Make room in your home for the dog crate. Keep it where it is convenient for you to use it. Accept the fact that it is probably not fashionable but it is part of owning a dog.
First of all, the dog is supposed to go
inside the crate, not on top, but then , that's just my opinion.
Mr. Jones and Bee are both crate trained; both were a test of enormous proportions on the nerves. Just about all initial crate trainings are a trial on the nerves unless the pup is raised from the whelping box to the crate. The point is, the test does not last forever but the benefits do last forever.
The crate is a safe, secure place for your dog to be when you cannot or do not want to supervise him. In order to keep it a safe place, you must inspect it regularly for damage, cleanliness, change bedding, make certain bedding is not being chewed, and do not leave collars,coats, sweaters, harnesses etc. on the dog when in the crate (or in the house for that matter).
The crate at home is used for training, for a place for the dog to sleep, for a place to contain a sick dog, as a place to put the dog so company cannot pester it or so that it cannot pester company or you. Before confining a dog in a crate make sure he has had the opportunity to pee, poo, eat, drink, is not too hot or too cold. Go outside with your dog to ensure business has been done before confining him in a crate. If you have had no joy in that regard, put him in the crate and let him outside again in about 25 or 30 minutes and so on. A comfortable, trained adult dog can rest in a crate for over four hours in the day and for seven or eight hours at night.
With puppies and piddlers, keep the crate on a washable surface so that excited exits are easy to clean up.The crate will help overcome many behavior issues.
Bee loves her crate. That is where she hides all the things she steals from me and everyone else. Her crate is in the bedroom; she lays on a mat beside it during the day and curls up with a pillow and blanket in the crate at night even though there is no door on the crate. The crate is her den.
First of all, the dog is supposed to go inside the crate, not on top, but then , that's just my opinion.
With puppies and piddlers, keep the crate on a washable surface so that excited exits are easy to clean up.The crate will help overcome many behavior issues.
Bee loves her crate. That is where she hides all the things she steals from me and everyone else. Her crate is in the bedroom; she lays on a mat beside it during the day and curls up with a pillow and blanket in the crate at night even though there is no door on the crate. The crate is her den.
