Try to
limit use of the crate / kennel to night - time usage.
Not exact matches
When you let your puppy out
of his
crate limit the area he has access to by
using gates.
With some
crates, Great Dane dog
crate size can be adjusted for each phase
of life,
using barriers to make the
crate smaller during the
limited time your dog is a puppy.
I tell people that they have to treat even older dogs like young puppies that you are strictly potty training and kind
of start over with potty training -
use a small
crate where she can not urinate in it and then lay somewhere else, take her out every hour or so, praise good behavior, only discourage bad behavior if you catch her in the act
of going,
limit her access to areas where she urinates, if someone isn't right with her at all times, she needs to be in her
crate, etc..
Use of a
crate should be
limited to no more than eight hours, less for a younger animal.
To
limit access keep doors closed or
use a play pen or
crate when you're in the room or a drag line and ensure he has plenty
of distraction toys to keep him occupied.
* The effects
of excessive
use of the
crate include environmental deprivation, anxiety, hyper behavior (due to lack
of exercise and
limited movement) and socialization problems, since dogs truly need interaction with people and exposure to a variety
of stimulation (people, places, other animals, experiences) to become a good, stable, well - mannered companion.
Use of the
crate should be
limited to a few hours at a time (adult dogs no more than 6 hours, puppies no more than 4 hours, pups younger than 11 weeks no longer than 2 hours).
A photograph was then taken through the opening
of a
crate where the sheets
of paper
used were originally stored and this image made into a
limited edition print.