Our puppy, 17 week old cocker spaniel, has a crate for her bedtime and daytime naps which is in our spare room and she sleeps very well in it.
However, during the day, I'd like a solution for the downstairs so I or we can go out and leave her somewhere safe, and my dd who is disabled with mobility issues can at least let her out for a wee in the evening, which she can't currently do with her upstairs crate.
We did have a crate in the living room. It was about 14 years old and the bars were quite thin which is how I think she got her jaw caught. The noise was horrific and I never want to hear that again.
We bought a fabric one...yeah, that hasn't lasted as she has chewed the zip despite me distracting her as much as possible.
I thought the living room was as puppy proofed as possible, but during one brief trip to the shop up the road, she chewed through the, thankfully unplugged, cable of a standard lamp.
So now we are looking at alternatives. The crate upstairs is a Lords & Labrador one and really pleased with it as it has a sliding door. The bars are also very strong so I don't think they would bend so she wouldn't get stuck like she did with the last one so we could get another one, maybe the next size up.
Or we could get a pen. But some of these seem to have the thin, bendy bars which she could get stuck in. The ones which have stronger looking ones seem to be more a doorway barrier. The area we have is approx 1m x 1m which would give her space to move about, stretch out when she lies down and have a water bowl in there. I have seen a gorgeous wooden one but at £300 it's far too much for us.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated.