Crate Training a Puppy

Crate training a puppy is the easiest way to get your puppy assimilated to living in your house without causing a mess. Some people think that crate training is cruel because the animal is confined. Crate training is not cruel. It enables the puppy to become a good pet and a member of the family instead of a creature that causes havoc.

 



It is actually cruel not to train a puppy. Take a look at your neighborhood dog pound and you will see a bunch of dogs that were abandoned by their owners who could not take care of them. Many people do not take the time to train puppies properly and get sick of having the house destroyed by the grown dog. They get rid of the animal and expect someone else to take care of it. Most people, however, do not want to have to try to train a dog as it can be very difficult. The animal gets put to sleep. This is much more cruel than crate training a puppy so that it becomes a good pet.

 

You should get a crate that is large enough for the puppy to move around but small enough so that the dog will not be tempted to use part of the crate as his personal bathroom. The purpose of crate training is twofold. It gives your puppy a den, a place of his own where he is secure and happy and it also keeps him from going to the bathroom wherever he wants.

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A puppy will not go to the bathroom where he sleeps. This is against the nature of the animal. Crate training a puppy is a simple concept. You keep the puppy in the crate unless you are watching him carefully. You feed the puppy outside of the crate and then take him outside to hopefully go to the bathroom. You make sure that you establish a firm routine and do the same thing every day. This will give the puppy a sense of security.

 

When the dog goes to the bathroom outside, you reward him and take him home. You can then play with the puppy for awhile until it is time for him to go into the crate. Remember that dogs are very social animals. If you have a dog, you should be prepared to devote time and attention to the animal, otherwise it will become distressed.

The puppy should sleep in the crate and be allowed out to go to the bathroom before you go to bed and then first thing in the morning. Again, routine is very important. When you leave the house, you can then put the puppy in the crate.

Some people crate train a puppy and then, once it is fully housebroken, allow it to run free in the house. Others keep the crate as the den for the dog and it becomes the place where the animal sleeps. Either way, crate training is the easiest way to house train your puppy.