Discuss all possible outcomes with your training partner before you even take
your pup out of the crate.
Never take
your pup out of his crate because he's kicking up a fuss - that just teaches him that being loud will get him what he wants.
If you let
your pup out of its crate when it starts whining, he will associate whining with getting what he wants.
As soon as you let
your pup out of his crate, you should take him directly to his established bathroom area.
In the morning, I usually lay in bed and the minute I do not hear my puppy crying or whining, I jump out of bed and let
the pup out of his crate.
Not exact matches
Dog
crates are great for keeping your
pup out of trouble when you're gone from home, and dogs love to curl up in them for a nap.
This training will require a few days
of this ritual, until the
pup realizes that he must go in the
crate and remain quiet if he wants to be allowed
out.
If your children are old enough to be responsible for taking their
pups out in the middle
of the night, start from day one with a
pup crated in each kid's room.
If it's possible, placing the
crate next to your bed is ideal, in the first couple
of months, so you can tell if your new
pup needs to go
out at night, or is in distress in any way.
But the athletic
pup quickly answered that question by jumping
out of his
crate and off the truck as if nothing was wrong.
When all three
of the homeless
pups had been together in one foster home, Egg would rarely even venture
out of her
crate.
The key to
crate training is to take your
pup outdoors to go to the bathroom as soon as you let him
out of his
crate.
Once you see your
pup going in and
out of the
crate on its own, it's time to introduce some activities inside the cage.
Let your
pup wander in and
out of the
crate to get a feel for it, the
crate makes a nice «den» for your puppy and he will likely take to it for comfort and solace when he is tired, over-excited or worried.
So if you are going to do what Cindy and I are doing (raising 3
pups at the same time) you had better go
out and get three dog
crates and expect to spend a great deal
of individual time with your puppies.
Either keep the
pup crated when you are gone, or when it is
out of the
crate keep the other dogs
crated.
The type
of crate should be large enough for your
pup to stretch
out, turn around and stand up.
The
crate can be a safe place for your
pup to be while you are at work or
out of the home on errands.
This is called an «extinction burst» sort
of like a
pup in
crate that whines and the owner opens the door every single time he hears the whining, but then that day the whining doesn't work, the dog starts scratching the
crate's door and throwing a tantrum that gets the owner running to get him
out.
My youngest
pup, Kai, has an entire routine when I let her
out of her
crate.
Place the
crate in an area where it is
out of the way
of traffic but where your
pup can see the family activities.
Just get
out of the house and leave
pup alone for an hour or two in the
crate.
On average, it takes up to several weeks to get your
pup to get used to going in and
out of his
crate and having it closed for periods
of time.
Place a
crate in the bedroom
of the person who is responsible for taking the
pup out during the night if he has to relieve himself.
Chewing problems can start long after your
pup is house trained (and
out of the
crate) when your dog has reached adolescence or even adulthood.
Your
pup is already used to a
crate, «his den,» but may cry and scream
out of loneliness.
You can keep Mama away when they are
out, if you are concerned, and work on teaching your
pups to be
crated, come when called, sit, accept all sorts
of kind handling and get them
out to safe areas to socialize them.
The issue is now the older
pup just seems
out of his mind when the little one is
crated upstairs.
You can keep Mama away when they are
out, if you are concerned, and work on teaching your
pups to be
crated, come when called, sit, accept all sorts
of kind handling and get them
out to safe areas and to friend's homes to socialize them.