Easy fix: Pup chewing dog crate tray?

Puppies love to chew on stuff -- even the trays in their dog crates. Our little dog sure did.

Before we picked her up from the animal rescue, we picked up a sturdy, roomy dog crate with an accompanying tray to place inside it. We tricked it out with a comfy pad (More on that later.) and welcomed the pup to her new den.

Within a day or two, she was chewing the black plastic tray to bits. I honestly worried that she might swallow some of the sharp shards.

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But the solution was simple.

I returned to the pet store and purchased a new plastic tray. But this time I bought a larger size, so it could go under the crate, instead of inside it. That way, the young dog would not be able to chew on it. (I picked up a few more chew toys at the same time, because a pup can never have enough of those, right?)

Sometimes we just have to think outside the box. (Or the dog crate.)

Gotta love an easy answer.

Also, if you guessed that our dog crate is lined with a faded old quilted English saddle pad, you’re right. We love to re-purpose old stuff.

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