Dog Crate Training Is Different Than Training a Puppy

This area is going to focus on crate training a dog. While it may seem that this whole site is about crate training, there's a definite difference between house training an adult or adolescent dog and a new puppy. A full-grown dog has different challenges than dealing with a new puppy.

Although the basic behavior expectations are the same, there is a different level of effort required when working with an immature puppy vs, an adult or adolescent dog.

This is important to understand:

A puppy crate training is different and requires a different set of efforts than crate training an older dog.

If you're looking for housebreaking a dog, you probably fall into one of two types of owners.

The first type of owner has purposely selected a new canine companion and decided against going to puppy route. There's a lot to be said for not having to go through the very young puppy stage. This of course includes the teething stage where they seem to chew on almost everything. Understand that if I mention a full-grown dog, I'm speaking of an animal six months or older.

The second type of owner is the one who had initially selected a puppy, allow them to grow up in their home without adequate or successful training. These dogs are more of a challenge, if only because they have picked up on the routine of the family and are comfortable in their current behaviors. Don't be discouraged however, because all but a very small minority of dogs can be successfully housebroken.

When crate training an adolescent or older canine, it may 1 be necessary to teach the basic commands stay. You've seen well behaved dogs walking beside their owners on a leash. When the owner stops, the dog sits right at his left side with the leash very slack. Once you teach your dog to sit at your side, it's a very simple matter to turn that into a "STAY" behavior.

The reason this is important is because unless you're willing to use a fully enclosed cage as a training crate in your home, you must be able to place your pet in the crate and have them stay on our own.

While many people have successfully used a fully enclosed cage for crate training, we preferred the use of an open doggie crate box. This is because it's easier to interact with your animal when you're able to reach down and pet them without a cage interfering.

Understand that many of the bad habits that need to be changed are usually those of the owner and not the dog. A dog only understands that she needs to go to the bathroom. While she is willing and able to relieve herself anywhere that would make you happy, it's up to you to establish WHERE you want her to go and communicate that to her.

This is done through consistent training and positive reinforcement. Yelling, threatening, chasing your dog for punishment, or any other action on your part that could even remotely be considered negative is not good. It's much better and easier to use your pets natural desire to satisfy and make you happy when teaching new behaviors, manners. And yes, even house training

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