What Are the Benefits of Crate Training Puppies?
When you properly train your puppy how to use a crate, he will come to regard the crate as his private space. The crate should be a place he enjoys and where he feels safe when inside it. If you do use a crate, never use it as punishment or leave your dog in it day and night. Otherwise, your dog could become depressed and anxious.
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Housebreaking
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The main reason people use a crate is to housetrain. Dogs usually do not soil where they sleep.
Bedding
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The crate can become your dog's bed at night. This way, you each have your own place to sleep, and the dog won't try to get in your bedroom or bed.
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Limited Access
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When teaching your puppy not to chew on furniture, toys or shoes, the crate limits his access to those things.
Transporting
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While traveling, a crate is a safe way for your dog to ride in the car.
Place of Relaxation
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Some dogs that feel anxious because of thunderstorms, for example, like to retreat to their safe place, their crate, until they calm down. When used properly, the crate can become a sanctuary for your dog.
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Comments
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My beagle mixed of 1year does not like to go in his crate. I have tried treats and I finally have to pick him up and put him in the crate. He stay in it all night with not a word. In the morning I take him right outside. He has not poped or peed in the house.
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Anonymous
Oct 02, 2011
The pup in the picture is the absolute most adorable model ever! What a sweet little thing! She is doing a great job of showing the calm, relaxed, happy state dogs can be in when properly crate trained.
