I've never crated a dog. When my girls were babies, and being trained to the pee pad I put up the expen, attached to the front of the wire crate, (door removed) thick pad with small blankie inside and the crate covered with a blanket making it den-like. Then the pee pad at the far end of the expen, water bottle attached to the pen, then a small beef femur bone for chewing and a safe solid rubber toy. I would also take them out in the yard about every hour or two, for more exercise and training in a leash. |