Puppy Crate Training Tips
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Puppy Crate Training Tips - Purpose of A Crate
If you use these puppy crate training tips to your advantage, your puppy will actually enjoy the confinement and seek out the crate to snooze in.
The crate naysayers may not fully understand the details and advantages of crate training. What they see is unlimited confinement which is really a misuse of a crate.
Tips for Using A Crate
Crates come in various sizes and should be selected based on the anticipated adult height and weight of the dog. The crate shown above is a deluxe wire crate (and looks too big for the pup).
One of the more important puppy crate training tips is to ensure slow puppy introduction to his crate by using treats.
Another tip is to never force a puppy into his crate. Done repeatedly, this action can create a negative association with the crate.
I am most familiar with the use of crates as an overnight sleeping area. The theory is that a puppy will not eliminate in his sleeping area (the crate). A young puppy will cry to be let out to eliminate. The younger the puppy, the greater the number of times he will need to eliminate.
People who work will use a crate during the day. Initially, this will require a noon time release from the crate, so you may need to get someone to your home at noon. Young puppies will not last 8 - 10 hours in a crate.
If you are at home during the day, the crate can be used as a place for the puppy to sleep and a parking place when you need to go out or cannot supervise the puppy.
Using A Crate Overnight
There are two puppy crate training tips in the use of crates overnight:
- The rule for the number of times a puppy is likely to eliminate overnight is (puppy's age in months plus one). Using this formula, a 2-month old pup may need to be let out about 3 times.
- If you've let the pup outside before he beds for the night, leave him out until he does eliminate. It's no fun to be in your PJs and discover your puppy missed a form of elimination and needs to go out again (or you need to do a clean-up).
Reality Crate Training
Because I have two puppies four and eight months, I will give you examples of how each puppy reacted to crate training. Their reactions were different. Puppy crate training tips are described along with each puppy's reaction to crate training. From my mistakes, you will discover what to do and what not to do when you crate train your puppy.
These Two Tips Deserve Your ATTENTION!
Introduce your pup slowly to the crate using his favorite treats.
Never force a puppy into his crate. You risk creating a negative association with the crate.
Puppy Crate Training Tips - Alvin
Alvin's Crate Training Was Less Than Successful
Alvin is a Bichon Cockapoo destined to be spoiled from the first day he joined the family. The best of the puppy crate training tips in this lens is courtesy of this feisty pup.We crated him after about a week of struggling with a confined area in the bedroom. He resisted the crate from day one, whining and crying every time he was crated overnight. He did this despite the fact that he was carefully and gradually introduced to his new den. During the day, he walked into the crate on his own and fell asleep. The crate was open when this picture was taken.
Eventually we gave in to his whining - MAJOR Mistake number one.
And put him on the bed - MAJOR Mistake number two.
Fortunately, he has never eliminated on the bed - a miracle of sorts. He would wake us up by biting or licking an ear - not exactly a pleasant way to awaken, but ut worked for the pup! That was his signal to go out to eliminate.
Based on this experience, the most important of the puppy crate training tips are as follows:
- Resist the whining and crying - no matter how loud. Put the crate in another room if necessary.
- Throw a towel over the top of the crate to create a den-like experience. It muffles the sound a little, too.
- Keep a radio or TV going to keep the pup company.
- Unless you want to contend with a puppy taking up your foot space at the bottom of the bed AND possibly urinating (or worse) on your sleeping area, do NOT put the puppy on the bed.
When The Pup Is Crated Overnight . . .
Resist the whining and crying -
no matter how loud!
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Puppy Crate Training Tips - Sir Simon The Sad
Simon's Crate Training Was A Success
Determined to crate train successfully with Simon, we introduced the crate from day one. He whined - we pretended not to hear. At first, Simon (10 weeks at the time), woke us up 2 - 3 times a night to eliminate.
Now (at 20 weeks), he wakes up once per night, usually between 4 and 5 am. Technically, he should be able to sleep through the night, and he's getting there. As soon as he is house trained, which will be in about another month or so, the crate will be replaced by a doggie bed. Of course, if the pup likes the comfort of the crate, it could be his doggie bed. The problem is that it takes up a lot of room.
There are several puppy crate training tips drived from this experience:
- Persist and follow through with the nighttime outings. It is difficult to drag yourself out of bed several times a night, but the payoff is sooner than later YOU can sleep through the night.
- When you transition to a doggie bed, get the pup used to the bed by letting him explore it and use it for naps. Simon is into chewing because he's teething. He's tried to chew through his new bed.
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- Never force a puppy into his crate.
- The rule for the number of times a puppy is likely to eliminate overnight is (puppy's age in months) plus one. Using this formula, a 2-month old pup may need to be let out about times.
- Resist the whining and crying - no matter how loud. Put the crate in another room if necessary.
- Throw a towel over the top of the crate to create a den-like experience. It muffles the sound a little, too.
- When the pup is crated, keep a radio or TV going to keep the pup company.
- Unless you want to contend with a puppy taking up your foot space at the bottom of the bed AND possibly urinating (or worse) on your sleeping area, do NOT put the puppy on the bed.
- If you've let the pup outside before he beds for the night, leave him out until he does eliminate. It's no fun to be in your PJs and discover your puppy missed a form of elimination and needs to go out again (or you need to do a clean-up).
- Persist and follow through with the nighttime outings. It is difficult to drag yourself out of bed several times a night, but the payoff is sooner than later YOU can sleep through the night.
- When you transition from the crate (if you decide to do this) to a doggie bed, get the pup used to the bed by letting him explore it and use it for naps.
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