All Dog Breeds: Dog Crate Training Tips

Dog Crate Training Tips
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admin on 20 October, 2011 04:18:00
 
Tips That Will Turn You Into The Leader Of The Pack  You want to keep your dog
indoors, however this is proving to be challenging because your dog does not
respect your belongings.  You have endured everything from chewed furniture to
feces on the carpet, and need to train your dog properly.  This article will go
into depth on how to train your dog for living peacefully inside your house.
CRATE TRAINING TIPS
TIP! When crate training a young puppy you must be consistent.  When you let the
puppy out of his crate you must immediately and unfailingly allow him the
opportunity to relieve himself.
If you have gotten a new dog or puppy, you should work on training them right
away. If they are going to be indoor dogs, you can start crate training them .
This prevents bathroom accidents or your items being chewed on. Start off with
the right sized crate, so that they have enough room in the crate to move around
a bit.
When you are training your new dog or puppy that will be living indoors a good
thing to do is the crate training. The dogs first impressions of the crate are
the most important. Try putting some dog treats around the crate and leading
into it so that they can walk around and inside the crate. Make sure that you
are positive and upbeat so that they know it's a good thing.  If you are working
on crate training your indoor puppy or dog, you can always try a few tricks. If
they are hesitant about the crate, you can put a nice chew bone inside and shut
the gate while they are not in it. They will see and smell the bone and will
want you to let them in there to get it. Once they go in the crate, praise them
so that they know they did well.  TIP! Young dogs can easily be trained to
retreat to their crate when they are tired.  When crate training your dog always
keep the crate in the vicinity of where you and the dog are interacting.
To help potty train puppies, consider using a crate. Crate training may sound
unpleasant, but it's actually one of the most natural ways to train puppies. A
crate is considered their home or den, and puppies have an instinct not to soil
in this space. Just be sure to limit the time spent in the crate, so your pup
can spend time with you too.
If your crate training your new dog or puppy make sure that they understand the
crate is their own personal space. Never use the crate as a punishment otherwise
they will start to look at it as a bad place and will try to start resisting
going inside of it.  Crate training is something that is accomplished over time.
 First you should only expect your dog to stay in his crate for short periods of
time.  As he grows older you can gradually extend this confinement and
eventually they can stretch out to much longer periods of time without any ill
effect on your pet.  TIP! If you are working on crate training your indoor puppy
or dog, you can always try a few tricks. If they are hesitant about the crate,
you can put a nice chew bone inside and shut the gate while they are not in it. 
When you are working on crate training with your new dog or puppy one should
always take steps to let them know it's their home. At meal times always put
their bowl of food inside the crate leaving the door open the whole time while
they are eating. Thus they will associate a good thing like yummy food with the
crate.  In conclusion, you want to keep your dog inside but it is proving to be
quite a challenge.  Your belongings are getting ruined and you are running out
of patience.  Follow the steps provided in this article and you will learn how
to train your dog to be a good indoor pet.