Halanna

I can't believe I forgot that, she's an AKC purebred Australian Terrier. She'll weigh about 10-12lbs fully grown.

This is what she'll look like grown

She'll be about this small when we pick her up.

So what is with crate training? Why is it seen as so important? Is it the only way to potty train? Is there any way to do a modified crate training with say a puppy playpen kind of thing? I've read that they really like their crates but I can't seem to get past that I'm "stuffing" her in a box.

I have actual pictures of her but they are in my email and don't know how to post those.

Yeah Martian, but the breeder is pushing "raw" food, that commercial food is bad for her, raw eggs, canned mackeral/salmon, raw chicken wings/backs, yogurt, canned duck/rabbit/venison, stuff like that. Then the remainder is feed her food from the table, leftover rice, noodles, veggies, meat etc. should be scraped into her bowl.

I know she's a good source of information, I guess she just isn't giving me the information I want to hear!