Crate Training Puppies – Discover the Easiest Training Solution!
July 12, 2011 by admin
Filed under Crate Training
Article by Jerry Gazila
Crate training puppies can be hard…You see, I have a couple of Lab puppies and they used to relieve themselves in the living room!
These puppies are unbelievable I tell you – like 10 minutes after a meal, they would set up their potty business in my living room right next to the carpet (for some reason they don’t actually relieve on the carpet, thank God for that).
It didn’t stop there!
They even relieve themselves after just 10 minutes of training and playing! You see, puppies’ metabolisms are a lot faster than adult dogs thus they urinate more frequently. This is something that you should keep in mind while crate training puppies.
Okay! Now what sort of method did I use to crate train my chocolate Lab puppies?
Believe it or not, I crate trained my pups via clicker behavior training! To me it’s the easiest training solution because:
(1) It’s easy to implement.(2) High success rate.
Really, crate training puppies can be easily done with a clicker. Here are a few tips to boost your chances for success…
(1) First you have to set up a proper crate training schedule. I didn’t bother to do this at first so that’s why my pups kept stinking up my living room!
(2) Apart from establishing a proper crate and house training puppy schedule, it’s also important that you do not place your puppy in the crate for extended periods of time. At night crate him for about 5 hours and during the day, only him in there for 2 hours at a time.
(3) Establish a ‘relief zone’ for your pup and use the same room access each time you take him there. In the relief zone, keep repeating your potty command to him and when he does his business there, click the clicker and then deliver the treat.
Tip number 3 should be done repeatedly to ensure your puppy understands what you’re trying to teach him. If he doesn’t do his business in the relief zone after 10 to 15 minutes, just take him back to the crate.
Also be sure to click accurately when crate training puppies using clicker!
Do you need more clicker training tactics for shaping new positive behaviors in your puppies?
There are so many little known clicker training ways to instill new behaviors in your puppies. Follow this link: http://www.positivehomedogtraining.com/ where you can find a manual that explains how to properly clicker train them with full special videos included. Crate training puppies is quite easy really.
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Jerry Gazila
