Should I get a second dog crate for a different room?
Using multiple crates in different rooms risks confusing a puppy about nap-time and leave-time routines, and buying expensive crates prematurely is impractical when a growing puppy will quickly outgrow them. Sticking to a single bedroom crate can keep training consistent and save money until the dog reaches full size.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1using a single crate for multiple purposes in one location
- 2letting the puppy free roam when doing things around the house
- 3Trying to borrow or rent a crate locally from other dog owners
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have a large puppy who’s growing out of everything (equipment/crates) I put him in. He’s about to outgrow his medium car crate but I don’t really want to go out and buy a $300+ ruffland crate since he’s going to grow out of it in like 2-3 months.”source ↗
Where this came up
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