crate do I need for a 5 year old 10 pound shih tzu?

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Is it for crate training???
If so you want it big enough for them to be comfortable but small enough so that they don't have a corner/area to pee/mess in.

If you go to the Petco or Petsmart web site and view the cages they have weight limits on them and that may be helpful

yeah, I saw online that it was 24inches for her size, that just seems so small :(.... I thought someone on here might have real life experience

It is for crate training

They say they need to have enough room to turn around, stand up, and lay down... not a whole lot of play area. Like Judy said.. don't want a whole lot of extra space for the pup to make a mess in. That was our mistake with Sophie.. her kennel was FAR too large for her as a puppy, but now it fits her just right. :goodluck Crate training is a challenge!!!

Can she sit up in it?? Stand up in it??

We just got a crate for our dog today and it may "look" small but he can sit and stand in it....but he has no room to pee/mess at all. Dogs do not like to sleep/lay where they mess thats why you need small but comfortable.

Here is a guide you can use too...HTH

Crate Size and Manufacturers:
Dog Size:

Small: (Vari-Kennel #100 or General Cage #201)
Toy Poodles, the Maltese, etc., with average weight of 6-10 lbs.

Medium Small: (Vari-Kennel #200 or General Cage #202/212)
Mini Schnauzers, Jack Russells, etc., with average weight of 11-20 lbs.

Medium: (Vari-Kennel #300 or General Cage #203/213)
Cocker Spaniels, Field Spaniels, small Shelties, etc., with average weight of 21-40 lbs.

Large: (Vari-Kennel #400 or General Cage #204/214)
Huskies, large Samoyeds, small Golden Retrievers, etc., with average weight of 41-65 Ibs.

Very Large: (Vari-Kennel #500 or General Cage #205/215)
German Shepherds, Alaskan Malamutes, Rottweilers, etc., with average weight of 67-100 lbs.

Extra Large: (General Cage #206 or Mid-West #89-Z, 89-E or 99)
Newfoundlands, Great Danes, etc, with average weight of 110 lbs. plus.

awesome, thanks girls!

I am not training her myself, she is going to a dog boot camp :lol

i know it seems small. but thats about right. my dog is a 7 lb toy poodle. i crate trained her. you just want it to be able to move around a bit. the whole point to crate training is that dogs dont like to pee where they sleep... sooooo if there is enough room for them to pee in a corner and then lay down away from it, it defeats the purpose.