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Originally Posted by kristy47  Ok, another newbie question! 
We just want something so she can still be near us all day when were at home and still be able to see out during the day. |
OK, maybe I'm missing something. You say you want a place where she can be with you when your home, but not get hurt by the cats....
why can she not be free with you? crate training is great for housebreaking, and giving a dog a sense of having a den, but a big crate with pee pads is usually what people do when they have to be gone for hours.
I think the larger question is what are you planning long term with the feline/canine issue? I have 3 dogs and 3 cats (including a 21 pound Maine Coon cat). Even our little guy learned real fast, if you mess with a cat, you might get swatted. So, when he is feeling like playing with the "girls" he does, but if he gets too rough, they put him in his place and he backs off. What is it that your cats are doing that is so detrimental that your pup can't handle it? And if you are all living in the same house, I highly reccomend you come up with a solution that doesn't involve segregating one or the other of them long term....they usually can work things out (interspecies!).