Now that you have your crate, the other things that I would recommend to get before you start your puppy crate training are some toys, a mat for the bottom of the crate, an odor neutralizer (available at most pet stores) and some puppy treats.

You want to get some safe toys to put in the crate with your puppy so that the puppy feels more comfortable in the crate.

You should never put your puppy in the crate as a punishment because you want it to enjoy being in there.

Be very careful what types of toys you put in the crate because you don’t want your puppy choking on or digesting something that they are not supposed to eat.

Most of the commercially available dog toys are acceptable such as the hard rubber toys or pressed bones.

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DO NOT use rubber squeaky toys or stuffed toys! These break apart very easily and are choking hazards to your puppy.

You can even get one of the hard rubber toys that have holes in the middle to put some puppy treats or food in (peanut butter and cream cheese work well with most puppies).

This will help your puppy adjust to the new crate and help to keep them quiet in the beginning stages of puppy crate training.

Getting a mat for the bottom of the kennel is just to provide a nice comfortable spot for your puppy to lay on, instead of the hard plastic bottom of the crate. You want something that is easy to clean, but not something that your puppy can chew apart.

The odor neutralizer is used to clean up the floor in case your puppy has an accident. You can use this to effectively clean the soiled are of your carpet or flooring.

This will remove the odor from the urine or feces so the puppy will not be attracted back to use that area again. Most regular household cleaners contain ammonia, which is not good for cleaning up after your pet and could attract your puppy back to the same spot.

You can use a variety of things as puppy treats. Most commercially available treat will work just fine, with organic and all natural being more readily available today I would recommend to go that route.

It is just healthier for your puppy, especially in it’s biggest growth stage. You want to start your puppy crate training by tossing a few treats in the cage and giving your puppy a command such as “Crate” or “Kennel” as it goes in after the treats.

This will entice your puppy to go in the crate and look forward to it’s reward. Your puppy will begin to get excited about going in it’s crate because it will soon realize that going in the crate means “treats”.

When you use a command to associate your puppy with going into the crate, your puppy will eventually learn what you want it to do when you say the command.

This will become extremely useful in the coming days. When your ready for your dog to go in the crate, you can simply give the command and your dog will go in on it’s own and wait patiently for some treats.

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