How Do You Crate Train A Puppy Or Dog?
Crate training your dog can be one of the best choices you will make when it comes to your pet. A crate trained dog will have a safe place to go, a place they view as their own, that taps into their wild instincts to have a den. Common issues, such as separation anxiety, potty accidents, and destruction of household items are rarely issues with a crate trained dog. Here are some helpful tips to crate training your puppy, or full grown dog. Let your puppy or dog get used to the crate. Set it up in the room you are in, and leave the door open (or the top half off, if possible with your type of crate.) Put a soft blanket or towel in the crate, and your dogs favorite toys or bones in the back of the crate. Let your dog sniff the crate and investigate it at his or her own pace. Do not force your puppy or your dog into the crate. Drop a treat in the crate and let your dog find it while investigating. This will associate the crate with good things. For now, leave the crate where you are. You
