Thank you Pauline and yes they’re cuddly.
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The problem is in a satellite, where do you put the cat at night
If you wish your mind at ease, never let poor pussy freeze.
Invest in a sheepskin rug 
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So cute, I love that bed and bedspread.
Awwww, Bless!..
She must wash her bits before going to sleep.
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She’s giving herself a really good groom and wash,
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Not being a dog owner - I am curious about all these ‘cages’. We had dogs when we were growing up but I don’t remember any of them being in cages except for trips to the vet. Are they absolutely necessary? If so - why? and don’t they take up a lot of room?
I am not criticising - just curious.
My Jack was crate trained as a puppy he came everywhere with me in his crate ,fitted perfectly in my car I had at the time,he feels safe and secure in there,
His crate,
He’s free to go where he chooses, always sleeps in his crate at night.
@pauline3 - I can understand the need for a cage in a car - but not in the home. As I say - I am not a dog owner - so I don’t know the purpose.
Jack is so cute!
we crate trained Loki for the first few weeks when he came to us. The crate was in our bedroom, and he came and went of his own accord, I suppose you can look at it like it was his bedroom, they say they feel safe and secure. He doesn’t use his crate anymore as he sleeps on our bed now but at first it wasn’t feasible as he wasn’t house trained. They never pee in their own space, or at least he or my Kodi never did.
When we brought Kodi home at 8 weeks old he screamed the house down at night for well over a week, it was horrendous, then out of desperation we tried the crate, not anothe peep from him! All he wanted was to be with us in the same room, that paved the way for Lokis life with us and we did the same thing. Worked for us, worked for Loki, he’s a well adjusted, happy little boy.
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I don’t have a dog but when I look after my son’s dog he seems very happy to go into his cage to sleep at night. I think they are a very clever idea, when I had dogs I don’t think they were a thing.
A couple of times I haven’t been able to find him only to discover him sleeping in his cage
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Different owners I guess. Max is just fine with the car. A trip to Scotland, 400 miles each way, no problem. Just relaxed in the rear seat. We did buy a cage but he didn’t care for it. We gave it away for a friend who had a Great Dane. Different story.
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Ha, I’d like to hear that story lol
A wee digression then.
My wife has a very good friend in Ireland who visits us - minus her dog!. Her dog, the Great Dane, is one of the worst behaved dog we know. Aggressive to say the least. Our friend can only walk him late at night when there are few people about. Not fun hence the cage.
Maybe it is the breed. My colleague, Jim the vicar, also had a Great Dane and also found it difficult to handle when it needed walks. Interestingly, or otherwise, Jim the vicar has six children and they had no problem with the huge do in the house that I am aware of.
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I’ve never owned one but many years and wives ago my sister in law had one, it was the gentlest, most placid, gigantic dog ever, At night, if someone called, she would push the dog in front of her when she answered the door while trying to appear as if she was holding it back to try to make it seem fierce when all it wanted to do was lick the visitor to death. Funniest thing ever, fooled no one.
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People can let their dogs sleep where they like in their own homes but I wish they would stick to the rules when they take their dogs on holiday and stay in rental properties.
We always had dogs until about 4 years ago but we never allowed them on our beds because I think it is disgusting and unhealthy. Ours always slept in their own dog beds.
We rent out a house for holiday lets and we allow one small/medium dog and we charge no extra. I leave a dog bowl, treats and dog poo bags and also some dog towels in the shed so I do all I can to make them feel welcome. There are strict rules that dogs should not be left unattended and they should not be allowed on furniture or beds. They know this when booking and we also leave an info leaflet.
2 weeks ago we went to do changeover and the bed was full of dog hairs, the sheets and pillow cases are brushed cotton and hairs were stuck all over them, they had even got inside the pillow cases. The sheets also had stains which looked like dog sick and the patio doors were covered in dog slobber and the sofa had a trail of dog hairs along it where the dog had obviously rubbed itself.
It took us so much longer to clean the house and the tumble dryer was clogged up with dog hair. I rang the agency we use and have now said we are going to make a charge of £20 for bringing a dog on future bookings. Some charge £30! We also had one recently who booked with no dog but brought one as we found dog biscuits and dog hairs again …. Why can’t people just be honest?
Thing is if a dog wrecks a mattress or sofa you can’t just go out and buy a new one in the few hours you get for changeover.