Since I was a young man I have had a jack russel a tea cup yorkie , a pitbull , a husky mix and a cattle dogs , I have cared for stray mixes also , I have a cage which is never locked and it has two doors my dogs are adopted and the cage is only due to this but they are free to roam in and out from the cage tommy bedroom Tommy bed I never keep them in the cage just felt since the adoption process this would ease them into my home and it worked great my male husky mix loves it sleepsnin the cage and my female would never lay down until I got the cage she lays next to my husky mix and than they sleep together but when I wake up they are both withme on my bed one by my heart and the other on my face , my female watches me sleep while my male guards the bed , they are both friendly to small dogs and puppies and I have never had a issue with the strays i bring into my home until I can't find them a home. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me thank you for reading