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   From: robinjn@mchsi.com   
      
   Antares wrote:   
   > "Robin Nuttall"  wrote in message   
   > news:RByjh.281415$FQ1.3714@attbi_s71...   
   >   
   >>mojomcl wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Just a wee note to say that I am British. Scottish in fact.  I run a   
   >>>pet shop (we do not sell livestock)  and I have been advocating crate   
   >>>training since the 80s.  There are many, many people who do not   
   >>>understand dog behaviour and training, all over the world, and not just   
   >>>in Britain.  I just wanted to point that out, and wish you all a Happy   
   >>>Christmas!!!!!!!!   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>One of my best friends has a sister to lives in London. They never had a   
   >>crate until they got a new dog from Scotland, and since their other dog   
   >>was 15, they somewhat reluctantly followed my friend's advice. They are so   
   >>very glad they did, they love the crate, the dog loves the crate, and it   
   >>just makes for a much happier and easier life for dog and humans.   
   >>   
   >>See over here, we are pretty darn horrified at the common practice of   
   >>shutting dogs into the boot to travel as is done in the U.K. So different   
   >>strokes for different folks and all, but we would never close a dog in   
   >>what we call the car trunk.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > I have never ever seen anyone anywhere put their dog in the boot of the car   
   > in the Uk .... Where did you hear that for goodness sake ? People here are   
   > generally  totally mad about their dogs ..Stupid talk if ever I heard it   
   > ....   
   >   
   >   
   Really? I've seen it on video and heard it from other posters from the   
   U.K. So I guess it's just you who don't know about it.   
      
   And crates are like dens--a safe, warm, home anywhere you go.   
      
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