Our Plastic Dog Crate Made a Great Spare Bedroom

Bet you never thought of a dog crate as a bedroom, but that is just what ours became when we volunteered to tend my friend’s Rottweiler puppy. My friend needed to be out of town for a few days and didn’t want to leave his new puppy with just anyone. My family already had one dog so the plastic dog crate became an ideal secure nighttime sleeping arrangement. Rocky was well behaved and did not make any noises during the night so it really worked out super.

My mom even cuddled with him and they would lie on the floor and watch the basketball game on TV before retiring for the night. After the game, mom and Rocky would come upstairs, let him out for a run and potty break and then into the kennel he would go, curl up and that would be the last you would hear out of him until morning. What a dog!

Good plastic dog crates are easily cleaned and well ventilated and have secure steel doors that lock. Ours have been ideal for cold nights when the dogs need to be kept indoors and for transporting them in the truck during hunting season.