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The Secrets to Successfully Crate Training Your Puppy

Have you recently brought your gorgeous little puppy home but are having sleepless nights as he doesn’t feel safe and comfortable at night? Do you worry that your puppy is roaming around your house whilst you’re in bed and could hurt himself? the answer to these problems is crate training. I’ve put together the best advice I used for crate training your puppy.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS IN CRATE TRAINING YOUR PUPPY?

Some people get the wrong idea about using a crate for your puppy but that is because they don’t understand how to use the crate. They are not for punishing your puppy, they are to give him his own space.

If you can get your puppy crate trained, it will make life so much easier for you when you need to take him to the vets as crates are great for transporting your dog around. If you need to make a long journey with your dog, such as a family holiday, then the crate will prove to be a comfortable carrier for your dog that he is happy to be in and enjoy the journey!

MY TOP TIPS FOR CRATE TRAINING YOUR PUPPY:

#1 – make the crate nice and cosy for your puppy by ensuring that you have a comfortable base bed/blanket in there. Attach a water bottle to the side of the crate. This works better than having a water bowl inside as there’s a good chance your puppy would knock it over and spill water all over the crate!

#2 – Give your puppy something to do! Leave a couple of his favourite toys in there and some tasty chews.

#3 – get the right crate for the breed of dog you have. Unless you have an endless supply of cash, you won’t want to be having to replace the crate when your puppy grows up!

#4 – when your puppy leaves the litter he will be confused by his new environment. Many breeders will give new owners a blanket or toy that has his mothers scent on it. This will be a great comfort to your puppy when he is getting used to his new surroundings.

#5 – you must never use the crate as a punishment. If you do it will confuse your puppy.

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The Secrets to Successfully Crate Training Your Puppy


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    Crate training your puppy should happen in phases depending on your dogs age. For example, very young puppies should be socialized into the crate slowly over a period of time, even a few weeks, before the door is shut. once your dog  can hold the urge to go to the bathroom all night,  you can then shut the crate door for a few hours a day to begin with. Remember, your daily routine is key. You should always give your dog lot’s of walks, exercise and hang time with you, as well as crating time even when your home. This is really important to realize. Many  people crate their dog only when they leave and the crate is associated with abandonment when it really should be thought of as the a plush condo. The length of crate training will depend on your lifestyle, work habits, age of your dog, and training that you have given while raising your dog. Obedience training ( heel, sit , stay , down and come) creates a language and allows you to develop trust. The rest takes time just like any other relationship. How do you know when you can stop crate training your dog? You’ll know. There will be no accidents for months, nothing chewed up during your dogs free time loose in the house and you’ll just know!

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      Potty training is one of the most important things your puppy must learn. Common sense should tell you why it is the most vital part of raising a puppy and has to be done consistently to be effective. Apart from the maintenance of your household hygiene, trained dogs are happy dogs.

      There are numerous ways to potty train your puppy, depending on your circumstances and dog type. Paper training is suitable for puppies that have not been vaccinated yet and for those who live in high raise apartments where access to a garden by the dog itself is almost impossible.

      Crate training, suitable for urban living dogs make use of the dog’s instinctive nature of not messing up their sleeping area to train the dog to control its bladder and relieve only when he is out of the crate.

      The common choice would be to train your dog to go outside to the back yard or the garden to relieve.

      The idea potty training age is when your puppy reaches the age of 8 to 12 weeks old. Remember the adage about how old dogs can’t learn new tricks? It is not completely true but right in some ways because it is much easier to train a younger dogs when undesirable habits are not formed. So, don’t take any chances.

      There are many ways in life to achieve the same desired results. Of them, there are hard ways and easy ways, right ways and wrong ways. The best course of action is to use the easiest and fastest way to get the right results. This requires a lot of supervision and positive reinforcement. Let’s see how best to achieve what we want in order to potty train our new puppy.

