Dog kennels, houses and crates can keep your pet in, keep your pet out, keep your pet safe, and keep your pet happy.
Things to consider: House training, uses of pens, and privacy for your pet.
Quick Trainer - Dog kennels, houses and crates can help you speed up the housetraining process. Just sleep close by your puppies' dog kennels, houses and crates and take them outside the instant you hear them awaken. It may give you a few restless nights, but you will be amazed at how fast your puppies catch on. It should not be more than a week before you are getting a full night's sleep again.
A Pen for Christmas - There is more than one way to utilize dog kennels, houses and crates to make life with your dog flow smoothly. Consider this: at Christmas time, why not temporarily set up the pen around your Christmas tree and all the gifts? That way, your dog doesn't have her household privileges curtailed while you have the peace of mind of knowing that your tree, lights, plugs, and gifts (all extremely interesting and dangerous for most dogs) will be safe, not to mention your dog.
Puppy Privacy - If you have more than one dog, you will need multiple dog kennels, houses and crates -- one for each dog (at least). Dogs, especially at the puppy stage, need their own private, den-like space. Because dogs are pack animals, it is best to find a single area of the house to keep together all of your dogs' kennels, houses and crates.
