A crate is a great tool for minimizing any accidents as most dogs prefer to eliminate away from their sleeping area. If you’re crate training your dog, follow these tips.

1. Crate Training Tips

2. A crate should be only
large enough for your
dog to stand up and
turn around. Any
larger and you may
find your dog toileting
in a corner where he
does not sleep.

3. For puppies that
will grow into
larger dogs,
partition the crate
so his space feels
snug yet you can
enlarge it as he
grows.

4. For your dog to
regard it as a
safe place, it
should feel dark,
comfy and
secure.

5. For your dog to
regard it as a
safe place, it
should feel
dark, comfy and
secure.

6. If you have a wire
crate, cover it with a
blanket to give it
that cozy, safe
feeling—just ensure
that your pup
doesn’t try to pull at
and chew the cover.

7. A crate is your
dog’s place of
safety and
comfort. Like a
den in the wild,
dogs prefer to
settle into a dark,
quiet, warm space.

8. Do not use the crate as
a punishment. It is
meant to be your dog’s
safe and cozy retreat
and he cannot
understand the
connection between his
bad behaviour and
being put into a ‘time
out’.

9. Begin to put him into
his crate at various
times while you are
home so he doesn’t
associate it only
with you leaving the
house.

10. Put your crate
in a quiet corner
of your house,
like a spare
room or office.

11. Initially, leave the
crate door open
until your dog
starts to trust his
new environment.

12. Put a bed, toys,
and food treats
inside to make it
more enticing
and enjoyable.

13. Begin shutting
the door while
he’s enjoying
some food or a
toy and at night
to sleep.

14. For young puppies, ensure
they are allowed out for
toileting purposes as they
have yet to develop the
sphincter control they need
to spend all night in their
crate. To approximate how
long before your puppy
may need to toilet, use an
hour per month of age.

15. The crate should
not be
positioned in an
area of high
traffic or activity
like an entry way
or kitchen.

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