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  What is Crate Training ?
A dog "crate" is the general term referring to a rectangular enclosure consisting of a top, a floor, 3 sides, and a door.
The crate should be long enough to allow the dog to lay down stretched out flat on his side, and tall enough to allow the dog to sit up without hitting his head.
A "crate routine" should be established immediately, closing the puppy in the crate at regular intervals for 1 to 2 hours during the day.
www.barkbytes.com /training/crate.htm   (2409 words)

  
 Crate Training
"Crate training” is a phrase that is frequently mentioned by shelters, veterinarians, trainers and many dog training books, as a way to help raise a puppy or acclimate an older dog to a new home.
Crates are not to be used for punishment.
Crating is cruel if used incorrectly, used as punishment, or used excessively and the dog is neglected and ignored.
www.caninecollege.com /cratetrn.htm   (901 words)

  
 The Best Christmas Puppy Comes in a Crate
To the uninitiated, "crate" is a euphemism for "cage," and that spells cruelty.
But those who purchase a crate before they pick up their puppy quickly discover they've not only welcomed their pet with a security blanket but have bought themselves the peace of mind that makes having a puppy a joy on Christmas day and every day thereafter.
Crates are available from various manufacturers and in various styles, but no matter which you select, make sure your purchase is big enough for your ADULT dog to stand, turn around and comfortable lie down in.
www.amrottclub.org /crate.htm   (1462 words)

  
 Crate Training
The most familiar use of the crate is as an aid in housetraining a puppy, but the crate shouldn't be thought of only in connection with puppies.
Crates are sized according to breed, so that's your best guide, or as close as you can guess for a mixed breed.
Once the pup stays happily in the crate and you need to be out for an hour or two, let the pup eliminate, then put it in the crate with a small treat and a couple of toys.
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 Crate Training
Sometimes crate training can backfire and misuse of the crate by the owner may produce a dog that is more difficult to housetrain, more vocal and destructive and maybe aggressive.
To confine an unhousetrained dog to a crate for lengthy periods is courting disaster.
Crate training problems usually arise because owners fail to teach the dog to like the crate, and leave untrained dogs confined for two long.
www.angelfire.com /fl5/rottierescue/crate.html   (932 words)

  
 American Dog Trainers Network -- How To Successfully Crate Train Your Puppy
If the crate comes with a floor pan, place a piece of cardboard or a towel between the floor (or crate bottom) and the floor pan in order to keep it from rattling.
Be sure that the crate you are using is not too large to discourage your pup from eliminating in it.
Rarely does a pup or dog eliminate in the crate if it is properly sized and the dog is an appropriate age to be crated a given amount of time.
www.inch.com /~dogs/cratetraining.html   (1924 words)

  
 BFCA - Crate Training Your Puppy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The puppy is to be in his crate at all times unless he is (a) out for a brief playtime or (b) being exercised.
Keeping the crate near your chair is good because he feels your closeness and you can always stick a finger or two through the grate to let him lick and to reassure him that he is not alone.
Crating the dog without an opportunity to relieve himself for many hours is asking for soiling and formation of other bad habits.
www.bichon.org /crate.htm   (1671 words)

  
 CRATE TRAINING YOUR PUPPY
The crate's success as a house-training tool is simple: Puppies will not soil their sleeping area if they can possibly avoid it.
The crate is also useful as an aid in curbing destructive behavior, such as uncontrolled chewing.
The crate itself cannot stop your puppy's need to chew when he is teething, so provide him with safe chewable toys and nyla or rawhide bones.
www.dvah.com /crate.htm   (733 words)

  
 Syntari Siberians - About the Crate
The crate, properly used, becomes a place where the dog, like a child, can curl up by himself, in complete safety - in the house, in the car or wherever circumstances may dictate that he is not the center of attention at the moment.
If you still have any reservations about using a crate for your pet, please take into account the fact that the only puppy from our kennel ever lost would still be at home had his owners accepted the use of a crate as part of their routine.
Certainly when the crate is seen through the dog's eyes, as I see it, it is a most kind and convenient way to simplify life and provide the best possible care for any people-loving, comfort-loving dog like the Siberian.
www.syntari.com /crate.htm   (1051 words)

