Crate Training Your Dog or Puppy
Crate training can be an excellent way to housebreak a puppy or an older
dog. Instinctively dogs do not want to soil the area where they sleep. A crate provides the right kind of
environment for housetraining for this reason.
There are some guidelines to follow when using a crate.
- A crate should only be big enough for your dog to be able to stand and to enter and
turn around.
- You will need to remember to take your dog outside at opportune times; first thing in
the morning, after meals, and before bed time. You will need to be consistent and take your dog out at the
same time everyday.
Crate Training - Using the Correct Size Crate
A crate, in order to be affective, must be the correct size. A large crate where there
is ample room for your dog to sleep may be too large. A space that is too large will allow your dog
to sleep in a corner. This will allow your dog to soil an area of the crate while being able to sleep in
the other corner. A crate that is the correct size allows your dog to sleep cozily without any excess
area remaining. The crate helps your dog to hold the impulse to eliminate until the appropriate
time.
Be sure the crate is comfortable. Have a bed inside as well as some chew toys or a rawhide
bone.
Your crate must be kept clean. If your dog soils the crate by accident, clean it up. If
you don't you are training him to lay down where it is filthy. A dog will not sleep in the same area they
soil. The exception to this rule may be with shelter or kennels dogs that have been forced to remain in soiled
areas. Use crate training wisely and you will eliminate the occurrence of bad habits.
Your dog will develop the habit of elimination in the proper designated places. The crate
will eventually become a place for the dog to go to have a moment of solitude. You will find, if you use a crate
properly, that your dog will voluntarily go to sleep in the crate.
Let your crate be a room with a view. Every dog needs a room all his own, a place that
smells just right, a place where he is safe and secure. Your dog should not be put in the crate as a
punishment. Punishing your dog in this manner will cause him to fear the crate.
Crate Training Your Dog or Puppy
Crate Training Your Dog to Control Bad Dog Habits
A crate can assist you in controlling a chewing dog as well. This habit can be extremely
expensive and stops him from destroying shoes, furniture legs and such.
Be wise in your crate training as the dog needs to learn to accept the crate. You will need to
praise him when he enters his crate voluntarily. Also, tell him he is good when he leaves the
crate.
Crate Training Your Dog to Travel
A crate is an excellent way to travel with your dog safely. When he is in his crate he
cannot be thrown around in the car when you might make a sudden stop. When you stop over night in a strange place
the crate tells the dog he is home. The crate becomes his special place of safety and solitude. The crate
can become an excellent dog training tool.
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