I have a chihuahua puppy. She's 11 weeks and weighs 1.1 pounds. I would like to crate train her, but am having difficulty choosing a crate for her. From what I understand she needs a crate big enough to comfortably lie down, stand, and turn around in. I have a small cat crate. It seems very big for her, but i cannot find a smaller one. Any suggestions?

I recently brought home a four month old Shih Tzu puppy from a pet store. I am having a very difficult time housebreaking her because she has been allowed to eliminate in her crate for so long. She refuses to eliminate outside but goes within minutes of coming in regardless of the amount of time spent in the yard. I wanted to try to crate train her, but she has no problem eliminating in it. Does anyone have any advice?

my wife and i just got a 9 month old puppy from a shelter and we are trying to crate train him. i understand we are to leave him in the crate no matter what (crying and barking). but should we put all 3 of the dogs in their crates at the same time so the puppy understands that its not a punishment???

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I'm definitely going to crate train but I'm considering the pads also cause I know I can't keep my eye on him 24-7. so if he does accidentally go I wanted to train him to go on the pads just in case. is that okay? Read comments and answers below...

I plan to crate train puppy.
but when we go outside i think i want to put pee pads on certain areas since i heard the smell attracts the puppy?

would that work?
ive never had a dog before so i really have no idea how i'm going to potty train him.

Hi there, we have two adult dogs and will be adding a puppy to the family. The older dogs were both crate trained, but due to lack of space once they were about a year an a half we had to allow them free roam of the house (no problems)
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