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Crate Training for Your Puppy
Teaching your puppy crate training is the first and best step in
his life. It makes all the other steps in his training go so
much smoother, much like a solid foundation makes for a superior
wall. Establishing you as the Alpha member of his "pack" is one
very good reason for starting your puppy in a crate when he is
very young.
Another reason for crate training is that dogs love
predictability. To know what is going to happen in any given
situation makes him happy, and more apt to be the best-behaved
dog he can possibly be.
A strong crate is the very basis of good puppy training. A wire
crate with a lock is the best kind. Make sure it is large enough
for him to stand up and turn around. But not so large that he
can roam and wander around. A too-large crate will inhibit house
breaking.
A crate that is just the right size will be perceived as his
"nest", where puppies never "go potty". They will learn to hold
it if you don't make a prison out of it. Never leave a puppy
under 8 weeks longer than one hour in his crate. He will soil
it, after struggling and suffering as long as he can.
Put a nice pad in there with a bone. Start with placing a tasty
treat in there, he will go in and get it. Do this several times
without closing the door, let him come in and out freely for an
hour or so. Praise him highly each time he goes in, make it all
very pleasant.
Then when his attention is on his treat, close the door. Praise
him quietly, "What a good boy, it's ok, such a good boy!" In 10
or 20 seconds, no longer, let him out without a word, no praise,
just a pat. Do this for increasingly longer intervals, but do
not give him achance to get upset. You can do this several times
the first day.
Make sure every training session ends on a happy note, this is
crucial.
Once he sees the crate is his own private territory, he will go
in there on his own, expecting treats and your attention. When
he does, say, "Wanna crate?" with a happy face while getting his
treats. Start leaving the room while he is in there for 2
minutes and onward, gradually. When you return, don't make a
fuss, just walk over and open the crate. In 3 days he will be
officially crate-trained, ready to be left alone for an hour, no
longer at first. Leave him gradually longer, slowly and
carefully.
Q. Why do I want a crate for my puppy? A. Because they love it
is the best reason. They feel very safe and secure in there.
Here are some more: When you leave a puppy alone, he always has
some measure of separation anxiety. This leads him to any
behavior that brings him comfort, which is chewing, digging, or
when it is severe, voiding his bowels. When placed in a crate,
he feels safe because nothing can get to him, nothing can harm
him. He will sleep and chew and wait for you to return. When
leaving him overnight at the vet, if your dog is not crate
trained he will cry the entire time, feeling lost and abandoned.
With crate training, he is sure you will return, you always do.
Of course the vet's office is strange and will cause him some
anxiety, but nothing like the pure terror he will feel without
experience in being locked in.
NOTE: About crate-training, do not make a prison of his crate.
Do not use it as punishment. Do not leave him there for more
than 2 hours, just time for a long puppy nap and some chew time.
After that he will cry. Do not remove him while he is crying.
This will make him think he has to cry to get out. No matter
what, make sure he is being good when you open the door. He will
learn he has to be quiet to get out. Do not make a fuss when you
are letting him out, just quietly open the door and take him out
to potty. When he potties, praise him to high heaven! Dogs
naturally do not go where they nest, but sometimes it happens.
Do not scold, just clean it out with a bland face. He will learn
the lesson. If possible, try to clean it while he is outside so
he returns to a clean crate.
In 25 years of training dogs, I have never seen any one thing
more critical for a dog's well-being than good crate training.
About the author:
Dy Witt has shown, bred and trained standard poodles for 25
years.To read more about her dog and puppy training techniques
and her new ebook, visit: http://www.DogTraining15MinsADay.com
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Author: Gary Nave
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AWWWWW...who can resist the innocence of a small puppy? Puppies
can provide so much joy and companionship in a person's life. As
they say, dogs are man's best friend. Doing some research before
getting your puppy could save you a lot of aggravation and
unnecessary frustration. If you plan properly, you will be very
happy with your choice.
Some of the questions that might be important to you could be:
are you planning to breed the puppy, are you planning to show
the puppy, will this breed of puppy be good with children (if
there are children or will be children in the house), what
purpose would you have for the puppy, whether it be for hunting,
guarding the house, or simply a house dog, these are all
questions that you need to think about.
Visiting some pet stores to see if they have the breed available
would be a start. Checking online for particular breeders would
be another option. Checking your local SPCA would really be a
help not only for the puppy, but also for the facility.
Puppies with AKC (American Kennel Club) papers can be very
costly depending on the breed and the line from which the dog
came from. Puppies that are for show must be certified with
papers, so if you are planning to show the dog, you have no
other alternative but to purchase your puppy from a breeder or
pet store that provides papers for him. If your puppy is for
your child, and not for showing, it would be a better choice to
either adopt from the SPCA or buy one without papers; the cost
will be greatly reduced.
Once you find the puppy you wish to buy, immediately take him to
your veterinarian to have his shots and check-up. Secondly, sign
him up for puppy training classes, this way, as an adult dog, he
will have manners and possibly know a few tricks!
Be sure you get the same kind of puppy food that the previous
owner (whether it is from a breeder or a pet supply store) fed
the puppy. If you want to change his food, do so gradually by
mixing some of the current food with the new kind you want to
switch to. This not only helps to avoid diarrhea, but doesn't
shock the puppy's system.
Also, be sure to register him for a license for the state in
which you live. You must register each dog you have on an annual
basis. The fee is minimal (especially for the dog that is
sterilized) but the violation or citation if you are caught with
an unlicensed pet is extremely costly. Be sure to also buy some
personalized identity tags for the pet with his name, your name,
address and telephone number. You will be thankful you did in
case he happens to dig a hole under your fence and wander around
the neighborhood.
Have lots of fun choosing your puppy, he will be part of your
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Article written by Gary Nave of http://www.only-puppies.com
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