The Importance of Crate Training

One vital aspect of raising a puppy that is often overlooked is Crate Training.

Why is it so Important?

1. It teaches your puppy to switch off when crated.

2. You can teach your puppy that it is OK to be alone at times.

3. It prevents separation anxiety.

4. You can safely transport your dog at any time.

5. You can confine your puppy when you're unable to supervise, thus keeping them safe.

6. Crate training also helps potty train your puppy, as it enables your dog to sleep through the night, avoiding accidents.

When taught properly, crate training enables your puppy to switch off and sleep in the crate where they will feel safe. 8-week-old puppies often sleep up to 18 hours a day to facilitate all the changes their little bodies go through.

Often times people and particular kids want to play with their puppy and understandably so. Keeping your puppy awake too much however, can cause nervousness and excessive mouthing and biting later on, which is one of the many problem behaviors people ask me to fix. When a puppy spends the night in a crate, it will sleep almost the entire time. That way, the urine production is much slower and increases the chances of going through the night without ‘accidents’.

I have met a lot of people who love their dogs, then through marriage or job changes, need to migrate or move long distance and regret never having crate trained their dog!

Now they have a date for airline travel like a sword hanging over their necks trying to crate train their dog in a hurry. This is an easily avoidable problem when done by default when getting a puppy.

The same goes for an injured dog needing to go to the vet. If a dog has never been crate trained, your vet is going to have a hard time getting your dog into a recovery cage after treatment or when your dog has to be on drips.

Overall there are countless examples why your dog should be crate trained and these are just a few, so please crate train your dogs😄.

Written by:

Marc Windgassen

Dogpoint LLC