During the crate training period, it is important to keep a daily diary of when the dog does its business each day.
Not exact matches
Also helpful are a positive approach to
crate training, calming aids like Through a Dog's Ear, DAP or Rescue Remedy, the use of TTouch, and providing your dog with consistency and stability, particularly important
during the previously mentioned transition
period following adoption.
If you're a stay at home person who can dedicate to lots of small
periods of
training throughout every single day, you will succeed far sooner than a full - time office based worker who can only
crate train during some mornings, evenings and weekends.
What I would like is for her to be able to be happily settled, quietly, in her
crate in the car (if I need to go shopping or do an errand), and be
crate trained for the house
during the day if needed when traveling, or if I needed to leave her for a
period of time (1 — 3 hours max)
during the day, before she's ready to just enjoy the whole house when left alone.
Another little
crate - buying tip for you budget - minded types: Most people use their
crates only
during the early
training period with their dogs.
These problems can usually be turned around pretty quickly, so don't worry if he acts up a bit in his
crate during the initial
training period.
If he hears the
crate banging around or sees you carrying it, he may just think it's a big, scary monster, so when you assemble your puppy's
crate, do so without him in the room and, if possible, do it in the area where you plan for the
crate to be
during your dog's
training period.
Our other puppies have only needed a couple of nights by our beds whilst working on puppy
crate -
training during the day — and by the end of the first week they were fine being left for short
periods whilst we went out.