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Dog Training Tips – Crate Training Your Puppy « Katie Moulton

Once you’ve brought a new puppy home and the initial euphoria is giving way to exhaustion from constantly watching him, you might need to take a nap. The question is, what happens to your new, extremely frisky and disoriented puppy when you’re asleep? or worse, when you’re away at work?

Ingesting harmful objects or toxic liquids, soiling carpets and chewing shoes are all top-of-the-list possibilities and here’s where crate training your puppy can be a huge relief. If the idea of stuffing your little puppy into a crate makes you feel sorry for him, you have to understand that dogs are pack animals and out in the wild, he would have been in a den. So crate training is in fact the best way to make him feel safe and secure in your new house.

While choosing a crate, size is important. make sure it isn’t too big. The space should be just enough for your puppy to turn around and lay down. The problem with big crates is that the puppy might decide to relieve himself in one corner and puppies don’t sleep where they potty. Getting him into the crate for the first time should not be done with force. Don’t even invite him in.

One of the best ways to crate train your puppy is to make the crate an exciting place and wait for him to test it out himself. you could leave favorite toys as well as a new treat in it and voila, the puppy is more than eager to sniff it out. Once in, close the door and leave it that way for not more than 10 minutes.

As the period of stay inside the crate gets longer, make sure you let him out after every meal to relieve himself and every four hours, to play outside. The idea of crate training your puppy is to make sure both he and the house are safe when you are not around to supervise him. So when you’re running errands, asleep or at work, the puppy should be in his crate.

During the first few days of crate training your puppy, get used to his incessant whining. you might have to place the crate in an area where the family spends a lot of time because dogs being pack animals, need to be where the pack is. So make sure he’s in the living room during the day and in your bed room at night. his whining might be a disturbance, but you just have to wait it out. Giving in to him once will only make it more difficult the following night as he will whine louder and longer to get your attention. So don’t give in.

Nobody said raising a puppy was easy. It’s a huge responsibility, but crate training your puppy is probably the best way to ensure you never regret having brought him into the house. Be patient, it will pay off. enjoy your little furball!

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Dog Training Tips – Crate Training Your Puppy « Katie Moulton

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Step-by-Step Proven Program to Successful Puppy Crate Training

Puppy crate training is a great way to substitute a dogs natural instinct for a ‘den’ enclosure. Dogs by nature are ‘pack’ animals, and in the wild, a ‘den’ is their home. By recreating this environment for them, you are straight away making them feel comfortable and secure.

A crate is also a good housebreaking tool, it will effectively speed up the housetraining process, so you can effectively kill two birds with one stone here. (A good tip to remember is that dogs do not like to soil the area where they sleep).

Firstly, you will need to purchase a suitable crate. When puppy crate training, you need to ensure that the crate is the right size for the puppy. If the crate is too big with too much room to move around in, you may find your dog eliminating in the far side of the crate. This way he still has room to lie down without touching where he has eliminated.

There needs to be just enough room in the crate for your dog to turn around. Unfortunately, this may mean that you will have to buy a number of crates as your puppy grows (depending on the eventual size of your dog). There are some places that hire out dog crates e.g. dogs homes which are useful, especially if you have a big breed of dog.

Alternatively, you could buy one crate big enough to house your adult dog and block off the excess area so your puppy cannot eliminate at one end and just move to another.

There are several different types of crates on the market. There are plastic ‘flight kennels’, metal crates that are fully collapsible and even rigid framed collapsible fabric pens. The choice is entirely yours. Your environment, space and lifestyle should influence your decision.

When you have decided on your puppy crate, put a blanket or towel on the bottom for your puppy to lie on. Most puppies like the comfort, but some puppies prefer to lie on a hard floor. If your puppy scrunches his bedding into a corner, it usually indicates that he is happy without it.

The first step when puppy crate training is to introduce your puppy to his new crate. Put his toys in there (things like a nylabone or ball). Don’t ever put a toy in with your puppy that he could bite a piece off and swallow or a toy small enough that it could lodge in his throat. It’s also nice to put a few treats in there that your puppy will find as he starts to explore his new environment.

Leave the door open. Depending on the type of crate you have, you may need to tie the top up temporarily. This will allow your puppy to make a positive association with their crate.

Don’t provide any other beds or sleeping areas for your dog. This way he will be encouraged to settle into his crate more quickly.

Your puppy will start to run in and out of the crate on his own and the chances are he will sleep there without the need for prompting.

