Puppy Crate Training – An Introduction
One of the most common issues with dog owners is puppy crate training. If this is you don’t feel bad, give your self some credit for taking a step in the right direction. Some dog owners just feel that it is something that they have to live with, having a new puppy, and the dog will eventually “grow” out of it. To me, this is LAZY thinking! If you are going to take on the responsibility of owning a dog, then you MUST learn the proper ways to take care of it, PERIOD!
In today’s world, there are too many resources at your fingertips to learn the proper ways to properly care for your new puppy (some better than others, but we’ll discuss that later). For now let’s just try to move in the right direction. You might not do everything perfectly but what matters is “direction not perfection”. Remember with learning any new skill/method, patience is key, especially with the new addition to your family.
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Now, let’s get started with some basics of puppy crate training. Let’s first start with why we should use a crate to train our puppy. Dogs are pack animals like wolves and in the wild use a den to raise their young. Spending the first part of their lives brought up this way causes them to feel safe and secure in a den. When they get older they naturally choose a den to sleep at night as opposed to being exposed to predators out in the open. Whether this be a cave or a whole in the bottom of a tree, it provides protection and security.
It is also the dogs natural instinct to keep his den clean and not use it for a bathroom. This behavior alone is something that we as humans can take advantage of when crate training our puppy. So if you are one of the many people who “feel bad” putting your puppy in a crate, you are actually going along with mother nature in providing a safe secure den. Puppy crate training is a safe humane way to house train your puppy quickly and effectively.
Check out the rest of this 6 part puppy crate training course on the left under “Articles”.
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