Crating new puppy while out

[kreuer]

I'm pretty much prepared to bring the new puppy home in a couple weeks, but there is still one thing I'm not quite sure about. When I first got Lexi and was potty training I would crate her while out (never more that 1-2 hours) until she was potty trained. Now she has a large area downstairs while we are out. I plan on following the same routine with the new puppy since it seemed to work well, but when we leave them at home, should I leave the new puppy upstairs in the crate with Lexi downstairs OR can I put the puppy in the crate downstairs in the area that Lexi is so that can see each other although they can not play together? Just not sure if they would be more upset being so close, but not able to play and would just be better off in different areas of the house.

[Lorraine]

I prefer putting a puppy or dog in an xpen when I am out. That way it can potty on paper or wee wee pad has a bed, toy chew, a little food, water etc. You do not want to put one running loose and one in the same area in a crate. The one in the crate will go bananas.

[kreuer]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

I prefer putting a puppy or dog in an xpen when I am out. That way it can potty on paper or wee wee pad has a bed, toy chew, a little food, water etc. You do not want to put one running loose and one in the same area in a crate. The one in the crate will go bananas.

Thank you. I will just put the new pup upstairs in the crate then. I use the crate because I potty train for outside right away and don't use pee pads. That's why when left in the crate I only leave for as long as I know they can hold it. This worked very well for my first pup.