Comments on: Accessories You Need Before Bringing Puppy Home http://doggoneknit.com/2010/02/accessories-you-need-before-bringing-puppy-home/ Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lee http://doggoneknit.com/2010/02/accessories-you-need-before-bringing-puppy-home/comment-page-1/#comment-124586 Lee Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:50:35 +0000 http://doggoneknit.com/2010/02/accessories-you-need-before-bringing-puppy-home/#comment-124586 I would add a crate to this list. It needs to be big enough that the dog can stand up and walk around but not so big that the dog can designate one area as a bedroom and another as a bathroom. Crates for puppies can be purchased in the size they are expected to be when they are full grown and partitioned off so they only have access to the room they need at any particular time. This prevents the need to invest in several sizes of crates. Our adult son thought we were abusive when we crated our adult rescue dog at night and when we were away from home. She loved her crate so much that she would stand in front of the door if it was shut when she was ready to go to bed. Eventually we didn't crate her when we left home. Interestingly, when our son received a puppy, he quickly accepted the offer of our crate and made it smaller to accomodate the puppy's size. Although he later outgrew this crate, our son only had to invest in one more. I would add a crate to this list. It needs to be big enough that the dog can stand up and walk around but not so big that the dog can designate one area as a bedroom and another as a bathroom. Crates for puppies can be purchased in the size they are expected to be when they are full grown and partitioned off so they only have access to the room they need at any particular time. This prevents the need to invest in several sizes of crates.

Our adult son thought we were abusive when we crated our adult rescue dog at night and when we were away from home. She loved her crate so much that she would stand in front of the door if it was shut when she was ready to go to bed. Eventually we didn’t crate her when we left home.

Interestingly, when our son received a puppy, he quickly accepted the offer of our crate and made it smaller to accomodate the puppy’s size. Although he later outgrew this crate, our son only had to invest in one more.

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