I do crate my dogs because if I wouldnt my house would be destroyed. I had tried leaving them out alone but my sheltie Max is mr destructo! He will rip up all the walls and just chew on anything wood. Having cutie and max roam the house was bad due to the ripping and not waiting for mommy to come home to let them out to potty. Then we tried the bathroom..Max ripped up my blinds..lol and I was tiered of bleaching the floor after the potty. Also max was ontop of the chair in the living room and fell off and hurt his leg
so after all that happend me and hubby had no other choice but putting them into a crate. They get walked before they go in and they dont mind it.