[JadeD]

My dogs have so many crates! I have an intermediate size that both puppies can be left in when I have to leave them home, which is very rare. If I only leave for 15-20 mins I don't crate them. If I have to leave for longer then I do put them in a crate. I also have 2 smaller crates so they each have their own. When I travel I take my puppy and the smallest crate with me. My daughter can take her puppy with another small crate to a separate location or keep her puppy at home and use the intermediate size crate. Then we have a HUGE crate in the other room for our 80 lb dog. He is very tall, so he needs a big crate so he can stand in it. The puppies can not get into the room his crate is in, if someone accidentally leaves the gate open to that room the puppies go in there and poop in the big dog crates, not sure why.

So, mine share an intermediate crate and they have a ton of room. They are each 7 1/2 lbs and have plenty of room to grow (they are 6 months). I don't know if you would need individual crates for them as I do. Mine are sometimes at different places. With them being fixed this week I have had to crate one in the intermediate crate and one in the smaller crate when I have to leave them to take my kids to/from school so they can't be running/jumping/wrestling while I am gone, but normally the small crates are just for travel and are not out.

Good luck! I prefer the wire crates as they are easy to clean. If you get a wire crate and they don't seem to like it then cover it with an old sheet or blanket except the front,
so it isn't so open and maybe you can slowly uncover more of it over time.