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Originally Posted by joyce evans  Just my opinion...others may differ. Great size for potty training and maybe short periods of time but I think it's too small to leave your pup in for long periods of time. Not enough room to Romp & Play, Pee & Poo and Sleep. |
I wanted to get her a bigger crate, but sadly that one was the only one I could find. My main issue isn't potty training, which I was told a small crate is good for, but that right now there are too many people coming in and out of my house and I can't really afford to take my eyes off her.
We also got one child fences, so she's free to run most of the day around my office, without me worrying about her getting out of the house because someone left the door open , so I only let her in the crate to sleep besides my bed (or desk when I stay up late to work) or when I have to go out to avoid her biting any cables (which she hasn't tried yet but I feel that its better to be safe than sorry).
Would getting an outside kennel be a good idea? I know yorkies are meant to be inside dogs, but I'd like to think that even they would enjoy playing outside (when there's good weather, obviously) while their owners are away. My backyard has pretty tall walls so I wouldn't worry about her being stolen or attacked by other dogs. And where I live there are no birds of prey or other predators such as lynxes, and the weather is warm and sunny most of the year, plus I make sure to always keep my backyard free of spiders and ant nest, and also to always keep plants out from the reach of my dogs. I'll post a pic later of the place where I think I could install a kennel for her, it's somewhere where the sun won't hit her directly, but she would still get plenty of fresh air. There's also a fence that splits my backyard (originally used to keep the labs and golden from destroying our tree back when they weren't trained), so she wouldn't be left without supervision with the bigger dog, because even if she's inside of the kennel I'd be afraid of my Golden breaking in to play with her since she's pretty good at opening doors.
Anyway, I'd like to keep using a crate for her to sleep in, since her being used to it would make things easier if I ever have to keep a close eye on her when she gets old. What size would you suggest me?