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Well, I suspect my dog had a bit of PTSD that caused him to be afraid of crates. The pound said they rescued him from a hoarder. The guy had something like fifteen dogs, three hundred pigeons, and a lot of other things. That's probably why my dog hated the crate so much.

We dont hace this crates but something similar. It's more like a box, but you can close it as well and it's made out of plastic. It's Definitely my dogs save haven

My dog doesn't really have a safe haven. He mostly just hangs around with us. We've tried to set him up with his own little nooks before—you know, giving him a little bed, some toys, and just making it a cozy area in general—but he never took to them. He mostly just curls up wherever.

Well mine does both. But she doesn't like her little bed that much i think.

A lot of dogs don't like their man-made beds for some reason. I mean, a lot of dogs DO like them, but a lot of dogs also don't. My dog will refuse this super fluffy, plush, soft bed but then he'll go sleep on a fallen pile of books and be as happy as can be.

I think my dogs' safe haven is my bed. That's where they are most of the time.

Maybe my dog's safe haven is just around us. He follows my mom sound everywhere, and when she's not home, he follows me.

That's what mine do. If Mom's not around, the dogs and sometimes the cats come to me when they need to go outside or if they want more food or something.

XD Haha, my cat is more just like "fuck you" all the time with the rare occasion where she'll actually hop up on my lap and start purring and butting against my hand.

Well my mom has spoiled our dogs and cats. The cats get a little bit of canned food twice a day mixed with hard food and the dogs get eggs in the morning and hamburger patties at night, but mixed with hard food. And one of our cats goes outside a lot to play in the grass and catch birds and stuff. So whenever he comes to me, he either wants to go back outside or for me to give him more canned food.

Haha, my mom spoils our dog as well. Sometimes she'll make him his own small plate of food for dinner. He always gets so excited and it's so cute but it's so ridiculous that I just kinda laugh.

One of mine has learned when she's about to go on a walk. She goes nuts if she sees me or my mom just putting on tennis shoes.

Same here! Except, instead of tennis shoes, my dog goes insane whenever my mom grabs her "walking purse" as opposed to her regular purse.

Sqkuirtle - I have been training dogs for 25 years, I am an animal behaviorist, German Shepherd Breeder (with a waiting list for puppies that extends through 2015), and as a side note I am also a canine color genetics expert. I have worked in rescue as well for years and still am in constant contact with rescue folks and organizations all over the world. Our kennel works with Battle Buddy, an organization that helps pair veterans with PTSD with a service dog and I currently have 7 people who own dogs out of my breedings that either ARE their current service dog or are a puppy in training to be either a Guide, Elderly assistance, PTSD, seizure assist, or hearing dog. So I'm kind of thinking I have more knowledge on the subject but again, each individual dog needs to be assessed and behavioral modification training that suits THEM need to be put in place.