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This is the next step in puppy crate training.You want to start closing the door for short periods of time, when your pup gets used to going inside and outside of it’s crate.  Start with staying in the room with your puppy for short periods of time while praising him for being in the crate.After that begin to leave the room and come back to place a goody through a slot in the crate to praise your pup for remaining in the crate.

You will then want to gradually extend your time out of the room to get your puppy used to you not being there.  Some puppies will scream there heads off when you close the door, this is normal and should just be ignored.  If you open the door when your puppy is screaming or whining then it just teaches them that all they have to do is scream and you will let them out.

Remain patient for the time when your dog is queit inside the crate, and then open the kennel door.Your dog will eventually start to like the crate while calming down inside and cease the hollaring.I realize that is it difficult when your small pup is whining to get out, do your best to not give in and you’ll be happy you did.   Puppy whining is definitely one of the harder aspects of puppy crate training.

Most puppies learn to love their crates in a very short time and you will see them going in on their own to take rest or take a nap.Don’t forget, the kennel should not be employed as a place to punish your puppy.To have your puppy love it’s crate and be safe and secure inside is your main goal.  You also never want to leave a puppy unattended in your house for any period of time.

Most puppies are very mischievous and will quickly start exploring things that you don’t want them to.This can be problematic for your puppies, and a nuisance to the owners as well.  If you have to do something in the house and can’t keep an eye on your puppy, such as taking a shower, just put the puppy in the crate for a short period of time.

Immediatley take your puppies outside and let them use the bathroom after they have been in the crate for some time.When your pup uses the bathroom outside, make sure to begin praises it right at that moment.Your need at this time is to let your puppies learn that this is what you want them to do.

Here you can use another command such as “Good Potty”, “Good Bathroom”, or “Good Outside”.Your dog should begin to link this command with relieving itself outside.Bring your pup back inside the house when it is done.  Remember puppies can only go so long without using the bathroom so repeat this process frequently………consistency counts when puppy crate training!!!

Now that you have your crate, the other things that I would recommend to get before you start your puppy crate training are some toys, a mat for the bottom of the crate, an odor neutralizer (available at most pet stores) and some puppy treats. You want to get some safe toys to put in the crate with your puppy so that the puppy feels more comfortable in the crate. You want your puppies to like being in the crate, therefore don’t use it as jail when they do something bad.

Toys in the crate should be screened to only very safe toys that your puppies will not splinter apart or swallow. Most of the commercially available dog toys are acceptable such as the hard rubber toys or pressed bones. You should not use toys with stuffing, or that have a squeaker inside! These can be a choking hazard to you puppies because they break apart real easy. One thing that you can do is to buy a kong and put some cream cheese, peanut butter, or puppy food inside. This will help your puppy adjust to the new crate and help to keep them quiet in the beginning stages of puppy crate training.

Buying a mat for the bottom of the crate is just to give your puppies a soft place to relax on while inside the crate. You might want to get something that is no bother to disinfect, and something that your puppy will not chew to pieces.

The odor nutralizer should be used to wipe up the area of carpet or flooring that your puppy went to the bathroom on. The part of your rug or flooring that was used as a bathroom, can be easily cleaned by this. This will remove the odor from the urine or feces so the puppy will not be attracted back to use that area again. Some standard house cleaners include ammonia and therefore are bad for sterilizing the area and might attract your pup again to the scene of the crime.

An assortment of things can be used by you as treats for your dogs. Most commercially available treat will work just fine, with organic and all natural being more readily available today I would recommend to go that route. It is healthier for your pup, specially in it’s ample growth stage. You want to start your puppy crate training by tossing a few treats in the cage and giving your puppy a command such as “Crate” or “Kennel” as it goes in after the treats. This will entice your puppy to go in the crate and look forward to it’s reward. Your puppies should start to begin to get enthused about going inside their crates beacuse of realizing that crate relates to getting treats.

When you use a command to associate your puppy with going into the crate, your puppy will eventually learn what you want it to do when you say the command. When you use a specific word for you puppy to go in the crate, it should quickly realize what you want it to do when you give the command. When it’s time for your puppies to go in their crates, you can say the magic word that you have selected and they will enter on their own and wait for some puppy treats.

When starting the process of puppy crate training you have to remember that your puppy would love to do nothing more in the world than please it’s owner, “YOU”.  You must take the proper steps in the correct order to “help” your puppy understand what you want it to do  (NOT PEE OR POOP ON YOUR CARPET!!!!). You shouldn’t assume that your pup will telepathically, just know what you want it to do when you put it outside.

