Puppy Crate Training - What Kind And Size Crate Should I Get

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When starting the process of puppy crate training you have to remember that your puppy would love to do nothing more in the world than please it’s owner, “YOU”.  You must take the proper steps in the correct order to “help” your puppy understand what you want it to do  (NOT PEE OR POOP ON YOUR CARPET!!!!).   You can’t just take a puppy outside and expect it to magically know what you want it to do.

If you teach yourself the proper training techniques, then your puppy probably will learn more in a smaller time frame than you think. Waiting unitl your puppy relieves itself on your floor and then rubbing the nose in it, is not what I mean.   You cannot and I repeat cannot correct a puppy for going to the bathroom in the house unless you catch it in the act.   Pups don’t have the mental capacity to realize what you are scolding them for that happened in the past, and you wind up confusing them. If you do not see them while they are doing it a punishment just does not have the proper effect.

Selecting A Crate

The first thing you want to do in puppy crate training is select the proper size crate.   The crate should be just big enough for the puppy to stand up and turn around in and not bigger. You might wonder if your puppy needs more space to stretch out so it doesn’t feel so enclosed. Thinking like a human again! It is fine, it’s commonplace that us humans think like that, but your dog doesn’t.

Remember how they don’t like to relieve themselves in their den??? Well if you permit your puppies to have too large of an area, they might use one side for a toilet and the other for resting.  Most of the commercially available puppy crates are sufficient for puppy crate training. I like the plain tan crates (color shouldn’t matter, people just know which ones I am referring to with this reference) with the mesh doors that have a lock on them. They are great for containing dog hair and dirt in the crate and not on your carpet. If you buy a crate that has a divider in it that will allow you to adjust the size, it will save you money by not having to keep purchasing new crate every time your puppy grows.

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