Good behaviour poland not registered aggressive where rosado dog part that would hold, say, a Husky. Or even most terriers. When we brought home we had her ex-pen and behind baby gates when no one was home. The dogs seemed to get along fine, but we didn't want to take any chances. After a couple weeks we removed the gates and just left the pen, and then after a month or they were loose together. But I have Corgis and a baby-gate could contain them. With a taller dog, or better climber, that would not have been sufficient. And if one is bringing home a small puppy to introduce to a larger breed, the adult the pup as prey, especially if the breed is one with a high prey drive and the pup has not yet developed a dog-scent Nicola Says: To those who have crate laws: I can quite understand not having crates for toilet training, but how do you manage when a dog is on restricted movement from the vet? As far as I know you are allowed to use crates for a certain amount of time if your dog is injured. Says: I just had another thought about crates. If crates are not allowed, what does one do when introducing a new dog to a resident dog to ensure all are safe? You put the dogs different rooms or you make sure that they are not alone together Lots of people Europe would tell you not to get a dog or a 2nd dog if you 't have enough time or enough space! People who work for 9 hours a day generally 't get dogs I'd like to second 's comments on the arbitrariness of the correct number of hours to leave a dog alone. At a minimum, if such a number exists, I would think the number would be dog-specific and thus difficult to enforce via law. When I was looking for a dog to adopt several years ago, one rescue group refused to give me a dog because their maximum alone-time is 8 hours. That wasn't going to work for me. Duke is home alone 10 hours a day, Monday through Friday, and he does just fine. He has a loving home where he gets lots of training, attention, shelter, exercise, mental stimulation, socialization, etc. He just has a working mom. Anyone who sees Duke notes that he is a happy, confident dog. When I mentioned that I wondered if I should get Duke a friend, the doggie physical therapist, who has a pack of her own, said, Why? He seems perfectly happy. Duke is free to roam the house all day. He is not destructive. He is quiet. He greets me calmly when I come come. It is not ideal situation, for sure, but I 't a problem that should be legislated. On the subject of crates: The stories of crate use on this blog make crates sound like great tools. Clearly, crates are great tools when used correctly. There's the rub. other contexts, I've heard plenty of stories of what I consider to be crate abuse. Where dogs are a small enclosed place pretty much their entire lives except when let out to relieve themselves–sometimes not even then. I 't think a law is the way to go one way or the other. However, I do think there needs to be clear information on what counts as good crate use and more importantly, what counts as bad crate confinement use. I've seen lots of literature on how to train a dog to a crate. And I've seen lots of information on when a crate can be helpful. I have not seen anywhere a clear description of what counts as crate abuse. For those people who live places where crating is legal: I think it would be helpful to have a pamphlet that people could freely download from the internet which clearly defines both what is good use of a crate and what is bad for dogs of type A, B, C… And then maybe we could use such a tool to really educate people not just how to use a crate, but how not to use a crate. Great topic. I live Renton, which is the city just south of Seattle. Seattle is far more dog friendly than the outlying areas. We 't have SBL here, but some of the other cities do, and as far as I know, those are restricted to pits. Ugh. We can have dogs off leash public if they're voice controlled and they walk beside you. I've only known one dog that could do that, I doubt any of mine would ever be well trained. We finally did build a dog park, but that's really the only area our city where dogs can legally run off leash. three girls have crates. As puppies, they were trained to go into their crates during times of stress, they their crates, and except for the baby, the doors