| So, you stand on the brink of choosing and living with | | | | crate pads to keep him comfortable and in which |
| a puppy. Various breeds of dogs can be expected to | | | | some terrier breeds will like to burrow. |
| live for up to fifteen years, and the quality of that | | | | One essential thing to keep in mind is to get off on |
| time will be largely determined in the first weeks and | | | | the right foot, and to stay there. Right from the first, |
| months of your relationship. Unless you relish the | | | | after a more or less brief period of introduction to |
| thought of living with the smell and inconvenience of | | | | the new puppy to the household members outside, |
| letting your dog use the world as its toilet for all | | | | when you take him inside put him straight into the |
| those years, give some heed now to how to crate | | | | crate and leave him there. His only excursions outside |
| train a dog. | | | | the crate should commence with a trip straight to |
| Although crate training implies more than how to | | | | the designated doggy potty area. Once he takes |
| potty train a puppy, it is an essential component of | | | | care of business, lavish love and praise on him and |
| doing so. The goal, broadly stated, of crate training a | | | | maybe a small treat. Get him to associate getting out |
| dog is to acclimate him to having a safe and secure | | | | of the crate and going outside, first and foremost, |
| space of his own to which he will readily or even | | | | with taking care of business! |
| eagerly retire at your bidding or on his own. | | | | It's also important to discipline yourself to taking the |
| While your dog will, ideally, become a welcome | | | | puppy out to his designated toilet area frequently, |
| member of the family and spend time interacting | | | | especially at the start. Every two to three hours is a |
| with the members of the household, his natural | | | | good place to start. It's better to establish such a |
| instincts largely will run counter to assuming that | | | | schedule and stick to it than to follow a potluck sort |
| status. If you want to have a happy relationship for | | | | of approach of letting Fido out at your own whim or |
| years, you will have to discipline yourself to discipline | | | | when he catches you with a beguiling look. |
| the puppy to earn his way into the family circle. | | | | From this disciplined beginning, one can intuitively |
| Start by choosing a dog crate appropriate to the | | | | know or learn how to proceed with introducing him |
| dog's size and anticipated size. Not only will your dog | | | | to the world of the interior of the house. Some dogs |
| feel more secure in a cage that allows him enough, | | | | are more naturally disposed to please than others; |
| but not too much room, remember that it's going to | | | | some are just plain smarter than others. You can |
| be on the floor where cold air will accumulate. A | | | | account for that when you choose your breed, but |
| crate that is not too big will allow the dog's own | | | | whatever your choice, proper crate training from go |
| body heat to warm the space. You can add dog | | | | is essential to a long and happy life together. |