Crate size by breed / Working group

Great Pyrenees crate size

An adult Great Pyrenees at 120–165 lb is heavier than the largest band in the manufacturer's chart (110 lb), so the answer is a 54 in crate and a tape measure rather than a chart row.

Adult weight
120–165 lb
Height at withers
28–31 in
Crate
54 in
Rectangle bed
X-Large

Which crate for a Great Pyrenees

The chart below is MidWest's iCrate sizing, the most common wire crate in US pet stores, with the Great Pyrenees's weight range marked. Interior lengths are the figures the manufacturer lists, not the nominal size, which is why a "36 in" crate is 36.6 in inside.

CrateLabelInterior L × W × H (in)Dog weightGreat Pyrenees
18 inToy17.68 × 11.7 × 14.221–6 lbToo small
22 inExtra Small22.5 × 14 × 167–12 lbToo small
24 inSmall23.6 × 16.7 × 19.111–25 lbToo small
30 inMedium29.7 × 18.6 × 2126–40 lbToo small
36 inIntermediate36.6 × 21.9 × 24.541–70 lbToo small
42 inLarge41.9 × 29.5 × 30.370–90 lbToo small
48 inExtra Large47.76 × 29.6 × 31.790–110 lbToo small

Crate dimensions and weight bands: MidWest Homes for Pets — iCrate product sizing (manufacturer), checked 2026-10-20.

Measure before you buy

Weight bands are a shortcut. The dimension that decides whether a crate works is body length. Stand the dog, measure from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail (not the tail tip), and add 2 to 4 inches; the crate's interior length must be at least that. For height, measure from the floor to the top of the head while sitting and add the same allowance.

The welfare rule is the one every shelter and trainer repeats: the crate must be large enough for the dog to stand up and turn around. Bigger is not better for house-training, because a crate with spare floor space invites the puppy to soil one end and sleep in the other, which is why the adult-size crates in this chart ship with a divider panel.

Puppies: buy the adult size and use the divider

A Great Pyrenees puppy reaches 165 lb at maturity, so buying a puppy-sized crate means buying twice. Choose the crate for the adult weight above, fit the divider so the puppy has room to stand, turn and lie down and no more, and move the divider back as the dog grows. The Great Pyrenees puppy feeding chart shows the growth stages the divider will follow.

Bed size for a Great Pyrenees

Using Orvis's rectangle-bed fit guide, a 165 lb Great Pyrenees takes the X-Large (53 × 35 in). Dogs that sleep stretched out need the length of their body plus a few inches; curl-sleepers can go one size down in a bolster bed. Full chart on the bed size page.

How the Great Pyrenees compares

By mid-range adult weight, the Great Pyrenees ranks 45 of 49 breeds on this site, with 4 heavier and 44 lighter — a giant breed in the size classes used here.

Breeds of similar weight, whose crate answer is the same or one size off: Great Dane (110–180 lb), Newfoundland (143–176 lb), Saint Bernard (120–200 lb), Rottweiler (110–132 lb), Akita (American) (100–130 lb).

Adult height from Wikipedia breed infobox/body; adult weight from Wikipedia breed infobox/body; both checked 2026-10-20. Height is at the withers in inches; weight in pounds for adult dogs. Where a breed standard states a figure it is used first (AKC, then FCI); where the standard is silent, the Wikipedia infobox or VCA breed page is used and named. Metric figures were converted and rounded to the nearest half inch or pound. Where the source gives only a maximum, the range reads "up to" that figure.