Crate Training Puppies
This is page 2 of our ‘Crate Training Puppies’. For page 1, see: Puppy Crate Training
Tips on crate training puppies continued…
Now, getting your puppy used to anything (a crate, his leash, his collar, learning his name), requires that you introduce that thing slowly and steadily. Don’t just put your puppy in a crate and close the door. This will have an incredible adverse effect when crate training your puppy.
The important thing in crate training puppies is that your puppy has positive associations with the crate. So be careful that he does not go in there and then have the door immediately shut on him.
For crate training puppies you need to get your puppy used to being around and then inside the crate. This process can take several days, even up to a week.
Here is a process that many dog trainers use for crate training puppies.
It’s easy and you can do it too:
- Give your puppy some healthy and tasty treats near the crate.
- Move on to putting a treat at the door of the crate, then gradually throw the treats further and further into the crate.
- Use whatever healthy treats your puppy enjoys. Treat balls are great for this, as the pup will be kept busy for longer periods of time, thereby spending more enjoyable time inside the crate. It should take the pup at the very least, 30 seconds to finish the treat.
- Key: At first, close the door only while your pup is eating the treat – and make sure to open it before he finishes. Ooops, watch his little tail doesn’t get pinched by the door.
For Success In Crate Training Puppies:
- Make sure to place the crate in an area where your puppy will be close to the action, but not where he will be tripped over. Dogs are social animals, so he will not be happy if he is put in a separate room or in a dark corner somewhere.
In addition, you can also feed your puppy his meals in the crate. The idea is for your little pal to learn that wonderful things happen when he is inside the crate.
And for your puppy’s comfort and success, get a crate that fits him (the stand up, turn around size). He will not feel as comfortable in one that is too big for him. Watch carefully that he is provided with a larger size as he grows, (this can happen quickly with the larger breeds).
Have Fun!
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