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Crate Training Process – Step One | Crates 'n Cages Blog

Introduce your dog to the crate

Place the crate in your family room or a location in your home where you spend the most time. Put a soft blanket or towel in the crate or maybe some Cratewear for dogs

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Therapy dog needs basic house-training regimen

Q: Six months ago my daughter was given a one-year-old Ganarasken therapy dog named Apple from a military family who were in the middle of a posting. It is my understanding that this was a family with two children who all loved the animal but no one really took the time to train their pet properly. Thus it is more than fair to say that Apple was not crate-trained or housebroken when my daughter took ownership of her.

Six months have now elapsed and though the dog is on a routine of being put outside on a regular basis to do its business, 9 out of 10 times once back inside the house, Apple will defecate or urinate. She especially loves carpets. When this occurs and the animal has been immediately caught in this behaviour, the dog is scolded and placed back outside. Apple has also been known to do her business within the confines of her crate upon occasion. When Apple is at my home, she sleeps at the end of my bed and can hold herself for up to 8 to 10 hours.

Apple is a valuable member of our family, she is a great dog with the children, is funny and playful and obedient upon command but this toilet thing is really starting to wear on all of us. Any advice you can pass on to us will be greatly appreciated.

A: There are a couple of basic house-training errors that your daughter is making that need to be corrected. First, your daughter cannot expect Apple to become house-trained if she simply lets her out to do her business. She must take Apple outside herself so that she can be there to praise and reward Apple at the precise moment that Apple does her business. Most dogs with house-training problems are often dogs that are sent out on their own, rather than taken out for a walk.

Another mistake is to scold Apple when she is caught in the act of relieving herself in the house. This brings attention to the deed and, regardless of whether the attention is pleasant or unpleasant, attention is what pets (and children) crave. In effect, the scolding is having the opposite effect as far as training is concerned: it is drawing attention to bad behaviour and inadvertently rewarding it.

For Apple to be fully house-trained, your daughter will need to treat her as if she was an untrained new puppy. That means that your daughter will need to take Apple outdoors the first thing in the morning and last thing at night, after every meal and whenever the need arises.

She should pick a specific toilet area that Apple will associate with toilet functions. She then needs to praise and reward Apple whenever she defecates or urinates outdoors. Conversely, she needs to totally ignore this behaviour when it occurs indoors. If this training regimen is strictly and consistently adhered to, Apple will eventually figure out what it is her owners want of her.

Dr. Bernhard Pukay is an Ottawa veterinarian. Questions and comments are welcome. Address letters to Pet Care, Ottawa Citizen, Box 5020, Ottawa, K2C 3M4. E-mail: pets@thecitizen.canwest.com .

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Dog Agility Training – Basic Tips | Tenaker Boarding Kennels of Denver

As a rule, agility training should start while the pet is still a puppy. However, owners could still facilitate training with older dogs. The question “when is the dog considered old for agility training” is central to choosing when to start training the dog.

Being “old” greatly varies from dog to dog, from the extent of a dog’s experience to the innate and natural tendencies it has. In short, there is no specific age at which the dog should be restrained from training.

However it is always far easier to start training with much younger dogs since their learned behaviors are still not rooted into their habits.

For choosing old dogs for training, the handler should not create the impression that the dog would no longer learn so there’s no need to waste time. The attitude of the dog as much as that of the trainer is both highly essential to faster learning. The more dedicated and patient the owner is the faster the dog learns.

There are several approaches to starting training for agility. A few of which are discussed here briefly:

The introduction to agility training should start with physical exercises. If the handler has enough interest to dedicate on training the dog, the age will no longer matter for it is the condition that will rule over. Simple exercises like jumping or hopping may agitate the dog and encourage him to move a little bit. For puppies, these exercises are much easier to do since they have enough energy to use.

Like teaching little children, the easiest approach to agility training for younger puppies is to turn the exercises into a series of games. The majority of puppies are capable of passing through tunnels and chutes so take advantage of this chance and introduce the tunnels, obstacles and the training area itself as huge play ground.

This approach will create positive impressions on him which will also prepare him for future training.

If you don’t have a sufficient area for setting up obstacle courses, it is best to use certain games that also encourage agility. Simple equipment like improvised tunnels or walls could be made to augment training.

Dogs don’t experience passion when it comes to activities but they have the innate desire to please their owners. This means that they don’t get devoted unless they are rewarded for good actions they have made and that you show your favor for their actions. Their attention span is also very limited so they could not continue training for extended hours.

If you want to start training your dog for agility, establish the rule that you should keep each training session and each lesson as short as possible. You don’t have to finish everything in one sitting. You should divide each exercise into sections that the dog could easily understand. Also never end with a negative note. Always ensure that the dog finishes each exercise with praise.

Training your dog for agility does not lie on how old or young he is, it lies in the foundation of responsiveness, independence, drive to work alone and to follow the command, and your desire to work with him with enough patience and knowledge of his capacities.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at 1:52 am and is filed under Agility Dog Training

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Dogs crate training themselves?

