What You Should and Should Not Do When Crate Training Your Dog

All dogs will bark, complain and throwing tantrums for the first few days of staying in the crate. They are barking initially because they are not used to the freedom restriction that had been applied to them! They will need fa ew days to adapt to the new environment. As a dog owner, remember to ignore these complains and they will stop barking when they feel tired. After a while, they will stop barking and settle down in the crate. Below are some free dog training tips for dog owners.

When starting to crate training a dog, you must decorate the crate as a place which is comfortable to rest and attractive to your dogs. Presume the crate as the bedroom for your dog, bedroom which will be attractive to your dog to stay there for longer period of time.

I would recommend starting crate training a dog by playing and giving full attention to them before putting them into the crate. When they are tired of playing and feel like resting they will stay quite and rest in the crate. And they will understand crate as their 'bedroom' to rest and relax. And start to enjoy and rest while staying in the crate.

During the initially stage of crate training a dog, do not let them stay in the crate for more than two hours for the first few weeks of training. Because dogs are playful as they might get bored easily! Give them some time to adapt to this new environment. After some period of training your dog, they will get used to it and you can leave them in the crate for longer period of time.

Training your dog and how to attract your dog to get into and stay in the crate?

First, I would suggest you to attract them by putting some toys in the crate which will ease their boredom and increase the capability of adapting. Give them or reward them with some treats which will be eye-catching to them! Reward them with their favorite treats. Remember, rewarding during dog training is very important as by rewarding your dogs will only feel attracting to follow your instructions.

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