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Crate Training

One of the best things you can do for your puppy early in life is crate training.

Many people also assume that crate training is difficult, but that is judst not true. It is important to learn when your puppy normally expects to eat, likes to sleep, and, of course, go potty.

This information helps you formulate the best times for the crate training.

Crate training is not about keeping your dog locked up for extended lengths of time. Crate training usually begins with short periods of 10 to 15 minutes slowly building up to two hours as they become more accustomed to their crate. Dogs naturally avoid soiling the area where they will eat and sleep and this is one of the reasons why crate training is important.

Dogs actually get a lot of benefit from having been crate trained and they generally come to like the fact that they have been crate trained. You should remember that, done correctly, crate training will enhance the lives of both you and your dog. Crate training needs to be handled with the care that one would expect from a family member.

Crate training is the best method of potty training a puppy by far, so it is well worth doing when they are young to eliminate one area that can be a problem with dogs, as they grow older. There are bound to be mishaps along the way when your puppy might accidentally dirty the crate, but your puppy should not be punished. Such incidents are usually unintentional.

While many dogs may whine and bark when they first start crate training, most crate trained dogs learn to love their crate as their own place, much like children have their favorite blanket for security that they will carry around. Dogs love structure and routine, so crate training is easily accepted into their daily environment and comfort zone

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