I've got a four month old, 35 lb. female black lab that is rapidly outgrowing her medium dog crate. Her mother was about 75# and her father 85#. My best guess is that she will be around 70# max. She's a little smaller than some of her female littermates.

When she sleeps in her crate at night she stretches her legs straight out so that her back legs touch the back of the crate and her head and front legs are jammed against the door. When she starts thrashing around at night she wakes herself (me) up.

I need to purchase another crate anyway, so should I go ahead and get an XL vs. buying a large and having to upgrade to a bigger size later? What size dog crate should a 70+ lb. lab be in?

Thanks!