| ne walking in the house from a long day at work, | | | | Reason #2: Crate Training Can Ease the Pain of |
| ready to kick your feet up, relax, and enjoy the rest | | | | Separation |
| of your quiet evening at home. Then picture sticking | | | | Many dogs destroy property simply because they |
| your key in the lock and turning it, just to open your | | | | are bored, or due to the fact that they want to 'get |
| front door to a disaster; the trash from the kitchen | | | | back' at their owners, so to speak, for leaving them |
| strewn about the house, the stuffing torn out of | | | | alone for so long. If it seems that your dog is tearing |
| pillows and worst of all—a stinky wet mess | | | | up your home out of spite, that isn't just something |
| just waiting for you at the foot of your bed. Sounds | | | | you are thinking—it is the truth. |
| like a nightmare, right? Even better—this is the | | | | Having a wooden dog crate or some type of wire |
| life of a brand new dog owner. | | | | kennel established where your pet can go complete |
| This sounds like a horrible quandary, and it really is. It | | | | with a comfy dog bed and some durable toys for |
| seems that puppies are programmed to deposit | | | | diversion can help ease the pain of separation |
| waste in the worst possible spot and to chew up | | | | between you and your pet. Separation anxiety is real, |
| everything that ever meant anything to you. Take | | | | but having a comfort zone for your pet is a good |
| heart in the fact that with proper training and a bit of | | | | way to make things better, and a dog crate is a |
| maturation on their part, your pet will grow out of | | | | great way of doing so while confining your pet to |
| this destructive behavior, but what about in the | | | | one area at the same time. |
| meantime? This is where crate training comes into | | | | Reason #3: It Can Help to Prepare for Non-Pet |
| play. | | | | Friendly Places and Circumstances |
| There are several reasons why crate training is a | | | | One of the pains of pet ownership is when you |
| good, solid step in properly training and housebreaking | | | | come across a place where your pet is not welcome. |
| your dog. To begin with, here are three of the more | | | | If you are traveling with your dog and your host is |
| understandable reasons why you should bother crate | | | | not comfortable with is or her presence or you are |
| training your dog. | | | | looking into involving your dog in any type of travel |
| Reason #1: Crate Training Can Ease the Pain of Potty | | | | via airplane or train, it is always a good idea to have |
| Training | | | | your pet comfortable with and acclimated to a dog |
| Potty training your new puppy can be a big deal; with | | | | crate. There are specific requirements for how your |
| all the accidents it can be a frustrating time and easy | | | | pet must travel, and most all public transportation |
| to feel like you and your dog aren't getting | | | | requires that your pet be confined to a kennel or |
| anywhere. After a while, puppies get very good at | | | | dog crate. Of course, having some type of kennel |
| hiding their mess as well, and sometimes they can do | | | | training established can make this a much more |
| that in the worst of places. | | | | comfortable, smooth experience for you and your |
| To prevent this from happening to you, get a small | | | | four-legged friend. |
| wooden dog crate or a wire dog crate for your pet | | | | In general, there are several attitudes toward crate |
| or one with a movable gate where you can adjust | | | | training. Some pet owners feel like it is cruel to |
| your pet's living space. This prevents them from | | | | confine a pet to such a small space and other people |
| going to the bathroom in one corner and sleeping in | | | | feel like it is a necessary step in training. For a |
| the other. You may not think so, but your dog is | | | | well-behaved and well-rounded pet, crate training is |
| much more finicky than you think, and they won't | | | | always a must, for these three reasons and many |
| want to wallow in their own filth; if they must hold it, | | | | more. |
| they will. | | | | |