Your puppies probably have the capacity to learn much more than you give them credit for, fast than you think if you educate yourself on proper training.   And I DO NOT mean waiting until it pees or poops on your rug and then rub it’s nose in it. You must not correct your puppies for using your carpet as a toilet unless you see it while it’s doing it.   Pups don’t have the mental capacity to realize what you are scolding them for that happened in the past, and you wind up confusing them. If you don’t see them in the act, you can’t punish your pup and think it will do any good.

Selecting A Crate

The first thing you want to do in puppy crate training is select the proper size crate. The kennel should be just large enough for your puppies to turn around and stand up in and no larger. You could have a preconceived notion that your puppies need more room to move around and play so they don’t feel confined. Thinking like a human again! It is fine, it’s commonplace that us humans think like that, but your dog doesn’t.

Remember how they don’t like to relieve themselves in their den??? Well if you permit your puppies to have too large of an area, they might use one side for a toilet and the other for resting.  Most of the commercially available puppy crates are sufficient for puppy crate training. The off white plastic or pvc crates (color is not an issue but I like to refer to this so people know what I’m referring to) that contain wire doors and locks.   They also double as doing a good job of keeping dirt and pet hair inside the crate and not in your house.   If you’d rather buy a larger size so that you don’t have to keep buying crates as your puppy grows, that’s ok, just get one with an adjustable divider so that you can expand it as your puppy grows.

Learning proper puppy obedience training can lead to a long lasting relationship with your “best friend”. Dogs are great to be around. Dogs can provide a lot of value in your life. Dogs can give you companionship, exercise, and a great deal of fun. They are also very challenging.

One of the biggest challenges for any dog owner is training a new puppy. This might take a lot of time and dedication. Staying patient is very important. Staying commited can be very rewarding in the end, though. You will have a lifelong friend and companion once you have taken the time to train your puppy. There are several commands that someone who starts puppy obedience training for the first time must know.

Teaching the dog their name is obviously the first command you want to train. This will come with lots of practice. Make it a point to say his name clearly and use eye contact. This lets the dog know that you are speaking to them. Just stay consistent and the dog will begin to respond shortly.

The next command you want to teach is “sit”. This is the cornerstone for the rest of your training. A lot of people think they can get the dog to sit by using the command over and over. This is not a very good approach. Your dog will not know what you are saying because they can’t speak English. A way that works better is to guide your dog into the sitting position at the same time you use the command ‘sit’. This associates the command with the action. Once they are in the sitting position, make sure you reward the dog with a treat. This gives them positive reinforcement for their actions. Again, like everything else in puppy obedience training, it just takes time and consistency.

The next command is “come.There are times that your dog will be off the leash and it is important to still be able to control them. An easy way to accomplish that is to begin with the dog on a leash. While holding the leash, tell your dog “sit” and walk as far away as you can. After you are away from the dog, use the command ‘come’ and pull the dog toward you at the same time. After a little while of doing this, you should be able to walk away from the dog and use the command, and they will come.

These are some of the basic commands to get you started on training your new puppy. In time your new dog will be a lifelong friend.

  It is very important for dogs to be absolutely obedient to the owner’s orders.

Dogs obedience training starts on mundane issues like sitting, standing, walking, listening to your commands & obbeying them, sitting in the car, etc.

You cannotexpect your dog to be obedient by birth or nature. It requires a great deal of effort to make it understand that it has toobey your commands.

Dogs obedience training can be carried out in many ways – two of the most popular methods are the typical carrot and stick methods.

  The first method depends quite a lot on using the stick and punishing.

  Another method deals with the reward system for the dog.

Leash and collar method of dogs obedience training are still quite popular.   It may sound primitive but it is still very popular.

The premises of this training method are based on this: the leash will be the mode of communication with the dog.

If the dog fails to obey the commands, then you have to resort to the leash. However, using the leash alone is not enough -  the dog must be made aware of what sort of behaviour is expected of him/her . If tracked on the path to bad behaviour, the dog can be punished with the leash.

Opposed to this, the reward system does not believe in punishing the dog. It approaches dog training from a psychological perspective.Your dog is made to know what sort of behaviour will be rewarded. The dog’s negative behaviour is mostly neglected pretty much in the same way as a psychological treatment. The trainer or owner walks away from the dog as soon as it shows unexpected behaviour. Dogs are intelligent enough to understand the difference between good and bad behaviour.

