Robust Guides

Four Robust aluminium dog crates with a plane taking off, a high-speed train and a car in the background
How to travel with your dog: car, train, ferry and plane
Spanish road rules and fines, crate in the boot, Renfe trains for dogs up to 40 kg, ferries, airlines and the hold, paperwork and flight day. A Robust guide. Read more...
Woman giving her French bulldog a treat inside the Robust crate with the door open, in the living room
Crate training: a practical 7-day plan
A 7-day plan to get your dog into the crate willingly: puppy, adult or rescue, what to do if it cries, the first night and the mistakes that ruin it. Read more...
Two dogs relaxing in open Robust crates in a living room while their owner sits on the sofa
Is it good to crate a dog?
Real benefits, when it is cruel, the "den animal" myth, what the science, the law and behaviourists say, and how to use it properly. A Robust guide. Read more...
Woman checking her watch while her Australian shepherd rests in an open Robust crate in the living room
How long can a dog safely be in a crate?
Maximum hours by age (puppy, adult, senior), by day and at night, what Spain's Law 7/2023 says and how to tell it is too long. A Robust guide. Read more...