All training begins with benefiting from your dogs natural inclinations to strengthen the behaviour you would like. The only real place your pet wont, naturally, mess, is its sleeping place. Crate training works together with your dogs instinct - he never has got the chance to be "bad. "
Crate training is rather intense for you personally. The rule is: if youre not actively watching your pet, your pet is incorporated in the crate. Period. If you are within the same room. If you are not watching your pup, its within the crate. If you feel "caging" your pet is cruel, overcome it. Its worse for the dog to not be aware of rules of the home.
Crate training isnt a reason to disregard your pet all night at any given time. A puppy cannot go greater than a handful of hours throughout the day with no "bathroom break. " In case your dog learns to mess in the crate the behaviour is extremely hard to correct. Its one of the greatest challenges when adopting strays or rescues from shelters. It is possible, but requires patience and dedication.
Dogs ought to be removed at regular intervals; after meals, after naps and after play sessions. And "business" walks arent playtime. Place the collar and leash on, go ahead and take dog to some specific spot you would like it for its toilet area, give your pet an order "go potty. " Whether it does, reward it with praise and cookies, say "good go potty. " Ignore public embarrassment. If you are easily embarrassed, do not get your dog. Obviously you can use any words you would like - a buddy of ours used "hit it" together with her dogs. She just needed to be careful to not make use of the phrase under other circumstances.
Your pup also needs to sleep within the crate, ideally inside your bedroom. Dogs are social animals, they have to know their "pack" or family, is near by. When the dog wakes you at night, remove it on leash. Provide Ten minutes to "do its business, " return in, pop him in the crate, say goodnight and return to bed. Dont allow your dog out alone, even just in a fenced yard. Again, this is not playtime.
As the dog learns whats expected of him, the next thing would be to keep your dog on leash, from the cage. Tie the leash around a belt loop to be able to start your everyday routine with both of your hands free. Keep one eye about the dog. If you notice his "gotta go" signals, drop what you are doing and go. Many people are successful in hanging a bell about the doorknob. They ring the bell every time they go ahead and take dog out. Your dog learns, with time, to ring the bell when it must go. Others teach their dogs to "speak" like a signal to visit out.
Our dogs will always be crated whenever we go out. At this time, they see us grabbing their crate toys (which we stuff after some peanut butter or kibble) and run for his or her crates. We do not necessarily even lock the crates, but theyre open to the dogs all the time. Its their "room, " a secure place they are able to always visit.
Only a note of caution and safety: never leave a collar or harness in your dog within the crate. It may get caught and create problems.