Without fussing, close the crate door and walk away. You should find that your puppy will be more than happy to stay in there.

The maximum amount of time you should leave a puppy in his crate is 4 hours (except at night). When you start to leave your puppy during the day, build up to the maximum time. Don’t just shut him in the crate and leave.

Whilst he is training, get him used to being in there while you are in the house.

Always remember never punish your puppy if he messes in his crate. just wash the crate with a pet odor neutralizer (avoid ammonia based products as their smell resembles urine, and may encourage your puppy to urinate in the same place again). Praise and reward your puppy when he has done well. Encouragement, patience and Praise and encouragement are their driving force!

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Why do you crate your dog?

I’ve had 4 dogs in my whole life and I’ve never had to cage them. I’ve seen on the dog forum the majority of you guys believe in crate training and also paying some one to train your dog. What is this? Why do you even adopt a dog if you want to keep him like a prisoner in a cage? Do you think they are honestly happy being in there? My dog likes my apartment as his den and the couch as his bed. Of course they will pee or poop when they are young but with a little training they will fit in your house just like a family member and there will be no need to put them in a little metal cage where they can’t even stretch their legscurits having 4 dogs = no experience? You are wrong. One of them has lived for 16 years I think i have a lot of experience. Maybe you if you had more experience you wouldn’t have adopted a dog with your facny white carpets. Most people who think of getting a dog have a back yard. My carpet and my leather couch are completely crap and piss free. Sounds to me like you have no experience if you can’t train a dog with out throwing them in a little metal cage or you are afraid they might bite you hahaYes he can go to the vet, they love him he walks in with out a leash. He goes in the car with me all the time. Dogs are pack animals too and they don’t like being locked in a cage. You can keep telling your self that as much as you want.

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Crate Training a Puppy – 5 Tips to Help You Succeed

Crate training a puppy is an excellent way to raise your pooch from puppy-hood to a settled and happy dog. Some people are concerned that using a crate could be cruel, although when used for the right reasons, nothing could possibly be further from the truth. Utilizing crate training to train your puppy can be an efficient as well as humane method to establishing your puppy with a place in your home and give your dog a strong feeling of security.

Crate training is a widely used house training technique which provides your dog with his own special den and establishes acceptable behaviors for life in your house. But crate training your puppy provides other benefits too. Listed here are 5 important tips to help crate train your dog.

Firstly, under no circumstances should you send your puppy to his crate as a punishment and don’t let there be any anger in your voice. In the event that your puppy misbehaves, simply lead him into the cage using encouraging words. Try to make it a happy place for your dog to go for a break when necessary. Try and sit with the puppy a bit and pet him to reassure him that you are not angry.

Secondly, give your pet’s crate a homely feeling. Provide your puppy with blankets, chew toys, and also a cushion to rest on. Importantly though, do not place food or drink in the cage with him. Allow it to be an area to rest.

Next, don’t keep your dog inside the cage all of the time. For example, do not leave your pet in the crate all day long while you are at work. Dogs are pack animals. They are social and so they want to be with other animals – which includes us. To a dog, the family living in his house are other members of his pack. Sure, people don’t quite smell like other dogs, but that’s not the point. You are going to be hard pressed to get a dog that does not see itself as being human.

Also, whenever you crate train your puppy, always be consistent in how you treat him. In the event that your dog is jumping on folks and you are using a cage in order to steer him away from this behavior, be sure to crate him each and every time an incident occurs. Be sure you keep it a enjoyable experience for the puppy simply by allowing your visitors to drop by the crate and say hi to your dog and also pet him.

And lastly, crate training can also be highly effective when you use ’scheduled crate time.’ Just like a child, even a dog needs to rest. These wonderful animals, quite rightly known as ‘man’s best friend,’ tend to be light sleepers, always on guard for our protection. Offering them a bit of ‘nap time’ will make them much better behaved as well as calmer too.

If you want a well trained dog, using crate training is a great way to go. Used properly it is going to teach your dog to acknowledge you as his master or ‘pack leader’ and that is a vital first step in any successful puppy-dog training.

Employing a crate to train your new puppy offers it his own little ‘kingdom’ and you can even have lots of fun decorating it as well as making it a fun place to be. If done correctly, with love and compassion, crate training your puppy dog is sure to offer the two of you a wonderful friendship free of a good deal of the ‘drama’ of dog ownership.

