"What size crate should I get for crate training?"
Very good question!
The answer I always give is "one that has a removable divider wall" so the crate can grow with your doodle and you will be saving money in the long run. That way you can get a good size crate and still be able to use it for tiny new doodle puppy.
If you look closely at the image below you will see that in the center of the kennel there is a wire wall that can be placed near or far from the door. That will give you the ability to give puppy more or less room depending on how good he is at keeping his crate clean. Keep it small until he his holding his bladder good.
Very good question!
The answer I always give is "one that has a removable divider wall" so the crate can grow with your doodle and you will be saving money in the long run. That way you can get a good size crate and still be able to use it for tiny new doodle puppy.
If you look closely at the image below you will see that in the center of the kennel there is a wire wall that can be placed near or far from the door. That will give you the ability to give puppy more or less room depending on how good he is at keeping his crate clean. Keep it small until he his holding his bladder good.
Another dog Item I use every day is the folding exercise pen. Now if I had known a long time ago what I know now I would not own as many of the ones I currently own...... see image below then I will explain.
I own all of the ones pictured above. If you study these you will see a flaw or you will read on and I will tell you what the flaw is.
They are basically training courses to teach puppies how to climb out of almost any enclosure. That is why they started making net covers, however the covers really are not very reliable as some persistent canines will chew / dig through. Yes even as they are hanging by their toes.
Now I will show you what I wish I had bought instead....and Yes that's a doodle :)
They are basically training courses to teach puppies how to climb out of almost any enclosure. That is why they started making net covers, however the covers really are not very reliable as some persistent canines will chew / dig through. Yes even as they are hanging by their toes.
Now I will show you what I wish I had bought instead....and Yes that's a doodle :)
Are you seeing a trend here? Not much toe hold action going on with these nice looking pens. I will pay more for better function and looks... Yuuuup!
Now I feel this is much more humane for leaving a puppy in when gone at work, or what have you, for hours compared to a crate. You can put a potty pad holder down at the far end and give pup the option of being clean and not blowing up his bladder. I use pens way more then I ever use a crate, but that's just me :) If it were me I would order the tallest option so you can use it for many years and it would help keep puppy from learning to jump or climb to get out. Trust me they are so handy you will use it!
Now you are wondering where do I find these things. What I do is I type "dog pen" or "Dog Crate", "Puppy crate" or "Puppy exercise pen" (I think you get the idea) in Google image search. I find the one that I am looking for and see what website it came from. From there you can, with a little research, find what you want and get a good deal on it. Also you may see things that you didn't know where out there and that will work better then what you were originally looking for.
Here are a few sites that I use to get better deals in dog stuff then going to the pet store.
www.fosterandsmith.com
Www.revivalanimal.com
www.kingwholesale.com
Www.Wayfair.com
These just looked really useful to me so I added them :)
Now I feel this is much more humane for leaving a puppy in when gone at work, or what have you, for hours compared to a crate. You can put a potty pad holder down at the far end and give pup the option of being clean and not blowing up his bladder. I use pens way more then I ever use a crate, but that's just me :) If it were me I would order the tallest option so you can use it for many years and it would help keep puppy from learning to jump or climb to get out. Trust me they are so handy you will use it!
Now you are wondering where do I find these things. What I do is I type "dog pen" or "Dog Crate", "Puppy crate" or "Puppy exercise pen" (I think you get the idea) in Google image search. I find the one that I am looking for and see what website it came from. From there you can, with a little research, find what you want and get a good deal on it. Also you may see things that you didn't know where out there and that will work better then what you were originally looking for.
Here are a few sites that I use to get better deals in dog stuff then going to the pet store.
www.fosterandsmith.com
Www.revivalanimal.com
www.kingwholesale.com
Www.Wayfair.com
These just looked really useful to me so I added them :)
