Michelleva Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 A friend has just got a puppy and is asking me about crate training it. Can anyone recommend any websites or articles that would be good to pass on? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 there are heaps of D O L threads ... here's one in which I put some links :) LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 All of my rescue foster pups were crated at night... if they kicked up a stink, they were ignored and they got the idea pretty quickly that no-one was coming to get them out when they wanted it. If I had litters, they would double up for company in their crates - singletons had a bucket type beddie with a teddy to simulate a littermate environment. I tend to place the crates where they can see me on the bed in my bedroom, so tantrums were pretty rare anyways. My older dogs were crate trained at an older age (4 and 9 years old) - after they'd had a fight and needed cage rest. Both are still perfectly fine to get into a crate and settle when asked. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Thanks guys, I'll check out the links Pers. I told her how I crate trained our foster dog, but just wanted to give her a bit more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Someone else who is also trying to teach her out to crate train, said the pup should be put somewhere where she can't see her family, like a spare room. I don't agree with that at all. Our crates have always been in the bedroom and family room, dogs want to be where their pack is. And how would you know a pup needed to get out to go to the toilet if it was locked away. We all have different idea's I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I loved Susan Garrett's crate games DVD for crate training with my girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelleva Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 I loved Susan Garrett's crate games DVD for crate training with my girl. Thanks for that, I'll pass it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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