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Dog owners tend to think of crates as safe havens for their dogs or puppies – a place where they can stash a puppy for a short time to keep him from chewing household items or chasing the kids. Even owners of adult dogs sometimes use crates to protect their dogs, preventing them from escaping the house or from getting into a fight with another dog in the house, as just a couple examples. The overall idea is that the crate is a place where the dog or pup will be safe while we need to take our attention elsewhere and are unable to supervise him for a short amount of time. 

However, owners are often advised to give their puppies or dogs a toy, bone, or chewie to make being in the crate more enjoyable and to help pass the time. And if the item that is given to the dog or puppy is dangerous to his health, then that unsupervised time in the crate is absolutely not safe. It may, in fact, present a bigger danger to him than being loose in the house without the item.

If you will be walking away from your crated dog or pup, even just to take a shower or a Zoom meeting, your choices for a crate-safe chewie or food-dispensing toy are somewhat limited.

Is your beagle terrified of thunderstorms? For some beagles, it’s absolutely dreadful to deal with loud sounds like thunder and firecrackers; while other beagles seemed absolutely unfazed. Why is that? No one’s totally certain. Sometimes, puppyhood injury, (for example, being tied up outside for long interims) may have something to do with it. What’s sure is that for certain beagles, a minor instance of nerves can potentially build into a full-blown phobia.