Choosing a Dog Crate

Executive summary about dog crate by Larry Volwiler

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Reasons to purchase a crate

House training: It is a dog’s natural inclination toward dens that makes a crate so useful to house train puppies. Since puppies will not normally soil an appropriately-sized ‘den,’ crates are extremely effective for helping puppies gain control over their bladders. When it comes to house training a new puppy, there is nothing that makes the training go faster or easier than a puppy crate. Plastic and wire crates are both very good products for dogs and cats.

Advantages of wire dog crates

Wire crates can be sized to your growing dog with removable divider panels that expand living space. Wire crates are easier to clean — particularly crates with the new, seamless-style polyethylene floor pans. Wire crates offer better ventilation. Wire crates provide more and better visibility for your pet.

Advantages of plastic crates

There are, however, instances when plastic crates are a sensible choice. If you plan on traveling with your pet by plane, plastic crates are required by law.

Dog Crate size

As mentioned above, divider panels can be used in wire crates to adjust their size. If you feel uneasy about crating your dog, we strongly encourage you to talk to your veterinarian, professional trainers, or other pet owners who have used dog crates anyone who knows dogs will know the value of crates.

Using a Dog Crate to House Train Your New Puppy
Executive summary about dog crate by Jen Moore

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Using a dog crate can help you to prevent accidents during times when the puppy can’t be watched. Puppies have to learn to accept periods of confinement. During his periods out of the crate, your puppy will need plenty of playtime, attention and loving. This helps to burn off their seemingly unlimited puppy energy and helps them understand that crating will only be temporary.

Give your puppy a small treat every time he has to go into his crate. Teething puppies love chew toys and all dogs love a Kong stuffed with peanut butter. Puppies learn quickly when their behavior is associated with a reward. It’s normal for many puppies to bark or whine when first being crate-trained. If you let your puppy out of the dog crate while he’s upset, you’ll be rewarding him for barking.

A dog crate is a fabulous tool when it comes to housetraining your puppy. Also, crating a puppy when the family is away during the day, administers a passive form of discipline by preventing a curious puppy from chewing up things he shouldn’t chew. A dog crate will keep your puppy safe and out of trouble.

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