Crate training your dog

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Where dogs originally were used to sleeping

Pros of crate training your dog Possible disadvantages to crate

training your dog What not to do when crate training

your dog How to crate train your dog Example of a crate trained dog

In the wild, dogs sleep in dens, and your dog may seek out a sheltered place in your home, a crate could be that place.

Dogs need a place to go to get away from the everyday human life

The every day human life can cause stress on your dog

(“Wells, Virginia”)

Pros to crate training your dog

You can feel at ease while you are away from the home, knowing your dog is safe in a crate.

Instead of coming home to … The carpet chewed up Garbage everywhere Accidents inside your home Any of the worries you would

normally have when leaving your dog out to roam while you are away

(Kovary, and Giella)

Some things you would not want to come home to.

The crate can be a place to ease your mind while you are away.

While knowing what your pet is doing you don’t have to worry about these things happening in your home.

Things that people may think are disadvantages to the crate

:Cruel because they are confined to a small space.

:They are not getting enough exercise while you are away.

:They whine when you first start putting them in there.

what not to do when crate training your dog

Do not use the crate as a place to go when you are punishing your dog.

Never hit the crate while they are inside or around ,they may become fear full of the crate.

Do not leave your dog in the crate for too long of a period. (depending on your dogs age could range from 3 to 6hours)

Do not put your dog in a crate that is too small or to big of a size for your dog.

Steps on crate trainng your dog

1 Introduce your dog to the crate 2 Feed you dog meals in or by the

crate 3 Lengthen crating periods 4 Start to crate you dog when you

leave.(gradually build up time) 5 Crate your dog at night, ( not

everyone crates there dogs at night) ("human society of the United

States")

demonstration

I am going to Show you how easy it is once you have your dog crate trained.

Hope fully you have found this information useful and helpful

Crate training my dog was the best decision I have made with my dog. Hopefully it can help ease your mind while you are away from your home.

Citation page

. "Crate training." The human society of the United States. Human society, 01-2012. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html>.

Kovary, Robin, and Barbara Giella. "Crate Training." Americans Dog Trainers Network. American Dog Trainers Network, 1999. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.inch.com/~dogs/notice.html

Wells, Virginia. "Sleep behavior of dogs." Pet place. 2012. ntelligent Content Corp, Web. 02/14/2012. <http://www.petplace.com/dogs/sleep-behavior-of-dogs/page1.aspx>.