lol lol lol i know i don't post much anymore (always in a rush), but i always have a quick read, but this has really tickled me. Ebbie stopped going in her crate when she was about 9 months old, finn on the other hand - well he is 16 months old and still in it, he's not a chewer, very obedient, well trained - great big dopey softy.
So i left him out a few months ago, for 5 mins when i went to get jake from school, came back to big lumps of wallpaper pulled off the wall, and toys from the kids rooms brought downstairs - all in 5 mins. Hence he is still in his crate, have to say i relented again the other day, and he was fine, so (cockers are so good at giving you a false sense of security), left him for 5 mins this morning - came back, he'd been on my desk and nicked a pack of choccie biccies. And i do mean on my desk, they were right at the back out of reach cos i know ebbie loves them.
At least when ebbie does this she hides the evidence (in her stomach) he'd only licked the choc of one biscuit then was cuddling them when i got in.
Nikki xxxx