Suggested Items To Get For Puppy Crate Training

Now that you have your crate, the other things that I would recommend to get before you start your puppy crate training are some toys, a mat for the bottom of the crate, an odor neutralizer (available at most pet stores) and some puppy treats. You want to buy some reliable toys to place in the kennel with your puppies so they feel more secure in the kennel. You want your puppies to like being in the crate, therefore don’t use it as jail when they do something bad.

Toys in the crate should be screened to only very safe toys that your puppies will not splinter apart or swallow. A lot of the dog toys sold in the stores are fine such as the rubbery ones or bones that are hard pressed and won’t splinter. Squeaky or plush toys shouldn’t be used! These can be a choking hazard to you puppies because they break apart real easy. You could get 1 of the hard toys made of rubber, in which they have a hole in the middle so that you could place some pup treats or kibble inside. This will help your puppy adjust to the new crate and help to keep them quiet in the beginning stages of puppy crate training.

Getting a mat for the bottom of the kennel is just to provide a nice comfortable spot for your puppy to lay on, instead of the hard plastic bottom of the crate. You should get something that is simple to disinfect, but not something that your pup will break apart.

The oder neutralizer can be used to wash up the part of the rug, tile, or wood that your puppies have soiled. You are able to adequately clean the scene of the crime from your puppy with this. It will discard the scent from the puppies bowel movement so it will not be baited back to the scene of the crime. A lot of household disinfectants have ammonia in the ingredients, which is horrible to use on your puppy’s accident, and could intice your puppy to the same area as before.

An assortment of things can be used by you as treats for your dogs. Most commercially available treat will work just fine, with organic and all natural being more readily available today I would recommend to go that route. It is healthier for your pup, specially in it’s ample growth stage. You want to start your puppy crate training by tossing a few treats in the cage and giving your puppy a command such as “Crate” or “Kennel” as it goes in after the treats. This will attract your puppies to go in the kennel and look forward to their treats. Your puppy will begin to get excited about going in it’s crate because it will soon realize that going in the crate means “treats”.

When you use a training command to help your pup with entering the kennel, your pup will soon distinguish what you want him to do when you say the word. When you use a training command to help your pup with entering the kennel, your pup will soon distinguish what you want him to do when you say the word. When you are primed for you pup to go in it’s crate, you can give the keyword and your pup will happily go in the crate without a fuss and wait for it’s reward.