  
 Crate Training Your Flat-Coated Retriever
To you, a human, a crate may seem to be a "cage"--so you may object to the idea.
Confined to his crate while his owner is out of the house, he can't destroy or soil anything--or hurt himself--and will be easier to housebreak.
One of the greatest advantages of the dog crate is that the dog won't soil it because it is his bed--hence its great value in housebreaking.
www.flatcoat.com /dogcrate.htm   (465 words)

  
 crate training puppy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Crate training a puppy is a lot easier than trying to teach him when he is older
Crate training a puppy is as much a necessity as potty training a puppy.
Crate training a puppy can be very easy as long as you are always consistent with your training.
www.online-pet-shop.com /3873-crate-training-puppy.html   (295 words)

  
 Crate Training Your Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Crate training your dog may take some time and effort, but can be useful in a variety of situations.
A crate is also a safe way of transporting your dog in the car, as well as a way of taking him places where he may not be welcome to run freely.
Crates may be plastic (often called "flight kennels") or collapsible, metal pens.
www.sspca.org /Dogs_CrateTraining.html   (245 words)

  
 Puppy Dog Crate Training
The foundation for crate training is based on the principle that puppies will avoid soiling in their immediate sleeping/living area.
It is important that the crate is the right size for your dog, if too big your puppy may soil in it.
The crate should be big enough for you puppy to stand up, turn around and lie down with water bowl.
www.about-dogs.com /puppy_crate_training.htm   (298 words)

  
 JRTCA - Jack Russell Advice: Crate Training
Using the soothing effect of the crate to convey to your dog that it is bedtime.
If you purchase a crate for a puppy based on the size of the mature dog, you may need to block off one end to keep the puppy from sleeping in one corner and using the other for elimination.
When you travel and have to leave your dog behind, the caretaker will have a much easier time caring for a crate- trained dog or she will appreciate being able to confine the dog for rest periods and when the dog is dangerously underfoot.
www.terrier.com /advice/crate.php3   (983 words)

  
 Crate Training your Dog or Puppy by Perfect Paws
Crate training is one of the most efficient and effective ways to train a dog.
Short term confinement to a crate is intended to inhibit your dog from eliminating when confined, so that she will want to eliminate when released from confinement and taken to an appropriate area.
The crate is not intended as a place to lock up the dog and forget her for extended periods of time.
www.perfectpaws.com /crt.html   (1035 words)

  
 Crate Training
You may think that putting your pet in a crate is mean or inhumane and might cause your pet to resent you or to be psychologically damaged.
Close your pet in the crate whenever he must be left alone or can't be closely supervised by a responsible person.
Children should be taught that the crate is a special room for the pet and that they should not pester the dog or pup when it is in the crate or use the crate as a playhouse.
www.cuhumane.org /topics/crate.html   (1120 words)

  
 DogLogic Crate Training Page
By crating when you are home AND while you are gone, the puppy becomes comfortable in the crate and not worried that you will not return, or that you are leaving him/her alone.
If the puppy messes the crate, replace the box size to the point at which the puppy was reliable, and just give the pup a little more time to learn.
Whenever you remove the puppy from the crate or just want the puppy to "go potty," take the dog to the door that will always be used to "go outside." Use the SAME door throughout the training period.
www.doglogic.com /cratetrain.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Crate Training
Crate training is ideal for just about every new pup and it even works for most adult dogs.
Crate training, or confinement, is the quickest and most effective way to housebreak a puppy of an adult dog (when combined with proper housebreaking techniques).
A crate is a multipurpose training tool that paves the way to a well-behaved dog and a calm home.
www.filadog.com /crate_training.htm   (1140 words)

  
 Chow Chow: Crate-Training - Questions & Answers
Plastic crates are molded two-piece units with ventilation areas along the sides and a welded steel wire door in front.
A: Just as you crate an unhousebroken puppy to prevent accidents when he can't be supervised, the same applies to a dog that chews or gets into mischief when you can't be there to watch him.
Crates are a favorite place to retreat with a new toy or get some relief from a rambunctious puppy or child.
www.chowwelfare.com /cciw/crate.htm   (1811 words)

  
 Crate training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A crate the proper size for Puppy is: a safe place to be while sleeping; safety when you are not around to watch him; a place to eat uninterrupted; a place to go to get away from it all.
If crating while driving is not possible, at least train Puppy to lie quietly in the back seat or use a doggy seat belt available at many pet supply places.
A crate is not a substitute for human companionship.
www.cutepuppydog.com /crate_training.html   (1126 words)

  
 crate training dog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Crate training a dog is a great way to work on your patience
Crate training a dog can be an exercise in patience and consistence.
It is hard enough when crate training a dog to get him in the crate, but if you are squeezing him in, it will be impossible to make him believe that the crate is somewhere that he wants to be.
www.online-pet-shop.com /3872-crate-training-dog.html   (268 words)

