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    Thanks guys!!

    She he typically doesn't chew in her crate, I'm pretty sure it was just because we had left her. She hasn't touched her bed since and if she does again it will be the plastic tray for her and she probably wouldn't mind at all... I just feel bad for her. I am very careful about letting her have anything that can harm her while she is unsupervised... I even ripped the carpet out of "her room" because she had dug a hole in the carpet... So it's cement slab for her and no, she doesn't have a bed in there because she shredded every one I tried to put in there... But she is typically a good girl in her crate(she is only in it at night). She even knows when it's bed time and goes straight in sometimes without even being asked. She was just acting out because we left her.
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    Archie has had a Primo Pad in his crate for about a year now and it looks as good as new: Vinyl dog floor protection pads- Primo Pads
    It would be very difficult for a dog to get to the edges of it and chew it up. Now, it's not a super-cushy, soft bed, but it's definitely an upgrade from the plastic tray.
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    Just be careful- one of the regulars at my local dog park came with only one dog yesterday and I guess his 1 yr old ate some of the blanket in his kennel and they weren't able to save him
    It's not worth it if it isn't safe--
    I use a kong crate pad in mine, but I take it out in the summer because she likes the plastic when it's hot. But mine has never been a huge chewer so I've been lucky.
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    Hello and welcome!

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    This is exactly what I was looking for!! I saw a post about these beds in the puppy training section and I think we are going to try it.


    Quote Originally Posted by ArchieSit View Post
    Archie has had a Primo Pad in his crate for about a year now and it looks as good as new: Vinyl dog floor protection pads- Primo Pads
    It would be very difficult for a dog to get to the edges of it and chew it up. Now, it's not a super-cushy, soft bed, but it's definitely an upgrade from the plastic tray.
    Welcome!
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    This exactly why I didn't waisted any time taking her to the vet when she started acting funny!! A good friend of mine has a pitbull that's a power chewer and he had eaten his collar and she didn't realize it till he had completely stopped eating and she took him to the emergency vet and found that the buckle was about to kill him... So I know I'm lucky to of gotten through with only a upset tummy while she passed the foam from her bed. It's something that I am very paranoid about.


    Quote Originally Posted by WhoopsaDaisy View Post
    Just be careful- one of the regulars at my local dog park came with only one dog yesterday and I guess his 1 yr old ate some of the blanket in his kennel and they weren't able to save him
    It's not worth it if it isn't safe--
    I use a kong crate pad in mine, but I take it out in the summer because she likes the plastic when it's hot. But mine has never been a huge chewer so I've been lucky.

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    Hi and welcome! I would not worry about a bed in the crate if you have a puppy that will chew. Most Labs are "hot" dogs with their double coat and seem to prefer cooler areas to sleep.

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    As far as I can tell, it's true that labs can deal a lot easier with cold than with heat, they do have a great coat, but I'd definitely try something to make the sleeping/resting place more elbow friendly. Not necessarily warm, they don't need that, but nice and soft because a lot of them develop elbow calluses and those are pretty nasty, painful, and tough to deal with. However, the problem is that whatever you try, some of them stubbornly insist on sleeping on hard floors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeLynn View Post
    As far as I can tell, it's true that labs can deal a lot easier with cold than with heat, they do have a great coat, but I'd definitely try something to make the sleeping/resting place more elbow friendly. Not necessarily warm, they don't need that, but nice and soft because a lot of them develop elbow calluses and those are pretty nasty, painful, and tough to deal with. However, the problem is that whatever you try, some of them stubbornly insist on sleeping on hard floors.
    Welcome! And the sleeping on the floor thing is quite true for Luna ;-). She has 3 orthopedic, beautiful, lovely beds that are nicer than my own and she's always sleeping on the hard floor.
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