Training Your Puppy

Crate training for dogs is used as a recommendable method to house-train dogs. Crates are also used to prevent the dog from damaging property, keep dogs protected from unsafe items such as chemicals, and are also used when traveling.

However, the main purpose they are used as a housebreaking method is because dogs do not like to sleep near a soiled area. They naturally, will want and need to be let out of the crate to go potty. They will try their best to not urinate or crap inside the crate if they can help it.

If you keep them caged up for too long, they will be forcedto eliminate which will just extend the house training and make it much more complicated and time consuming as you would have to start the training procedure all over.

This is why you should try your hardest to make certain your dog is brought outside on a regularly scheduled basis.  

During the day, take the dog outside every hour to potty and praise the dog when he goes. This will teach her that going outdoors is a good thing.

As puppies, dogs have very weak bladders and therefore need to go hourly. The older they get, the less time you have to take them out.

Setting a routine and sticking to it makes crate training dogs much more effective.

When you start putting your dog inside a crate, give her praise every time she goes in to teach her it is not a punishment.  If you want, you can also give her a treat.

You should to let her out in intervals to be together with the family.

Allow her to run around the homewhilst you are there and give her lots of love and play with her. After playtime, take her out to go potty. Then you can put her back in the crate when play and potty time is finished.

Crate training for dogs is very easy and successful when done correctly. Always keep in mind that the crate is not jail, so do not send her there when she does something bad.

You ought to only send her to the crate for the following reasons:

You are finished playing with her
You knowshe is done going potty
Time for bed
You are leaving out for a long amount of time

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