Don't worry, crate training is indeed illegal in many western European nations. Americans who do this are deluded into thinking it's okay. I had the misfortune

Don't worry, crate training is indeed illegal in many western European nations. Americans who do this are deluded into thinking it's okay. I had the misfortune of living with a person who did this with their two dogs and I saw the impacts it had on the dog first hand. No, 10000 years ago, when the dog fell asleep in the den with its "owners", the den door was NOT closed. It is abusive as fuck to crate train. I'm also very happy to have seen states like California take a stand against usage of small crates within factory farming techniques with chicken and veal. There's still far more to be done on this front, but there will be an end to this practice eventually.