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By the list of responces you could say depending on what the purpose of your crate is as to the size you use. I have had many dogs and currently only use 48" or XXL crates to night crate dogs in during the winter and for transport i use small 30" crates or crates that only give the dog a small amount of room to move to prevent accidents in transport. Decid on how you want to use the crate and this will dictate how much extra room you want to give your little companion. BTW 2 Chi's share one crate and they enjoy their crate

This is a hard thing to eliminate from a dogs reputaur as they are excited to see you. if they know the word NO then maybe you may be able to stop it however a lab will not settle down until about 2 years old. I have had a couple of them and one destroyed the back verandah wall by chewing the villaboard. Eventually they grow out of it. Other training methods could be used which include bark collar which used correctly can be a distance training device. the most important thing to do is not to reinforce bad behaviour but reinforce good behaviour. an example is the digging that has probable gone on in the past as most gun dog breeds are good excavatours you told them no and ignored them when they did this behaviour the jumping is it only at the glass or do they jump on you as well. if they jump on you as well then this is where you start to enforce the NO and make the NO a very gruff sounding as though you are growling at them. hope this helps!

way to go. You will be able to have a good day and dont just sit around all day i suggest you watch the ring by yourself for one dog if possible this will help you to know what pattern the ring work is being done in. do remember that you little baby does need to go to the toilet just like you do and ensure it also has access to water on the day!!! Best of luck!!