Crating options - new pup (2nd dog)

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Current dog sleeps in a crate in my room. New pup comes home Monday. I'm not sure I want both dogs in my bedroom long term.

So options are:

1. Both dogs crated downstairs overnight from day 1 of new pup (with a baby monitor to hear when pup needs to go out in night, until he can reliably go through night). I can just use the two crates I already have.

2. Buy 2 more crates so there is a crate each downstairs and a crate each in my bedroom (will make my wardrobe harder to get into - although not impossible). Then either
   a) stay like that long term
   b) move both dogs down once pup is a little older.

Opinions please

I'd definitely go for both in your room for now then move them downstairs when the puppy is sleeping through the night if you still want to. Less of an upheaval for your dog and much easier for dealing with the pup at night.

Does your older dog need to be crated? If you're using one out of preference rather than necessity it might be worth trying them out of the crat so you can just have one upstairs and one downstairs, both for the puppy.

He's crated upstairs because his choice place of sleeping at night is on my head/face . I gave up trying stop him and went back to crate. Downstairs I pop him in his crate when DC are eating (DD still drops food and will try to sneakily share her dinner). Also when im out because he can jump onto kitchen counters - so kitchen/diner no good. Lounge has a lot of toys and whilst he probably wouldn't chew them up if I wasn't here, I'm worried he would. His downstairs crate is XXL and he's only a Cavalier. I'm never out for long though (if I am he goes to nanny & grandad or someone comes round to play with him). Had thought about starting to keep him on landing and bathroom whilst I'm out though. Actually that could be another option -
option 3) if I put a stair gate up I could have current dog loose on landing with bathroom door open, with puppy in small crate initially, then once bigger free on landing/ bathroom with current dog. That could work. 🤔

Might try that this weekend. See how current dog does with it.