Puppy Crate Training – Extending The Periods Of Time Away
This is the next step in puppy crate training.After you do this a few times and your puppies get comfortable with being in and out of the kennel, you should begin to close the door for small sections of time.Stay in the room for small periods of time and praise your puppy for relaxing in the crate.Then leave the room that the crate is in and then re-enter. and put a treat in the crate for your puppies to be rewarded with.
You will then want to gradually extend your time out of the room to get your puppy used to you not being there.Some dogs will bark or cry when you shut the crate door, you should not be alarmed and try to ignore it. If you open the door when your puppy is screaming or whining then it just teaches them that all they have to do is scream and you will let them out.
Remain patient for the time when your dog is queit inside the crate, and then open the kennel door. Your puppy will gradually learn to like the crate while feeling more comfortable and stop screaming.I realize that is it difficult when your small pup is whining to get out, do your best to not give in and you’ll be happy you did. Puppy whining is definitely one of the harder aspects of puppy crate training.
If you start to see your puppy go into the crate on it’s own to rest, then that means it feels safe and secure and likes the crate.Remember that your pup’s crate should never be a place you put it after it is bad. You always want your puppy to love their crate and feel safe and secure inside.Also, you never want to leave your puppies alone in your house for any amount of time.
Most puppies are very mischievous and will quickly start exploring things that you don’t want them to.Not only an issue for the owner of the puppy, but can also be dangerous to the puppy itself. If you have to do something in the house and can’t keep an eye on your puppy, such as taking a shower, just put the puppy in the crate for a short period of time.
Soon after your pup has remained in the kennel for a little while, go with it ouside and let it relieve itself.Begin praising your puppies immediately when they start to use the potty in the place that you want them to. You want to let your puppy know that this is what you want it to do.
Here you can use another command such as “Good Potty”, “Good Bathroom”, or “Good Outside”.Your dog should begin to link this command with relieving itself outside. When your puppy is finished you can take it back inside.Your puppy can only go a short period of time without relieving itself so keep doing this over and over again………consistency counts when puppy crate training!!!
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yeah I agree that puppies are harder to put inside kennels. Of course they’re still young, and for them, the world is just so big there are so many places to explore. Inside their kennel, they’ll feel restricted.
I trid this but the dog won. I just couldn’t let him whimper like that. I suppose I should have gone for tough love. He is sleeping in the garage now.
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I have personally trained 4 puppies with crate training and I wouldn’t do it any other way. It just takes a short time for them to adjust. My dogs love their crates. It is their safe haven.