Crate Train A Puppy

Many people think that it is cruel to crate train puppies.  I was also under that impression until I read a number of articles on the subject by reputable dog training people encouraging the practice.

Crate Training offers a number of Practical Benefits

1. It keeps your puppy safe. Particularly from chewing electrical cords and your precious items when you cannot be around to watch him. Consider it the same as a playpen for a baby.

2. It is also an invaluable tool in housetraining a puppy. Puppies learn from their mother that they shouldn’t soil their sleeping area. When they are still in the whelping box, the puppies will crawl away from their sleeping area to a location they chose as the potty area, and eliminate there. They are already innately trained not to dirty their resting place.

Some other considerations:

Crate Training A Puppy – Encourages your Dog’s Natural Denning Instinct
In the wild, adult dogs will naturally find a den or safe area to sleep. When the dam whelps the pups in the wild, she would set up a den and keep it clean until the pups are old enough to venture out on their own. She teaches them not to soil the place where they sleep. Domestic dogs will also naturally den. You will often see a dog sleeping under a table or desk or next to a piece of furniture if no other area is provided for them to sleep. It is not cruel to crate train a puppy and develop this habit from the time you bring the puppy home. In fact, it is cruel not to give the pup or dog a safe area they can call their own.

Crate Train A Puppy-Setting The Rules From The Beginning
When you crate train a puppy and he whelps, it is probably because he would rather be snuggled up close to you the way he was with his littermates. If you allow the puppy access to your lap, bed, couch or chair when you first get the puppy then it will be more difficult to eliminate these behaviors as the puppy grows up. Think of what the adult size of your dog will be and decide if you have room in your lap, bed, etc. for the the adult dog. You must decide before you bring the puppy home what the “rules” will be and be consistent in enforcing them.

Crate Train A Puppy-Help From The Breeder
If you’re fortunate, the breeder has begun to crate train the puppies while they are still in the whelping box by providing a crate for them to sleep in. If this is so, then all you have to do is to let the puppy to get used to it’s new crate, the smells and your home. This will allow your crate training will go much faster. If possible, get a familiar piece of bedding from the breeder, one which has the smells of the litter on it. Then place this in the crate along with the other pads or towels. This will help the puppy feel more comfortable. You can return this to the breeder once the puppy is used to his new home.

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