crate sizing for long term use

[onyx'girl]

Ace, I would pick up a used plastic vari-kennel from Craigslist and use that til pup grows out of it...a medium sized.
You can re-sell it for what you paid and pups like the enclosed kennel when they are very young. Keep it by your bedside at night, pup will settle much, much easier!

[doggiedad]

my boy was always in a 48" crate starting
at 9 weeks old. he hasn't been in a crate since
he was 1.5 yrs. old.

[Ace952]

Thanks I will definitely do as you guys suggested.

I would like him to have free reign of the house once he is older but I know fofr awhile it will be crate every night and when I am at work.

[frillint1]

So a good size cage for a male would be 48"L x 30"W x 33"H I am trying to get an idea on a crate that I will get him. I am thinking of

Amazon.com: Midwest Life Stages Single-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate, 24 Inches by 18 Inches by 21 Inches: Kitchen & Dining

Amazon.com: Midwest Life Stages Single-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate, 24 Inches by 18 Inches by 21 Inches: Kitchen & Dining

I want him to have enough room when he is in the crate when I am at work. Also I don't want to keep buying a bigger one as he grows. I want to buy 1 big one.