crate bedding or no

Seth08 · 01-29-2013, 12:34 AM

My pup seems to one moment like it when I have her a cushioned blanket in there, then the next she refuses to go in her crate until I remove the blanket and its just the plastic bottom then she will go in and lay down. So should i just keep it with no bedding? Makes me wonder if that is even comfy.

Thorny · 01-29-2013, 09:46 AM

I use the padding when he's in the crate in the truck to cushion the blows of potholes and bumps, but in the house he seems fine on the plastic tray. The cushion becomes more of a chew toy.

lkellen · 01-29-2013, 09:50 AM

I agree with Thorny- My pup loves to have her scooby doo blanket in her kennel with her but sometimes, I find her just laying on the plastic bottom alone. I thought she'd be interested in having a comfy bed since she likes having her blanket in there- no such luck! I bought it over the weekend and the first 30 minutes i put it in, she had it torn to pieces!

Shade · 01-29-2013, 10:07 AM

Depends on the dog whether they like bedding or not, both mine love their beds

For a young puppy a towel or two should be enough, easy to clean and remove but not enough to entice them to eat it hopefully.

Lilie · 01-29-2013, 10:07 AM

I'll put in a small thin blanket. Cheap little throws you get at a super store. Some of my dogs will scratch around on it and curl up. Some of them will scoot it out of the way and lay on the plastic. Easy to wash and didn't spend an arm and a leg if they chew on it.

Yoschi's_Pet_Human · 01-29-2013, 10:30 AM

Only issue we had was a pup that would pee on bedding but not if it wasn't there ... after replacing three,, no more bedding

AngieW · 01-29-2013, 11:46 PM

Kylie likes to pull her bedding out of her crate and wrestle with it. She hasn't actually tried to eat it yet. I do often find that she has flipped the bedding over to one side of the crate and is lying on plastic tray on the other side.

Zeeva · 01-30-2013, 12:09 AM

I don't put anything in their crate. I'm afraid they'll chew it, destroy it, swallow it etc. it's a nay for us...

llombardo · 01-30-2013, 12:12 AM

I felt bad that mine was on the metal, but when I put a blanket in there, she moved it out of her way or took it out of the crate. She ate a bed once too, but that wasn't in the crate, she just didn't like the bed.

MissMetric · 01-30-2013, 02:23 AM

Talos had a crate pad, and then he chewed the stuffing out of it. (literally)

Since then, he has a towel now that I rotate every few days to wash, but most of the time he shoves the towel into one corner and sleeps on the plastic. He'll also shove his food and water bowl off his plastic mat and try to lay on that instead of the $40 dollar bed I bought him. Puppies!

Oh well!

01-29-2013, 12:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Seth08 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: AL Posts: 115	crate bedding or no My pup seems to one moment like it when I have her a cushioned blanket in there, then the next she refuses to go in her crate until I remove the blanket and its just the plastic bottom then she will go in and lay down. So should i just keep it with no bedding? Makes me wonder if that is even comfy. __________________ Athena(Black/Silver) GSD - born 12/15/2012

01-29-2013, 09:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
lkellen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 291	I agree with Thorny- My pup loves to have her scooby doo blanket in her kennel with her but sometimes, I find her just laying on the plastic bottom alone. I thought she'd be interested in having a comfy bed since she likes having her blanket in there- no such luck! I bought it over the weekend and the first 30 minutes i put it in, she had it torn to pieces! __________________ Remington "Remy"(3/4/12) - My little "pistol" came into my life April 17th, and I haven't been happier since! -“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

01-29-2013, 10:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shade Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 3,429	Depends on the dog whether they like bedding or not, both mine love their beds For a young puppy a towel or two should be enough, easy to clean and remove but not enough to entice them to eat it hopefully. __________________ Shanna My Pack: Jasmine - Female Miniature Poodle - born Aug 15, 2010 Loker Delgado Von Stalworth - male GSD - born Jan 26, 2012 Koda & Zazu - 4 year old male cats

01-29-2013, 10:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 8,937	I'll put in a small thin blanket. Cheap little throws you get at a super store. Some of my dogs will scratch around on it and curl up. Some of them will scoot it out of the way and lay on the plastic. Easy to wash and didn't spend an arm and a leg if they chew on it. __________________ Hondo Von Dopplet L Bauernhof "Hondo"- GSD Lilie's Tug McGraw "Tug" - Golden Retriever Maggie - Mini Dachshund (Rescue) Lonestar - Texas Blue Lacy Funyon, Ashe, Soot - Barn Cats Scooter /1/2 Arabian, Shadow, Katie / APHA

01-29-2013, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yoschi's_Pet_Human Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 344	Only issue we had was a pup that would pee on bedding but not if it wasn't there ... after replacing three,, no more bedding __________________ My baby boy: Yoschi vom Herzbach, winner of my heart Sire: V1-Gildo vom Herzbach SchH3, IPO3, FH, KKL1"a" Dam: V-Fenja vom Herzbach SchH3, FH, KKL1"a"

01-29-2013, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Thorny Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Colorado Spings, CO Posts: 69	I use the padding when he's in the crate in the truck to cushion the blows of potholes and bumps, but in the house he seems fine on the plastic tray. The cushion becomes more of a chew toy.

01-29-2013, 11:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
AngieW Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 107	Kylie likes to pull her bedding out of her crate and wrestle with it. She hasn't actually tried to eat it yet. I do often find that she has flipped the bedding over to one side of the crate and is lying on plastic tray on the other side.

01-30-2013, 12:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zeeva Knighted Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,261	I don't put anything in their crate. I'm afraid they'll chew it, destroy it, swallow it etc. it's a nay for us... __________________ A dog's smile is on his butt! c:

01-30-2013, 12:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
llombardo Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,925	I felt bad that mine was on the metal, but when I put a blanket in there, she moved it out of her way or took it out of the crate. She ate a bed once too, but that wasn't in the crate, she just didn't like the bed. __________________ Misty- Samoyed Mix Tannor- Golden Retriever CGC Robyn- German Shepherd CGC Cats-Thunder, Harley, Miley, Bandit, and Ferah RIP Boo..Black Lab "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

01-30-2013, 02:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
MissMetric Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 49	Talos had a crate pad, and then he chewed the stuffing out of it. (literally) Since then, he has a towel now that I rotate every few days to wash, but most of the time he shoves the towel into one corner and sleeps on the plastic. He'll also shove his food and water bowl off his plastic mat and try to lay on that instead of the $40 dollar bed I bought him. Puppies! Oh well!

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