Crate training is a personal choice. you don’t have to crate train your dog to get them off your favourite furniture or to stop them from chewing dangerous objects. consistent obedience training followed by enough exercise and the right kind of food may be what they need to get rid of a bad habit.. Crate training can be a necessary training tool, yet it need not be a lifestyle. a crate can also be very damaging to the psyche of a growing puppy or an adult dog if they haven’t been properly. Crate training dogs should result in your pet being happy to go into his little oasis; using the crate as punishment will cause him to fear it, and he may stop going into his crate willingly..
Updated: june 21st, 2020 ‘my baby is sleeping’ by polina f under cc by 2.0. in a previous article i discussed how and when to use a dog crate and the times you can and should crate your dog.. this article follows on from that and discusses how not to use a dog crate, the times a dog should not be crated and in some cases, dogs that should never be crated at all.. This is the 2nd part to the 8-part series, ‘crate training – the complete guide‘. this second installment in the series answers the question: why use a dog crate? by listing and discussing the many benefits using a crate provides for both you and your dog. later in the article i also address the question that comes to most people’s minds when they first hear the idea of using a crate.
