Puppy making decisions, someone help?

[coco-bean]

good idea, thanks guys!
any other tips on anything at all is more the welcome here! I know im not super new to this being a mommy again, but becoming a mommy with an additional 3, is there anything i may need to know that i may not have been aware of before?

[dab_20]

Crate training, in my opinion, is probably the easiest way to get your puppy potty trained and out of trouble. I have not crate trained only once, and the dog was never fully potty trained and when she was a pup got into everything. I would recommend crate training this pup, too, since you've done it before it should be pretty simple.

Your chocolate girl is a sweetie, BTW!

[applesmom]

You might as well bite the bullet and buy another crate. Crate training has worked well with your other 3. Why mess with success?

In a household with 4 active dogs, all dogs should have their own place for quiet time when they want it.

[Giselle]

Just wanted to add that some dogs get easily agitated when they're in the crate and another dog isn't. Therefore, I have to agree with getting another crate. For the average Lab, you'll probably pay about $80-90 for a wire crate. It's pretty inexpensive considering you practically have all your supplies already

[coco-bean]

well i prolly wouldnt ever crate them together just because of size wise and they get easily aggitated by each other in the same room, let alone the same crate lol!
I get the plastic crates...which i prefer, since cainan is a little escape artist anyway lol!

[Giselle]

No, no, I meant some dogs get agitated when they themselves are in a crate and the other dog is allowed to roam free. I forget which crates are more expensive, but plastic Vari-Kennels shouldn't be more than $80 or so dollars. It's an invaluable tool =)

[coco-bean]

i think i to am thinking so!
they are just so big and tacky that it'd be nice to not have 4 of them you know lol!
what age do you think it'd be okay for cainan or maybe even coco to be able to not have one?
Coco gets into stuff ALL the time, we use to let her out while we were gone but even with toys left out for her, she was going for the other stuff...such as cabinets...my comforter on my bed ect.
Cainan doesnt touch anything and doesnt even get on the furniture which is amazing!
coco is about 13 months old now and cainan will be a year at the end of May