| Behavior problems can sometimes cause dog owners | | | | Some more advantages to using crates include being |
| to mistreat their dogs, and even abandon them | | | | able to relax when you're not at home knowing that |
| altogether. Crate training has helped change this. | | | | your furniture and household items are safe from |
| Crate training now lets you train your dog in a safe | | | | destruction, knowing you won't return home to a |
| and secure place and has proven to be a very | | | | new accident on the carpet, and knowing that you |
| successful way to house train dogs. | | | | dog feels safe when you are not there. Additionally, |
| Crates can be of great use when you are traveling | | | | crates are very practical for trips in the car with |
| and also for when you are house training your dog. | | | | family. |
| They have many benefits, some of which I will | | | | Avoid leaving your dog in its crate all day. They need |
| outline below. | | | | an opportunity every few hours to stretch their legs |
| Debate over whether crates should be used for cog | | | | and exercise if possible. You should also try to let |
| training is evident, most commonly between | | | | them out every one in a while to go to the toilet. |
| veterinarians and dog trainers. Many vets disapprove | | | | Some dogs find crate training a breeze while others |
| of crate training dogs while many professional dog | | | | are not so passionate about it. Try to find out what |
| trainers swear by it. | | | | works best for your dog and stick with it - always |
| Veterinarians question whether or not a dog is being | | | | remember that no two dogs are the same so be |
| inhumanely treated when it is enclosed in a crate. The | | | | prepared to be flexible. |
| fact is that crates have numerous benefits that lead | | | | The best time to crate train a dog is when the dog |
| to you having a better bond with your dog. | | | | is a puppy. If you persist with crate training for a |
| Furthermore, when dogs are trained properly they | | | | long time and don't get any results, discontinue the |
| have a sense of safety and security when they are | | | | training as continued training won't help your dog in |
| inside their crates. | | | | this situation. Try another method. |