Whatever technique is used for Dogs obedience training, it is crucial to know that the training must be consistent. A dog will get easily confused if double standards are employed.If you expect your dog never to jump on the bed, never let or invite it on the bed. Ensure  your dog never reaches it.

Dogs obedience training shouldn’t be a problem if you are willing to do it yourself. Alternatively, you can get  your dog enrolled in some obedience lessons or delegate it to a dog instructor. Evaluate all the training techniques, methods, equipment, infrastructure, experience,before taking the final decision on outside help.

Remember you can be the ideal instructor for your dog. And your dog will love it.

A new puppy is going to be your constant companion for a good many years and to ensure that the time that you share with him will be filled with joy you will first of all need to look at different kinds of puppy obedience training methods. Once you find a few options it is then up to you to decide which of them is most suited for your puppy. That you should begin training your puppy when he is still quite young is a given. What’s more, you can also choose between doing the puppy obedience training on your own or you can seek out a professional to do the training for you.

Fond Memories

Though there are many advantages to getting a professional to do the puppy obedience training for you, it will however still mean that you won’t have too many fond memories to enjoy later on. It is therefore a good idea to think about imparting puppy obedience training on your own. Obviously, there are right ways as well as wrong ways of going about puppy obedience training. The proper way means that you should approach the task with a positive bent of mind and also have the right attitude before even setting out to train your puppy.

The wrong way means approaching the puppy obedience training with a negative bent of mind and also being in a foul mood because of the difficulties that will be encountered along the way. However, you should not make common mistakes and instead must do things the proper way by for example choosing an appropriate place where you can begin the puppy obedience training. A backyard is as good a starting off place as any other place and so too is a living room.

Some of the simpler commands that must be taught to the puppy are “Sit” and “Stay”. Every time your puppy follows his puppy obedience training command you must then give him a treat and also praise him so that he understands that he is doing something right. However, at the same time there is not much that can be accomplished by scolding your puppy whenever he fail to obey the commands given by you.

Repetition is the key to succeeding with puppy obedience training and so you will need to be patient and consistent so that you give your puppy clear and unambiguous commands which must be obeyed at all times.

Puppy training pads are often used by pet owners to teach a puppy where he should do his poop. The best way to ensure that your puppy obedience training efforts pay off is to first call out your puppy’s name and follows that with the command you wish him to obey. Calling his name ensures that your puppy understands that he is being spoken to and this will ensure that he will respond to the command that follows his name.

It certainly pays to know which the best house training a puppy method is. The traditional method of house training a puppy is probably the first one that will come to your notice and it is one that is ideally suited for those that have a backyard where the puppy can go out to relieve him. This is probably the most popular of all methods and it essentially involves setting schedules when you can take your puppy out to relieve him.

Traditional Method

The traditional method of house training a puppy requires that you must frequently take your puppy out to a designated spot where you encourage your puppy to eliminate. In case your puppy does what is expected off him it is then recommended that you praise him and also suitably reward him with a treat. Besides frequently taking your puppy out to relieve him you need to also keep a close watch on him when he is inside the home and to act immediately in case you suspect that he is doing things that indicate that he wishes to relieve him. By repeating this routine frequently your puppy will learn where he should go in order to relieve him.

Another method that is used for house training a puppy is the paper training method and this method is ideally suited for those that don’t have a backyard available or for those puppy owners that wish to teach their puppies to eliminate indoors. In any case, this method is basically more or less the same as the traditional method with the only difference being that you have to encourage your pet to go to a designated part inside the home rather than outdoors.

It also requires that you pile up some newspapers or use dog potty trays or pads or even litter boxes and then encourage your pet to eliminate in these places. Crate training method is another effective way to go about house training a puppy and it in fact involves giving the puppy a crate that he can call his den. However, dogs and puppies, by their very nature, are loathed to use their den for eliminating and so it requires combining crate training with the paper method or traditional method. When combined with the other training methods crate training will prove to be an effective way of house training a puppy.

Besides house training a puppy you must also do whatever is required in regard to imparting proper puppy obedience training. Here again your backyard can prove to be an excellent place where it becomes possible to combine house training with obedience training. Together, these two aspects of training a puppy, when successfully implemented, will help ensure that your puppy turns out to be well behaved and obedient and a joy for everyone.