Guide

See Your Dog Inside the Crate in 3D Before You Buy

By Erman Burak Satana, CEO of WLO · Published Oct 23, 2026 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

3D model of a walnut WLO Pueblo with a small dog lying inside, door open — Illustration. WLO 3D model.

Short answer: open any WLO house, choose your dog's breed and adult weight, and the 3D view shows your dog inside that size, drawn to scale. Switch sizes to compare, then open the measured drawing for every inch. On iPhone and iPad you can also place the Gabled in your room. We build every house to order in our Lexington, North Carolina shop, so we would rather you get the size right the first time.

Choosing the size is the hardest part of buying a crate online. A photo can't tell you whether a 60 lb Lab will turn around comfortably, and the houses are built to order, so we would rather you get it right the first time. That is why every product page has a live 3D view.

Key takeaways

The 3D view draws the house at real scale and your dog at the breed's standard height, adjusted to the weight you enter.
Size 1 suits 5 to 24 lb, Size 2 25 to 49 lb and Size 3 50 to 89 lb on the Gabled and Pueblo; the Lakota takes dogs up to 48 lb.
Two dogs can be drawn side by side on the cushion, and each size shows whether they fit.
The Drawing tab gives the outside width, depth and height and the door opening.

How it works

1. Tell us about your dog

Pick a breed from the list or type your dog's adult weight. The page suggests a size for that weight:

Size 1 for 5 to 24 lb
Size 2 for 25 to 49 lb
Size 3 for 50 to 89 lb

The Lakota runs smaller: up to 48 lb across its three sizes. Two dogs? Add the second dog's breed and weight: both are drawn side by side on the cushion, and each size shows whether they fit.

2. See them inside

Open the 3D tab. The house is drawn at real scale; the dog at the breed's standard height, adjusted to the weight you enter. Turn the house with a finger or your mouse, and open the door. You see the headroom and the space around your dog, not a guess.

3. Compare sizes

Switch between Size 1, 2 and 3. The dog stays the same and the house changes around them. One size up is fine if you have the room; a smaller size is not recommended.

4. Check the numbers, then your room

The Drawing tab shows the measured drawing: outside width, depth and height, and the door opening.
On iPhone and iPad, tap View in your room on the Gabled to place it in your room through the camera, at real size.
Measure your spot and add a hand's width around the house.

Phone in hand showing the WLO 3D view of a walnut house on a cozy sofa

Why we built it

Many crate pages give you one set of outside dimensions and a weight range. That leaves out what matters: how much room your dog has inside. Our sizes are measured from the same production drawings we cut the panels from. Width and depth are shared by the Gabled, Pueblo and Lakota at each size, so a space you measure once works for any shape.

WLO 3D view of a dog lying inside a walnut Lakota, drawn to scale — Illustration. WLO 3D model.

A quick reference

Size	Dogs (Gabled, Pueblo)	Outside W × D	Height (Gabled / Pueblo)
1	5 to 24 lb	28.1 × 20.4 in	24.8 / 22.1 in
2	25 to 49 lb	37.4 × 26.8 in	33.1 / 29.5 in
3	50 to 89 lb	44.8 × 31.9 in	39.6 / 34.8 in

The full table, including the Lakota and the inside measurements, is in the size guide. To see what those inside numbers mean for your dog, read 6 numbers to check before you buy a dog crate.

Still between two sizes?

Email support@wlostore.com with your dog's breed, weight and height at the shoulder. A person from the workshop answers on weekdays, usually within a day.

Find their size · Open the Gabled in 3D · See how WLO compares, size for size