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This is the next step in puppy crate training.After you do this a few times and your puppies get comfortable with being in and out of the kennel, you should begin to close the door for small sections of time.  Start with staying in the room with your puppy for short periods of time while praising him for being in the crate.After that begin to leave the room and come back to place a goody through a slot in the crate to praise your pup for remaining in the crate.

You will then want to gradually extend your time out of the room to get your puppy used to you not being there.Some dogs will bark or cry when you shut the crate door, you should not be alarmed and try to ignore it.If you happen to open the kennel when your dog is making a bunch of noise, that will definitely teach them to use that technique when they want to get out.

Wait as long as it takes for your puppies o stop making noise and then let them out.Your puppies will learn to like the crate over time and begin to feel comfortable inside and stop the noise.I realize that is it difficult when your small pup is whining to get out, do your best to not give in and you’ll be happy you did.   Puppy whining is definitely one of the harder aspects of puppy crate training.

A lot of pups begin to like their crates very quickly and they will begin to go in by themselves to relax or nap.Remember that your pup’s crate should never be a place you put it after it is bad.  You always want your puppy to love their crate and feel safe and secure inside.Also, you never want to leave your puppies alone in your house for any amount of time.

Most puppies are very mischievous and will quickly start exploring things that you don’t want them to.Not only an issue for the owner of the puppy, but can also be dangerous to the puppy itself.  If you have to do something in the house and can’t keep an eye on your puppy, such as taking a shower, just put the puppy in the crate for a short period of time.

Immediatley take your puppies outside and let them use the bathroom after they have been in the crate for some time.  As soon as your puppy starts to use the bathroom outside, start praising it immediately.You want your dog to realize at this point that this is the action you want it to do.

Here you can use another command such as “Good Potty”, “Good Bathroom”, or “Good Outside”.  Your puppy will soon begin to associate this command with using the bathroom outside.Bring your pup back inside the house when it is done.Don’t forget pups can only hold it so long without going to the potty so do this process a lot………consistency counts when puppy crate training!!!

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