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I know what you mean merlina, I would have a problem with people expecting a dog to stay in a crate for a long time with the door shut, unless it had a broken leg mending or was recovering from illness. I'd only use one if the dog was genuinely happy and for short periods of time. Our house is...

Thanks for your helpful replies everyone. I've found out he is happy to use a crate. I'm going to get one and put a nice bed inside as a den for him to help define his space as much as anything else when he first arrives. I'll be careful and not expect him to stay there too long.

I'm getting things together for our first dog. It will be a M/L adult dog. I know a crate can be used as a den or quiet retreat for the dog. Along with all the other essentials like leads, ID tag, bed, toys etc. do I need to get a crate?

Hi WDs I hope your puppies are fine and settling in well. I'm new to the forum. We are adopting from a shelter in Cyprus (fingers crossed as we are awaiting homecheck). Did your dogs fly directing to the UK or was it fly/Shuttle? We've been told it costs c£500 to fly a dog to UK (has to come...