Ross Rapoport Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2010
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All,
I'll be picking up a baby Malinois soon and need a crate.
I would prefer to just buy one crate, because I am cheap and I don't have a lot of storage space.
I know some of the fancier wire crates are equipped with dividers, but I think I will be getting one of those plastic airline crates. They seem a lot comfier and cleaner.
So how big does it need to be, in order to ensure that he won't grow out of it? I'm reading measurements online but they don't mean much to me sitting here at my desk.
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Buy one based on how big the dog will be as an adult, and make the crate big enough to stand and lie down. A full-grown Mal is, like, 30-36 inches tall and long. (?) A large or X-large Vari-Kennel would be about right.
When he's a small pup you can rig up your own "divider"--wedge a box or board across the back to give him just enough space and enlarge the space as he grows.
You might also try Craigslist for a dog crate. I think I've seem them on there.
Ross Rapoport Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2010
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Yeah, the divider is a must. Some of the wire crates come with built-in dividers.
Will definitely pick one up off CL, there are loads of them on there for $50 and less.
Thanks Tracy!
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Buy one based on how big the dog will be as an adult, and make the crate big enough to stand and lie down. A full-grown Mal is, like, 30-36 inches tall and long. (?) A large or X-large Vari-Kennel would be about right.
When he's a small pup you can rig up your own "divider"--wedge a box or board across the back to give him just enough space and enlarge the space as he grows.
You might also try Craigslist for a dog crate. I think I've seem them on there.
Most of my dogs (Malinois) fit in a 400 crate just fine for travel. At home I usually have 500's, just so they can stretch out a little more, but it's not neccessary, the 400 still works fine. They are only used for sleeping in, most of the dogs aren't crated at home, not once they are trust worthy, and they tend to just curl up to sleep.
With a pup you can put something in the crate like a plastic milk crate, to help take up some of the floor space, otherwise crate training can be a problem as they can potty at one end of the crate then go lay down at the other.
Kiersten Lippman Webboard User Reg: 09-28-2009
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My pup was 'crate trained' in a two person sized tent (where I was sleeping at the time for field work). Never an accident. He was easily housetrained when I moved into real housing in the fall- just took a day or two of frequent potty breaks (no cleanup then either). I guess I'd go with an extra large for your malinois pup, but plan on a divider, at least at first.
The larger of my two dogs is about 27 inches at the withers, and he needs an extra large. Mals tend to run a bit shorter from what I've seen, so you might be able to get away with a large, but the prices are the same on Craigslist, and I personally don't see a larger sized crate making house training any more difficult. Of course, this is only my experience.
Enjoy your little pup. They grow up so fast!
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