Answer by Trisha A lot of people say crate training as it is useful, but I've
never crate trained my dogs.
I'd
never crate train my dog!
Not exact matches
To me, there is a certain irony in the fact that the
dogs of old who were punished until they became obedient
never entered a cage, roaming free through the house and the yard, while the modern
dog is
trained through treats, and spends most of his life inside a cage («
crate»).
If by potty
training you mean to
train your
dog to «go» oditsue, I would suggest a few things. - take the
dog oditsue often, every 2 - 3 hours at first (a pup can only hold it for as many hours as his age in months - so a 3 month old pup can hol dit 3 hours)-
crate training is a great tool to assist in «potty
training» - always reward him when he goes oditsue -
never punish him if you find a mess - if you catch him in the act, a firm «NO!..
Many
dog owners do not think about
crate training while the
dog is still a small puppy, because the small puppy is
never left alone at home for more than an instance.
Dog owners who take care of older
dogs, e.g. from a shelter,
never get any chance to
crate train it as a puppy.
The first rule of
crate training a
dog is to
never ever use the
crate as a method of punishment.
Most cases of adult «separation - anxiety» would
never develop if the
dog as a puppy had been
trained in the
crate /
dog - door /
dog - run management system just described.
For some unknown reason my
dogs never enjoyed
crate training...
So we purchased our
dog from a Breeder, it was born last week, and we are getting it in 8 weeks after it receives it's vaccinations, deworming, microchipped, etc.... I plan on
crate training him in one of our small rooms we
never use.
In addition to
never giving in to begging, consider
training your
dog to lay down, go to his bed, or into a
crate during your own meal and snack times.
One trainer in my area, who has more than 25 years experience with all breeds of
dogs, tells her students that a
dog being
crate -
trained should
never be fed any place but in the
crate.
If your
dog or cat has
never been
crate trained before, try to obtain the correct
crate as early in advance as possible.
The
crate should only be used as a
training tool while you provide additional
training, and should
never be seen as punishment by the
dog.
But these comments about «I
never crate trained by
dog» blah blah blah are silly and frankly unsafe.
I've had many
dogs, all sorts of breeds, all raised from puppyhood to when they finally died of old age, and I've
never crated any of them and they've
never destroyed any of my homes because I
trained them not to!
Perhaps the most important tip to help
crate train your nervous
dog is to
never use the
crate as a punishment.
For those of you that have
never clicker
trained using the idea of shaping before, I've found a pretty good video from Pam's
Dog Academy on YouTube where you can see a puppy going through its first
crate training session.
I've
crate trained and housebroken
dogs before but
never 3 at once.
Is
crate trained, but he is free roaming in the house since he
never gets into anything Loves to go on walks He is a low to moderate energy level, most times you will find him napping on his bed I get it most people are hesitant to adopt a
dog with a medical history.
I've
crate -
trained four
dogs and
never resorted to such measures.
Now, if you were going through house
dog training and your puppy had an accident in the
crate, you should
never discipline.