Tips For Puppy Crate Training
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Crate training your dog is essential to house breaking your dog.
It is easier to crate train puppies than adult dogs because adult dogs may have already established habits on their own which will then have to be changed.
An advisable time to start crate training your puppy is just after your puppy has learned basic obedience training.
Often pet owners have the idea that crate training means placing your pet in prison, this is not true.
In fact, the crate is like a home within a home for your puppy; once it learns it way into the crate it can become a favorite spot.
Similar problems may be encountered by dog owners when they begin crate training which they don’t know how to solve.
Common problems dog owners have complained of while attempting crate training and some solutions are given next.
Starting puppy crate training at the same time as potty training and obedience training.
Pet owners often have the puppy go to its crate after failing to complete an obedience command.
Avoid using the crate following a training failure so the puppy does not view confinement to the crate as a form of punishment.
Puppies may feel they are being kept away from their owners and try to avoid going into their crates.
Placing the puppy in its crate when it is looking for a comfortable place to sleep, or when it is looking for its food, helps create desirable associations with their crate.
After the first few times when the puppy is place in its crate, begin to guide the puppy to the crate until it is able to enter on its own.
At first, many puppy owners may find that their puppy only wants to get out of the crate and do not know how to train them to stay in its crate.
Although it may seem that this is due to the playfulness of the puppy, there could be a problem with the crate itself.
Try looking for a way to modify or exchange your puppy’s crate, if your puppy does not want to stay in its crate when sleepy, or when food is offered.
When a crate is conducive to relaxation, sleep, and privacy, your puppy can begin to enjoy its exclusive den.
Your puppy will begin to appreciate having some time to itself and seek out its crate on its own, once it has become familiar with a predictable place where it can sleep or eat undisturbed.
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