You hear it all the time, dogs feel safer in their cave. I picked up some crates today and thought I’d try crate training my adult dogs. I threw a few treats inside and left the door open and threw a few more. Eventually I closed the door behind them for 5 minutes and talked to the neighbors in the hall. A few hours later after the pups had the normal run of the house, I was surprised when I found my 5y/o hanging out inside the crate. He hasn’t even had his dinner inside the crate yet. Has anyone else had this experience of a dog just naturally liking the crate from the get go?

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House Training Dogs ? Working With the Adult Rescue Dog

House training dogs is easier when you get to start them as puppies, as they are younger it is easier for them to learn. You have decided to do the humane thing and rescue an adult dog from the pound, you have come home and have just now realized that your new pet is not house trained as you discover a little present in the kitchen…now what. Never fear, it is possible to house train adult dogs.

As with house training puppies; this will require diligence, commitment, patience and a good nature. As with puppies, no punishment, this will only cause more problems in the future. If you catch you dog eliminating in the house, rush the dog outside, once they have finished going outside praise them. If the dog makes a mistake while you weren’t paying attention, clean up the mess and move on, there is no point is punishing the animal because you weren’t paying attention.

Don’t kid yourself, this will be a lot of work, every time your dog goes outside, you go with them so you can praise them at the right moment, remember, dogs live in the now you must praise them at the moment, not later when you let them back inside. As laborious as this will be it allows your canine to get an understanding of what you want and allows you to get a feel for their schedule.

As you can see, house training dogs is easier the younger they are, don’t let this dissuade you from adopting an adult dog that may not be trained. Just as with puppies, once trained they will follow the rules unless they have no other option. Remember, adult dogs need homes, families and love to.

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Dog Training Objectives « Dog Training Reviews

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How to Do Successful Crate Training Dogs

Crate training dogs are necessary for dogs as when dogs brought up, they can affect you as well as anyone can affect them. Therefore, it is necessary to let dogs to live in the crates but crate training dogs is necessary for dogs as they can come to know about how to live in the crates only if they get crate training. During crate training dogs, dogs get complete guidance what to do in the crates and how to live in the crates.

Teach your dogs during crate training that what should they do in the crates. Teach your dogs how to protect themselves inside the crate. Teach them that the crate is the best protective residence for them. You should teach them a bit daily and assure them that they cannot never be alone in the crates as you visit them daily. If you teach your dogs in the friendly way in the crates, they will learn more in very short time. Be frank with them during teaching them so that they may become your friends and may never try to bite you during crate training dogs.

It is necessary to do successful crate training dogs that you must have a neat and clean bed sheet for the dogs in their crates as dogs like to sit and take rest only on the neat and clean places. You should give them toys, especially balls for playing so that they may not feel boring. Always visit the crates of dogs daily so that they must not consider themselves alone and may not be afraid of loneliness. Give them healthy food on time for eating so that they remain healthy, and you may succeed in doing successful crate training dogs.

Play with the dogs during crate training dogs and teach them whatever you want to teach them during playing as they learn more when they are in a pleasant mood. You should never be rude with your dogs as dogs can become dangerous when they get angry and can affect you and secondly, they never learn when someone teaches the dogs with rudeness. Always be polite with your dogs by your attitude, and it is the most important step for the successful crate training dogs. If you remain polite with the dogs during the training, they will surely show the positive response towards your training.

Be sure that crates of dogs do not have anything in them from which dogs may be afraid. If you want to make successful the crate training dogs, bring only those things in the crate which are liked by dogs. Be sure that crate of the dogs has everything in it which dogs want to see in their crate. Dogs dislike dirty places, keep crate clean so that they may live in it. If you do so, the dogs will like to spend maximum time in their crate and as a result, successful crate training dogs can be finished successfully.

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Does anyone else agree that crate training is stupid?

I live on a farm with 10 dogs and not ONE of them has been crate trained and not ONE of them has a problem with it. We got some as puppies, some as young adults, and some as older dogs. Crate training is for lazy people who dont want to deal with the dog so they stick it in the crate…Does ANYONE agree with me???NO all of our dogs stay inside with us, and we do work. I HATE city people who think we just sit here all day

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House Training Older Dogs – Get it Right the First Time – In No Time

Are you having problems with training an older dog? Do you need help with some helpful tips on training an older dog. If your training any dog you should work with the best method of training dogs which is the Praise and Reward method.

Training older dogs can be easy, and can also be difficult. It depends on what training the dog has previously. If you are trying to train your dog you have had for years then you should find this very easy to do. If you have just got an older dog and you don’t know what training it has, it might be a little more tricky.

What we are going to do is take you through some simple tips on how to train your older dog.

I have had a border Collie/Collie cross which was about 3 years old and was able to train her very well. She was homeless because the owners had moved interstate, and she had been badly mistreated. But we were able to train her well and she was a happy loved member of our family.

I think people under estimate how smart some dogs can be. Training older dogs can be frustrating, but if you keep training them you will eventually get them to do what you are training. You need to be persistent. As much as you seem to be going over the same thing all the time, you are getting closer to having a well trained dog.

When training your dog use really nice treats, something they might not normally get. They will see that as a special reward. Don’t try and teach them too many things at one time, just work on one thing at a time. And when they can perform this task regular then move on to the next piece of training.

House Training Older Dogs – Get it Right the First Time – In No Time