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crating brothers

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Question
I have a black and chocolate brothers, who have been crated together but have now grown too large (black=70#, chocolate=55# they are 7 months old) I tried the laundry room 8x10 only to have them eat the door frame,  They need to be crated while I work can I separate them as one crate will need to be HUGE?

Answer
Hello, Yes you can seperate them and acctually it iks perfered to have a crate for each do/puppy. Get two large or xlarge wire crates na dput them side by side the dogs will see each other and be content yet have there own private bed/'get away zone'. My three dogs are crated seperatly but all in plain sight of each other an noone barks or whins when I leave for work and as an added bonus they don't eat teh house apart or hurt each other. Get two Forty Eight inch crates my 80 pound female has one this size it provides enoguh room to run without bumping the sides, fully strech out/ball up/eat/chew rawhide and she is about 8 to 9 inches away from touching the roof, this is the ideal sized crate... teh dog must Be able to get in turn around without touching the crates sidews and making it shake three foot long crates are too small for labs.