I have a lot of questions so I am going to try to condense them as much as possible so that I am not making 20 posts a day

Do you free feed, have mealtimes, or something else? - Puppies I feed atleast 2x a day.. depending on my work schedule, and the age of the puppy I will feed 3x a day.. My adults get fed 1x per day.

For training purposes do you use a clicker, vocal praises, treats, or a combination?? - For training I use vocal praises and treats. My dogs are VERY food motivated

Does your pup spend a lot of time outside, or does she just go out to potty and play for a while? - Of course I think this depends on the individual dog and the breed... Most of my dogs do actually spend much of the day outside. They are very active Collies and they love the outdoors, especially the cooler weather. When I have litters, soon as the pups get their first vaccinations, weather permitting, they are typically outside (in a fenced area attached to my back patio) all day or as much of the day as possible (and inside the house at night, in the kitchen).. as more exericse and room to run and the fresh air makes for a healthy and happy puppy... and good muscle and bone development.

Do you agree with attaching your puppy to a cable on one of those yard stakes when she is outside? Once we have a fence (a couple weeks at most) will a stake be necessary? - I have used cables when visiting other peoples homes with my dogs, but I prefer fenced area

What kind of treats do you use?My dogs are very food motivated so it really doesn't matter to them.. but I try to go for the better quality treats.. my dogs love Canidae snap biscuits

During the process of crate training, how often should we put her in the crate and close the door when we are home? - With a new puppy, if I cannot supervise the puppy the when he or she is loose in the house, they are crated. When in the crate though the have toys and treats to play with

How do you keep your pups out of the cat's food bowl? - I don't LOL I have to keep the cat bowl up on the counter out of the dogs reach because my dogs would clean up the cat bowl in 2 seconds lol and even some of my dogs (Paris) think they can steal food from up there.. she is reather bad though LOL

I'm sure I have more but that is all I can come up with at the moment. I appreciate any input you can give me.