The Dodo spoke with Irith Bloom,a certified professional dog trainer and owner ofThe Sophisticated Dogin Los Angeles, to get tips for crate training an older dog. Can I crate train my older dog? Any dog can be crate trained, whether they're a puppy or an adult or even a senior. But ...
Whether you have a new puppy or an older rescue dog, crate training should be part of your training program. It’s not only useful for keeping your dog safe when you can’t supervise, but it can become a source of comfort and safety in your home. Make sure you get the right size ...
Unlike older dogs, puppies can't hold their bladder for too long.It’s one fact that every dog owner should be aware of, if not already familiar with. That means when they drink water, they need to relieve themselves soon after that. ...
Crate training is a good choice for just about any dog owner. The only people who shouldn't choose this method are those that have very young puppies and are away from home all day or those that have unusually long work hours and can't come home during the day to let the dog potty ...
If your puppy soils her crate because you left her there too long, the house training process will be set back several weeks, if not months.Your puppy should only be confined to a crate when you are at home. Except at night, give your puppy an opportunity to relieve herself every hour...
CRATE TRAINING YOUR DOG E-HANDBOOKPat Storer
Shaping Your Dog to Go into Their Crate This training method is by far my favorite! Shaping is marking and rewarding small approximations — "slices"— of the full behavior. For going into the crate, these approximations are: look at the crate, one foot in the crate, two feet in, ...
A good rule of thumb is to choose a big crate enough for your dog to stand up, turn around, and lie downcomfortably. If possible, set up the crate in an area where yourdog spends a lot of time. This could be in the living room or bedroom. Place a blanket or towel in the crate...
Slowly add leaving the room for about 20 seconds at a time and when you walk back inside, just ignore your puppy. Step by Step Crate Training Process Introduce your puppy to the dog crate. Encourage puppy to enter crate. Let puppy investigate and enter in and out of the dog crate ...
The same principle applies when you have an older pup or adult and are dog crate training. This means that you need to pick a crate that is big enough for your little guy to sleep in, but not big enough for him to feel that it’s okay to eliminate in. ...