I highly recommend using
a crate during the house training process because it's so effective.
Try to place the crate in a room where there is constant activity, since this will prevent your Dachshund from becoming lonely while confined to
the crate during house training.
Not exact matches
Crating your puppy when you are not at home will help to prevent him from having an accident in the
house but, in order for
crate training to be effective, you must give your puppy plenty of chances to go out
during the day.
A divider panel also means your pup won't be able to go to the toilet at one end of the
crate while sleeping in the other — a great tool to use
during the all important
house training stages.
In addition, puppies generally cost more than adults
during their first months home because they require frequent vet visits for shots and living /
training expenses that adults often don't require, such as pee pads; exercise pens,
crates, gates; toys, equipment, or your personal possessions that must be replaced due to chewing or
house training accidents, etc..
we are trying to
house train her and
crate train her since we are all out
during the day and we don't want her potying all over the
house.
Sleeping the puppy in a
crate or puppy pen can help with
house training but you should let it out in the garden to relieve itself
during the night.
And, most importantly,
crates used for
crate training puppies are extremely useful in many ways both
during and after the
house training process is complete.
The pros for
crate training puppies
during the
house breaking and chewing stages all puppies go through.
Using a
crate can reinforce the feeding and walking schedule you set for your dog
during house training.
Place them in this safe zone
during the times they have to be left alone, and dedicate yourself to concentrated efforts of
crate and
house training at all other times and as much possible.
And even when they're happy to sleep in a
crate while the
house is quiet and we're all asleep, it's taken at least many more days (or usually weeks) of
crate training to have them be happy
crated during the day and for them to start using the
crate themselves.
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.
I
crate him
during the day while I'm at work and also at night when I'm sleeping just due to his lack of
house training when I got him, but I think he would likely do fine out as well.
To begin with make sure you keep your dog in the
crate during the process of
house training to make him understand that this is the boundary and he can not cross it.
Putting the dog in a
crate is helpful
during the
house -
training process.
To avoid accidents
during the early phases of
crate training, your dog should have absolutely no unsupervised free time in the
house.