Do you free feed, have mealtimes, or something else?
My dogs have set mealtimes..twice a day (morning and night)

For training purposes do you use a clicker, vocal praises, treats, or a are combination??
I do not use treats when training ..i use positive praise (voice)...corrections are done when needed.

Does your pup spend a lot of time outside, or does she just go out to potty and play for a while?
My dogs are inside dogs. They do spend time outdoors everyday though. On a nice day we will put them on their tie-outs while we are gone, which they prefer over the crate.

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?
yes I do agree with it..and as I said above I use them quite a bit. If you do not have a fence, have an escape artist, or multiple dogs it is one of the safest way to contain them when outdoors.

What kind of treats do you use?
Freeze-dried liver treats

During the process of crate training, how often should we put her in the crate and close the door when we are home?
you want her to become familiar and comfortable with it. Let her enter and leave the crate as she pleases, feed her meals in the crate, ect., until she is comfortable with it. Then start closing her in for short intervals.

How do you keep your pups out of the cat's food bowl?
I do not have cats..just leave the cats bowls up out of the dogs reach.