Crate size question

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I'm looking at crates and I don't know what size to get.  My puppy will be a medium sized dog fully grown  and I'm trying to work out what dimensions I should go for when I buy a crate.  I'd be grateful as I want to buy it in preparation before the puppy arrives (even though it's a couple of months away!!)

[Lori]

Buy the crate for the size he will be full grown...they have barriers to make it smaller for when he is little. Oh, and save your reciept - our crate that we bought at Petco was defective! Casper was no more that 5 - 6 months old when the metal bar detached & cut his little paw! They refused to take it back w/o a reciept - EVEN THOUGH it said Petco on it

I'm pretty sure that was a very rare case...but just in case!

Good luck with your sweetheart!!!!

[Pinky T]

I had the same issue.  I have a medium labradoodle and I wasn't sure what size to get.  The 30" looked too small and the 36" looked too big. I asked my breeder and she told me to get the 36" size crate.  I put the divider in it and it works great.

 

Good Luck!

[jessica (Rufus)]

i had three before we moved  up  with the biggest one and he does not  even use it anymore he is 7 months now but we just put the small ones on craigs list and sold them and we have a 31 inch one is height and 60 to 90 lbs

[Lynda Kamrath]

Depends if you are planning to use it for a training crate in the house or perhaps a travel crate in the car.  I have all sizes down in the basement.  We took the last one down this week.  It was too large for use in the car.  I have a 30 inch goldendoodle who cannot turn around in the largest crate we had.  We made the whole back end of the car into a "crate" and two dogs fit into it comfortably.  We wanted to use the big crate in the back seat of our RIdgeline, but it was too big.  Getting sleep areas and vehicle areas for safety and comfort are something you need to put plenty of thought into.  And then you have to change as the dogs change.

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

We tried to buy the crate for Sedona's predicted full size.  Unfortunately, her predicted size fell right at the break-point between two crates.  We bought the smaller of the two.  It worked great for over a year - started with the divider, then kept moving it as she grew.  At about a year, she still fit, but couldn't really stretch out so we decided it was time to give up the crate.  We tried various sleeping arrangements but nothing really worked - Sedona missed her crate.  So we went back to the store and bought the next size up.  She's back in a crate and one happy little girl.  Each night, she "asks" to go in, curls up, and sleeps through the night!  :)

[Karina]

well, i have to share this...when our Rosie arrived in a little crate from the breeder it laster about 1 1/2 months until it got too small. we got the next size up and then my husband got this brilliant idea that she should be able to stretch out in her crate and we got the biggest plastic crate that is made...well it is just too for our little apartment right now so it is in the garage awaiting our next place and there i hope to have a little room for the rascal with the crate being optional.

 

so i say, sometimes too big is too big.

[Karina]

we decided to give away the tiny crate Rosie came in to the local SPCA. they were so grateful and said they are always in need of crates...so if you have extra little crates local dog organizations will love them.