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Crating is fine. Almost every veterinarian I work with crate their dogs while they are out and some bring them to work and crate them there. I crated my dog -if I didn't she would have eaten everything (she ate an entire bathroom one time while I was at a concert for 2 hours). Unfortunately, many people have busy lifestyles and while it would be nice to be able to only be gone from your house for a few hours and then come home and spend the rest of the time with your pets it is not going to happen. Most people do the best they can.
There are doggy daycares which are ok though it is just like a child daycare situation-they can catch such things as kennel cough so be aware of this. Plus, I have had a few cases where the dogs were out playing with each other and ended up getting into a fight resulting in lacerations/bite wounds. I would not recommend these places for a puppy under 4-6 months of age as even if fully vaccinated I have had puppies contract parvo virus.
signed,
a horrible veterinarian that crated her dog (and sometimes her cat)
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