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How To Crate Train My – 5 Cool Puppy Crate Training Tips

I’ve always wanted to learn how to crate train my puppy butsadly, many puppy crate training tips and info that I receivedare pretty crappy. Here, I’m going to share with you 5vital tips to make your crate training a success so please,read on.

Heh. You know something, I once discovered an online article(many years ago), telling me that crate training is bestutilized as a means to punish your dog or puppy for committingbad behavior.

I was like in the, “huh? What in the name of Anubis is thisperson jabbering about? Did this person drink coffee mixed withhighly potent crack when writing this piece?

Ok, IMO, the crate is such highly valuable tool because ithelps you train your puppy in a highly effective manner. Byemploying the right tips and tactics, you can get some goodtraining results pretty quickly.

Indeed this is not a tool for dishing out punishment. When Icrate train my puppy, my aim is to:

Confine my puppies briefly in an environment that is safe and secure.

Make my puppies understand the house boundaries and rules that I’ve laid out.

Present myself as the Alpha member of the pack. Dogs are pack animals after all, so it’s best that you show them who the boss is ASAP. The younger, the better.

Develop a strong training foundation early on so that in the future, I can train my puppies on the other matters such as obedience commands, tricks etc with less hassle.

Now, with that out of the way, let’s look at the 5 puppycrate training tips” that you should know about right thisminute.

Ignoring the tips presented in this article may resultin a dire outcome in regards to your dog’s behavior. So bewareand let’s go over…

The 5 Super Important Puppy Crate Training Tips

1. Location, location,location

This is the fundamental rule of real estate and it alsoapplies to crate training a puppy too. Once you have your puppyin he’s crate, be sure to place the crate in the appropriatelocation in your house.

Appropriate? Where exactly would that be?

Okay, try placing the crate somewhere in the house whereyour puppy can have a good look at the folks in your home aswell as his surroundings.

This is to ensure that your puppy feels comfortable seeingthat his owners are around and he’s not locked up and placed atsome dark corner of the house where he can’t see a thing.

It’ll take some time for a puppy to get use to his crate(some puppies take a liking immediately though). In themeantime, you want to make your puppy feel as comfy as possiblewhile he learns to cozy up in his brand new, personal den.

So to accomplish this, you have to put the crate somewherewhere he can actually see and smell his owners and thehouse.

When I first learn how to crate train my puppy, I set thecrate in a spot facing the kitchen. A pretty good spot imo.

My puppy gets to view family members and smell all sorts ofyummy aroma from the kitchen!

2. Sizematters

You want to get a crate that leaves him enough of room tostretch, stand and move around a bit. However, don’t get acrate that is big enough for him to roam around as this mayinduce house breaking habit.

You want your puppy to regard the crate as a small privateden for him to chill and nap.

And as long as you don’t keep your puppy confine in it fortoo long, he’ll learn quickly that the crate is not a place todo his potty business – which brings me to tip #3

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Foldable Dog Crates

If you have ever had a dog, and have ever used a dog crate for your dog, you probably already know what a terrific little invention they are. They provide you with the peace of mind of knowing that you are not going to come home to a mess when you are house-breaking a puppy, keep your home and furniture safe from destructive dogs, and provide a comforting place for your dog to call his own.

Just Like A Den

Dogs, just like their cousins, wolves, are pack animals. And, just like wolves, dogs like to have a cozy den to sleep in or go when they are nervous or out of sorts. When you train your dog to go into foldable dog crates, he will learn to associate it with comfort, safety, and being rewarded for good behavior when he goes inside. This will create a calming atmosphere for your dog, and will make him want to be in the crate, as opposed to animals who are forced into it and don’t understand why they are being caged up.

Convenient and Lightweight

There are many foldable dog crates that are really simple to set up and take apart. It only takes a couple of minutes to set up one of the newer models of foldable dog crates, which can be really handy at time, such as house breaking or if you are going away on vacation and are bring your beloved pet with you. These dog crates are usually very lightweight, so it takes little effort to put them into your vehicle. Of course, you may want to get the crate set up and in your vehicle before letting the dog in, to make it a little bit easier to move and maneuver. They are also very easy to take apart so you can stow them away until you need them again.

Choosing Foldable Dog Crates

If you are considering purchasing one of the many foldable dog crates that are available on the market, there are a number of things you need to consider. Of course, you want to get a crate that is within your budget, and is also well-made. You need to make sure that the foldable dog crates that you consider be large enough for your dog to move around in, and lay down comfortably in. These crates are available in different sizes, so you should have no problem getting the right size for your dog. Also, make sure that the crate is not too big. Your dog won’t feel as secure in a larger crate, and if you plan to use it in the home, it needs to fit into your space.