      To begin, you should allocate an area for your puppy to eliminate outside or inside the house, you should show him the way to this spot and praise him generously after he finishes

      If you praise and reward him immediately after he finishes his job, it encourages him to eliminate in that area alone. The urine odor will be detectable by your puppy and he will learn to associate it as the place to relieve himself.

      To help the puppy to remember, always use the same door and spot where you want your puppy to eliminate. Use soiled newspaper to mark the area and hint your puppy on where is the right spot.

      Next is to make your puppy learn about his elimination routines. Dogs are habitual animals; they are born instinctively to keep to routines. When your puppy is six to eight weeks old, you should bring him out to relieve after every few hours. The frequency will reduce as he grows older and can control his bladder better. During puppy hood, take him to the allocated elimination area at the following times of the day – Upon waking in the morning, after naps, meals, play, training sessions and just before bedtime.

      Taking your pup out at around the same time every day will be very beneficial for the both of you. This will help in establishing a routine, and will make him learn to hold it in until you become available to take him out.

      At this time, you must learn how to look for clues, if your puppy is accustomed to roaming freely around the house, search for signs that show you he needs to do it. Be really observant of his behavior, such as, heavy sniffing, circling an area, staring at the door with an intense look on his face.

      You can train your dog with two more commands to help him understand potty training faster. Use “Hurry up”, or “Potty now”, command to associate it with potty time. So, say “hurry up” or “potty” in an encouraging tone just when he gets the urge to “go”. Your puppy will understand and associate the command with potty time, and will get down to relieve himself. Once he’s done, praise him lavishly.

      During potty training, your puppy is bound to make mistakes like any other puppies. In part 2 of this article, you will learn how to excuse his mistakes and more tips to help you train your puppy in double quick time

      Your puppy is your new family member and if trained correctly will give you lots of joy for many years to come.

      To find out more about puppy and dog training visit Potty Training Your Puppy.

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      DogTrainingCoursesReport.com provides reviews on their site of some of the most popular dog training courses available online. The site also includes a variety of free tips for training your puppy or dog.

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      Chris Alexander states that, “Home dog study courses are one of the most cost and time efficient ways to train your dog. They are cheaper than dog obedience schools and faster than trying to train your dog on your own without any structured guidance. A quality dog training course is the closest thing to having a dog trainer at your home. It offers the best combination of cost and time efficiency”

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      Well, they say that if you have a problem training your puppy, then you should strictly crate train them. This means no outside crate activity except for eating and going potty. They also say that “tie-outs” or keeping your dog outside all day because they run wild in the house, is not good. These kinds of dogs will go crazy in the house because they dont know how to act in the house. Here is my point: Aren’t the “tied out” dogs and the “strictly crate trained” dogs kinda the same? They both dont know how to act in the house whether it be running wild or going potty. If a crate trained dog only stays in its crate, when it finally gets out, it has no preconcieved notion to not eliminate there. Same as the tied out dog who is let into the house and runs wild because it does not know how to act. Therefore, is crate training really effective??does it cause bad behaviors cuz the dog is unable to walk around the house, and therefore doesnt know he or she shouldn’t eliminate there?As of right now i am strictly crate training my 7 month old yorkie pup upon many recomendations because of her stubborness with house training. is this making things worse?? What do you think??For all the people say “get that dog away from her” I want all of you to hear this:Crate training does not mean that the dog is in the crate until the end of its life!! It means that just until the dog can be trusted not to poop anywhere in the house, its to be crated. This is meant to be a quick process to train the dog. Anyone with half a brain would know that. I can assure you that i love my dog with all of my heart and only want to train her in the best possible way. Personally, I would love to meet face to face with CHINA and tell her what I think of her for her answer because it was completely rude, insensitive and unhelpful. This is Yahoo answers not Yahoo opinions. So China, get it straight, hun, because you sound so unprofessional and no one wants to hear your lousy opinion. As for the few answers that helped me, thanks. I now know how to better go about this. I will gate off a room in the house and let her roam so that she can start roaming. Thanks, again.

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