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Originally Posted by mzzy  I'm still very new to this, but what i've read on here and other sites is that you don't usually put a puppy (pee) pad in the crate... the dogs usually don't want to do the deed in close areas to where they sleep/eat... so crates are just to teach them to hold their bladders... but again, i'm new.. |
Thank you for your response... my adult female is already potty trianed. She just had a puppy that needs a safe place to be. I am buying a crate large enough for her to move around as a puppy and a potty pad has to be in there for a while because she is way to young to train.
The potty pad won't stay in there... I train my dogs to go outside... but I won't even attempt that until my puppy is at least 8 weeks (currently 3 weeks).
Since it is such a large investment I will put a large bed in there for them for future use. It kind of like is a e-pen but the puppy won't have access to my carpet = )
I guess it is going to serve as a whelping box for a few more weeks and then just a place for them to rest. It has a divider so I can make it any size I need. I know I have seen others on Yorkietalk that have used this type of crate but I can't find the threads!!!