Everything You Need to Buy For a New Puppy
12 Things You Need to Buy When You Bring Home a New Puppy
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Dr. Richardson told POPSUGAR, "Crate-training is encouraged to provide a safe space for your pup when you cannot be supervising him and can be of help when house-training, as dogs generally do not like to urinate [or] defecate where they sleep." Make sure the crate you pick is the proper size for your dog — you don't want something too small. They should be able to stand up and turn around while in the crate. And your puppy will most definitely cry a lot when you first start to use the crate, but training them to understand that the crate isn't a bad place is important.