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Went to a local St Paddy's Day parade over the weekend. Rubie and Stella got so much lovings and so many compliments. There were a LOT of pooches there, we were glad to see! Dingo did great with the drums and sirens and general parade chaos.

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Here I thought I'd share the crate repair I did last minute yesterday so I could leave the house for a handful of hours, hopefully without Oji further chewing off bits of this crate.
This is the crate we bought at a WalMart on the way to pick up our puppy – not Oji, rather his predecessor Dax.

Oji should count himself lucky. I was first going to bold on wood pieces, then realized sheet metal would be better. Then I saw, and remembered these perforated pieces, so he'll have the ventilation and ability to see out.

My fastener collection came through for me, barely, again! Woo and Hoo!
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It's great to have some scrap metal in my stash of stuff. I picked up these perforated metal plates at the job I held about 20 years ago!
I will go back and trim off the excess of the metal and of the screws. (knowing me, probably by next Christmas)
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Yeah, a variety of fasteners here :D
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You can see what he had removed from the crate. I actually trimmed the pieces off, as they were prime chew toys just sticking around in there.
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Oji says "Yes, it's my den of iniquity."
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Lol, why don't you just invest in a metal crate?! I caught my XL one on sale for like $80. It's been through 3 dogs. It's a bit bent from being moved so many times, but it still functions flawlessly and none of my dogs have escaped it. Granted, I never used it on my husky who was the Houdini of dogs lol
 
Lol, why don't you just invest in a metal crate?! I caught my XL one on sale for like $80. It's been through 3 dogs. It's a bit bent from being moved so many times, but it still functions flawlessly and none of my dogs have escaped it. Granted, I never used it on my husky who was the Houdini of dogs lol
Well, do you mean a wire crate – the type that typically is collapsible? I do have one of those. Granted, it was just what PetSmart had on the shelf – a brand name something like "Great Value" or something – but: I found that 1.) Oji seems less secure in a wire crate, and he needs all the secure feelings he can get! 2.) Oji has damaged it, bending the metal to the point I need to repair it too before trusting it for more than like 20 minutes.
Why don't I just replace the plastic crate instead of repairing it? Not only do I need to save money, and I really enjoy the semi-extreme value I'm getting out of this crate, but I would really resent laying out the funds to rectify Oji's problematic behavior. It feels like a victory for me to repair the thing for little or no money :D
 
Here I thought I'd share the crate repair I did last minute yesterday so I could leave the house for a handful of hours, hopefully without Oji further chewing off bits of this crate.
This is the crate we bought at a WalMart on the way to pick up our puppy – not Oji, rather his predecessor Dax.

Oji should count himself lucky. I was first going to bold on wood pieces, then realized sheet metal would be better. Then I saw, and remembered these perforated pieces, so he'll have the ventilation and ability to see out.

My fastener collection came through for me, barely, again! Woo and Hoo!
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It's great to have some scrap metal in my stash of stuff. I picked up these perforated metal plates at the job I held about 20 years ago!
I will go back and trim off the excess of the metal and of the screws. (knowing me, probably by next Christmas)
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Yeah, a variety of fasteners here :D
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You can see what he had removed from the crate. I actually trimmed the pieces off, as they were prime chew toys just sticking around in there.
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Oji says "Yes, it's my den of iniquity."
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I love being able to keep fixing and adjusting to keep something working longer. Been doing that with my washer for 3 yrs. hahaha
 
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