  
 Bichon Frise - Crate Training a Puppy
Now that you understand the dog's purpose for the crate is his "den", we can continue.
You take the puppy outside, he goes, you praise, back into the house and return to the crate for the rest of the night, hopefully.
The proper crate training of your puppy shapes the puppy's behavior in a positive method using his animal instincts.
www.bichonfrise.org /crate.html   (860 words)

  
 Dog Owner's Guide: Dog Crate Q & A's
Some people say that using a crate for discipline makes the dog afraid of the crate, but others recommend the crate for this purpose....
Crating a puppy or dog over night, or when the family is away during the day, also administers a passive form of discipline by preventing an energetic, curious dog from chewing up human belongings or electric cords.
A crate keeps the dog safe, and out of trouble and is handy at times when it is necessary to have repairmen in or during holidays when the house is full of company.
www.canismajor.com /dog/crate2.html   (3074 words)

  
 TRAINING: Crate Training
I loaned him two of my crates until he could buy his own, the couch was repaired to the tune of seven hundred dollars and he went to the local pet store and spent eighty bucks for a couple of crates to replace my loaners.
The doors of the crates are left open; they are now used simply as a means to get the animals out from under foot during house cleaning or dinner parties.
Reveille at 0530; Seiko was released from the crate and immediately takento his outdoor spot where he would sniff and snuffle to his hearts content while I sipped at my coffee and enjoyed the early morning calm.
www.sonic.net /~cdlcruz/GPCC/library/crate.htm   (2485 words)

  
 Crate/House Train your Boxer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He should stay in the crate until about 11:00 to 11:30 A.M., then out of the crate and outside.
Then back in and into the crate until 4:00 P.M. It is now time to feed him his dinner.
Keep up this 24 hour schedule for at least 2 weeks, so that by prevention in the house and repetition of the habit of doing his duties outside, he has the firm association with the proper place to relieve himself.
www.showdogs.org /CinnRhee/crate.html   (878 words)

  
 crate.com home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
If you don’t like it leave there is a link to crate amps any way click it.
Crate amps probably don’t even care about this site because most companies use more then one word anyway such as www.alternativemidi.com it could be midi.com, alternative.com or anything else BUT they did it that way because they wanted to.
Crate is also a name of an engine builder maybe we should send him hate mail about that too.
www.crate.com   (369 words)

  
 crate training
A dogwhich is thrust unprepared into a crate and left is going to associate the crate with a most unpleasantexperience and be very unhappy.
A dog which is carefully introduced to a crate usually finds it a pleasantand secure place to be, so it is worth spending some time over the introduction process.
When left in the crate your dog should have a toy or chew bone to keep him occupied when awake, softbedding to sleep on, and a drink of water.
www.gsdhelpline.com /crate.htm   (598 words)

  
 Crate and Barrel - Contemporary Furniture, Housewares, and Gift Registry
Crate and Barrel - Contemporary Furniture, Housewares, and Gift Registry
Texture, materials and pattern are the passport to a room rich with global intrigue.
For Assistance, contact us, or call 800-967-6696 24 hours a day.
www.crateandbarrel.com   (67 words)

  
 Fruit Crate Labels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
These beautiful and colourful crate labels were designed and printed between 1900 and the early 1950's for the fruit producers of California.
Originally pasted on wooden fruit packing crates, a limited number of unused labels were left over when cardboard boxes with pre-printed designs replaced the fruit crates, just after World War II, due to the rising cost of timber.
Our crate labels are all originals, printed by a now obsolete process which involved hand separation of the colours.
www.cratelabels.co.uk   (165 words)

  
 Crate Train
The most common reason an animal would have to be crated in an emergency, is one of their own.
If they are used to staying in the crate, then being at the hospital doesn't add a lot of extra stress for them.
He had never been crated and it was a real bear organizing care for him there.
www.weim.net /riley/crate.htm   (862 words)

  
 dog crates, crate training
Dog crates can be a safe heaven to protect dogs from over-excited children or hectic households.
In the case of growing puppies, buy a crate based on his estimated adult size so that you don't have to keep buying new crates as he grows.
Place your dog crate in a private comfortable corner near to where your family spends most of the time in so that he does not feel isolated.
www.dogscorner.com /dog-crates.php   (892 words)

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