In article , Dave
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 07:07:50 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
As for the crate... what self respecting woodworker would not have built his
own? Out of Ipe, or someother suitably nice wood for a new doggie, domino
joinery (good reason to call Leon and order a new Domino...), and a
handrubbed finish, of course.

Know you're joking, but you'd need a metal crate for most dogs. They'd
chew their way out of anything else.

A brother had a shepherd/coyote cross. Buck chewed and clawed his way
through a plaster and lath wall. Both sides.

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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to
read. - Groucho Marx