Crate training is a kindness

Crate Training is a kindness

Dogs are, by nature, den animals. Crate training takes advantage of their natural instincts and allows the dog to feel safe and secure. And out of mischief!

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All training starts with taking advantage of your dogs natural inclinations to reinforce the behavior you want. The only place your dog will not, by nature, mess, is its sleeping place. Crate training works with your dogs instinct - he never has the opportunity to be bad.

Crate training is fairly intense for you. The rule is: if you are not actively paying attention to your dog, your dog is in the crate. Period. Even if youre in the same room. If youre not watching your puppy, its in the crate. If you think caging your dog is cruel, get over it. Its worse for your dog not to know the rules of the house.

Crate training is not an excuse to ignore your dog for hours at a time. A puppy cannot go more than a couple of hours during the day without a bathroom break. If your dog learns to mess in its crate the behavior is very difficult to correct. Its one of the biggest challenges when adopting strays or rescues from shelters. It can be done, but requires patience and dedication.

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