Help with Lab Puppy

[rabernet]

I never said it wasn't. I said it depends on the dog and isn't always 100% necessary, because the person above said they wouldn't even consider a dog if it wasn't crate trained.

Let me clarify a bit - Noah wasn't crate trained when we first picked him up - we trained him to the crate.

For US, we have always crate trained our puppies, and they've "graduated" from the necessity of crating them after they reach a year old, and they've also still chosen to go into their crates on their own (door open) after that.

And, since we do dog sports, a crate is necessary at many of the events, while you're waiting for your turn - it's a quiet place for them to rest, drink water and cool off (I have a fan blowing directly on him in the summer).

So I value a dog that has been crate trained, for various reasons.

And just because - a few pictures of my boy.