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Slide 1: Crate Training Your Dog Effectively
Slide 2: Housebreaking - dogs are less likely to soil their own sleeping place Chewing - limits the destructive chewing that puppies will have due to teething
Slide 3: Lessens Anxiety - puppies feel safer knowing they have a place of retreat Safety - you'll keep your puppy out of harms way when you are unable to supervise
Slide 4: Mobility - teaching your dog to relax in a confined space makes traveling in a car easier
Slide 5: • Your dog may become aggressive or territorial of his crate. • Your dog may misinterpret the gesture and think that he’s being punished. • He may have separation anxiety or experience loneliness when put in his crate.
Slide 6: When you get your puppy, put treats or food in his crate sporadically throughout the day. This will help him associate his crate with comfort and happiness.
Slide 7: Use positive reinforcement to praise him when he goes inside his crate. NEVER force your dog into his crate. He will feel like he is being punished.
Slide 8: Create a game where you drop a piece of food into the crate. Playfully say to your puppy "Where's the treat?" "Is it in your room?" Praise your puppy when he goes into his crate for the food. Let him leave the crate at any time during this game.
Slide 9: When you do start to close the crate door with your dog in it, be sure you are there supervising and only keep the door closed for short periods of time. Increase the amount of time he is in there over the course of several days.
Slide 10: The key to it all is strengthening your dog's psychological attachment to his crate being fun and good.
Slide 11: Leave the door open on the kennel crate for the first few days you have your dog and make sure the crate is in your room when you go to sleep. This avoids some separation anxiety for your dog.
Slide 12: Place your dog's favorite toys and treats at the far end of the crate. Let him have a first impression of his crate as a fun hangout spot.
Slide 13: Putting in a hamster-like water dispenser is also a nice treat for your dog. Don't let him feel like he is inconvenienced at all while in the crate.
Slide 14: Soft bedding is mandatory. Putting down a soft towel or blanket will also help your dog enjoy his new pad. Make the crate as cozy and unrestrictive as possible at first.
Slide 15: Along with keepin the door off the first few days, you may also want to keep the roof unattached. You can gradually add the roof after a few days and then a few days later add the door. While you're in the same room as the dog, begin closing the door while he's in it for a half hour.
Slide 16: Give him positive reinforcement while he's in there and make sure you give him a treat when you open the door and let him out. Gradually increase the time he is in there until he is in the crate with the door closed for two hours.
Slide 17: Positive reinforcement is the key here. You want your dog to feel like his crate is his castle. Just make sure he knows you'll be going in there too. You don't want a dog that becomes overprotective of his crate.
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