me feel like some of the people here won't accept anything other than everyone being in lock step with what they think is correct.
You will notice that when I make a statment that I believe in, I usally say that this is how
I feel about it. If I believe something is what I think it is, I will try and explain why I feel that way. Twisting what I say into something else, so that some kind of point can be made showing that I don't know what I am talking about or am being evil is someone, is rather annoying. I have had more than a few people tell me that how I feel about it is flat out wrong because they don't agree with it, and some how I am the anti-christ or something... Relax people, it's only a discussion...........