Last updated: October 18, 2026
This page explains how Puppy Crates Plus chooses topics and researches, writes, checks and updates its content.
Our purpose
We publish guides about dog crates, crate sizing, crate accessories and humane crate training for dog owners choosing a crate and crate training a puppy or adult dog. Our guides focus on matching crate type and size to the dog and explaining gradual, positive-reinforcement crate training.
How we choose topics
We cover the questions our readers need answered to make a decision or finish a task. Each topic gets one main guide, so we do not publish several near-identical pages on the same question.
How we research
- We base our guides on the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the ASPCA, the Humane Society of the United States, veterinary behavior resources and crate manufacturers’ sizing guides and instructions.
- We separate facts, estimates and opinion. Facts and figures link to their source; estimates state their assumptions; opinions are labeled as our view.
- Where a guide covers safety, we link to the official source rather than restating it as our own advice, and we place warnings where readers will see them.
Research-based and hands-on content
Most of our guides are research-based: they compare published specifications, manuals and official guidance. If an article is based on our own hands-on use of a product, it says so and describes what we did. We never present research as personal experience.
What we do not do
- We do not invent test results, scores, star ratings, statistics, testimonials or reviews.
- We do not promise results, savings or performance that a source does not support.
- We do not publish hand-typed prices or “deal” claims, because they go out of date quickly.
- We do not accept payment, free products in exchange for coverage, or sponsored placements in our guides.
Safety-sensitive topics
Crates should never be used for punishment or for long periods without breaks, exercise and company. Remove collars with tags and anything a dog can chew and swallow, and stop and consult your veterinarian or a qualified behavior professional if your dog shows distress, panic or injury in a crate.
Affiliate relationships
We earn commissions from some links, as explained in our Affiliate Disclosure. Commissions never decide which products we include or how we describe them, and articles with affiliate links say so before the first link.
Updates and corrections
We review guides when products, specifications, rules or official guidance change, and we show the date a guide was last updated. Errors are handled as described in our Corrections Policy.