How big should the crate be?

[Sky57]

I'm only a week into crate training & toilet training and we had the a wee in the crate today. She had been outside to pee only 2 hours earlier! Maybe she had heaps of water or something. She is 15 weeks old.

I have a crate with a divider in it. I know that there is only supposed to be enough room for the dog, and no extra room....so the dog would not poop or pee in the 'extra space'. But if I make it only big enough for her to turn around in, then she can not lay down unless she kinda curls up a bit (she seems comfortable).

So my qeustionn is should I leave it like that...or make it big enough so she can sleep without curling up at all. Given that she peed in it tonight, after only 2 hours since her previous pee, I'm guessing I make a bit bigger than it should be.

Generlal note: She seems to pee alot :rolleyes:

[emc]

Maybe she needs to be taken out more often especially after drinking a lot of water. Try making the crate a wee bit smaller and see how it goes, it could be that the crate is too large to be effective for crate training. Or it could have been a one time thing where your dog really needed to go and you need to be more aware of its potty habits.
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[Sky57]

Thanks, I have tried both and its working well so far.

[lv4dogs]

Glad it's working out well now.
Just so you know, the crate should only be big enough for her to stand, turn around & lay down in. No extra room.