Styles of Foldable Dog Crates

There are different styles of dog crates available, depending on your particular needs. If you are looking for something that is extremely lightweight, you may want to opt for soft-sided crate. Or, there are many hard shell crates available that are ideal for travel, including air travel, and of course, there are stainless steel and aluminum crates.

No matter what your choice, your dog will cover you in doggie kisses when you give him his very own home to sleep and play in.

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Guide To Housebreaking Your Puppy

Housebreaking is the most indispensable thing your puppy must learn. Common sense should tell you why. Do you want your house to stay spic and span? Handle your puppy’s housebreaking well. Aside from the maintenance of your household hygiene, trained dogs are happy dogs. As creatures of habit, it’s in their nature to keep schedules as pack animals. Here is how you should housebreak your puppy:
How Old Should My Puppy Be To Start Housebreaking
It is best to start housebreaking your puppy when he/she reaches 8 to 12 weeks of age.
Crate Training
Dog trainers suggest using a crate in housebreaking your puppy. A crate is like a cage, with see-through bars and a locking door. Its size should accommodate well the dogs size for it to move around in. It should be used like a dog’s bedroom. It is advised to not confine your puppy in his crate for more than two hours at a time.
The reasoning behind using a crate in housebreaking your puppy is that dogs will not dirty their sleeping areas. However, he may do so if you lock him in somewhere for longer than he can hold it in. Never use a crate to punish your dog, it will backfire. Generally, pups that are three-months old must eliminate every 3 hours, so you should lead him to a special outdoor comfort place more often.
Make Your Puppy Learn Routines
When it is time to take your dog out doors to eliminate be sure to use one door only. This way he will use that door to let you know he needs to go outside.
Taking the puppy out at the same time everyday will help your dog to get into a routine. This will help him to learn to hold it in until you are available.
Your Puppy Will Give You Clues
In order to accomplish this goal, you must pay attention to the signs that your dog is giving you when he needs to go out. He may scratch on the door, starting at the door, circling in an area or he may be constantly sniffing. That is your clue to let him out.
Patience is a Big Virtue
Patience and consistency is the key to housebreaking your dog.
Common Sense Makes a Lot of Sense
Common Sense will help you and your dog while housebreaking. Stick to a routine, do not give him water before bed, to not ignore the clues.
In order to succeed in housebreaking your puppy patience and consistency is of vital importance. If for some reason you are not able to stick to the routine and your puppy has an accident don’t blame him just get back into that routine as soon as possible. It will take a lot of time and commitment on your part but don’t give up.
Best of luck!

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Stop Your Dog’s Whining

The incessant whining that is part and parcel of some dog owners’ experience with canine companionship is soon sure to sap the last bit of love and affection out of the relationship and in some cases will also sour the neighborly ties of homeowners living adjacent to your vociferous canine. Of course, whining happens in even the most well behaved dog, but there are some tips and tricks to learn from dog owners who have been through it!
1. Listen to the different “voices” of your dog. Your dog is not whining or barking for no reason. Has he spotted another animal? Did someone enter your backyard and your dog is defending his territory? Maybe he needs food or water?
2. Whining is a distinct sign that your dog is in distress. Many alert owners have saved their dogs from harm by investigating when their dog was whining.
3. If you have been out all day, your dog may whine because it has been lonely. Since dogs are pack animals and thrive on social interaction, this is a normal response to being alone and while you might not be in the mood for catching up with your dog after a long day at work, your dog needs to have that time. Fail to offer it to the dog, and it will let you know of its unhappiness by whining. Set aside 10 minutes to interact and play with your dog when you come home and culminate in filling its food bowl, and the odds are good that you can stop your dog’s whining in its tracks.
4. Keeping a dog outside by itself is another way to get it to whine. It wants to come in misses the human companionship which is associated with the inside of the house, and will therefore stand by the backdoor and whine until you decide to open the door. This may take 10 minutes or 10 hours, depending on your work schedule. Dogs are persistent and your neighbors may also be when they ask you to put your dog inside the house before you leave next time.
5. Should you discipline a dog that is whining? No, whining is always a sign of distress and punishing a dog that is stressed can make the behavior even worse. Hitting your dog or putting him outside as punishment is the wrong course of action.

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