cont...Crate Training - Page 2

• After a few days of napping and sleeping in the open crate, quietly close the door (preferably while your dog is asleep) and leave it closed for a few minutes or until they wake up. Once awake, open the door, praise them and release them from the crate.
• Gradually build up the amount of time the crate door is kept closed. Eventually, you will be able to stay in the room, with the door closed, and your dog will lie there quietly until they fall asleep.
• Once this is comfortable for your dog, leave the house, and then return immediately. Move on to leaving your dog for longer and longer periods of time (3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 1/2 an hour, and so on), until you do not hear any barking or crying at any point.
• Continue increasing the time and work on trying to get a fixed rout

• fixed routine of leaving the house (i.e. picking up your keys, putting your coat on etc)

After acclimatisation, then what?

• Put your dog in its crate at regular intervals during the day up to a maximum of 2 hours.
• Don't crate only when you are leaving the house. Pl

Gosh...............this cut & paste is getting ridiculous.  Wished I had not started, now I feel oblighed to finish the the motion of it all.  My apologies to everyone who is reading this choppy article.

Place the dog in the crate while you are home as well. Use it as a "safe" zone. (thus keeping your sanity)