I've never crated my dogs, I don't believe in it but that's just a personal preference. When mine were in the training stage, they were in the expen attached to the front of their wire crate, with the crate door hooked open. Then I put a cover over the crate making it like a little den. I put a soft thick pad inside with a small soft blanket. I then put inside the expen, their pee-pad (washable so they wouldn't chew on it) a med. non-tip dog bowl with just a little water at a time, then a couple of safe toys and a small beef femur bone that I boiled and took the marrow out. This set up was perfect!! I then took them out every hour or two for a bit of training and lots of exercise. |