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When we were doing agility, I had to get a new crate for Danza. She was too big for the crate I had for her, so I got one of those soft collapsable travel crates. I forgot to acclimate her to the new crate before class, and she wasn't a big fan of having to go in this new thing while she knew what she was missing out in the ring. She immediately started trying to claw her way out of it, and I knew I'd been a big idiot.
After she was through with her first session during class (individual dogs and owners take turns while the other dogs are crated in a seperate area) she really didn't want to go back in the crate. But it's not optional, she had to be crated. A few minutes later someone from the stable area yelled "hey, there's a dog loose here!". Of course it was Danza, looking very happy and worried at the same time since she knew I wasn't going to be thrilled that she'd broken free. She'd unzipped the door of the crate. The only person in the class who believed that it was possible that she did that was the instructor, and she showed me a clip you use to secure the zipper. Once she was unable to open the door herself, she started tipping the crate on its side and rolling around the stables.
Several weeks later I had to get the crate out and use it to get her to leave our elderly dog in peace. I left the house for awhile, and when I came back she had ripped the zipper out. She owes me $80!!!
Karen
Edited by Karen, 02 August 2008 - 11:48 AM.
