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A crate may look like a jail cell, but when used properly is your dogs natural den his own space where he will feel secure and comfortable. The best place to put a crate would be where your dog can see the environment and family members, hear and smell your house - the kitchen is usually a good spot. When you go to buy a crate you should take into account the size of crate you'll need. I would suggest that you buy a crate that your dog can stand up in, turn fully around in and can play quite comfortable. If you have a small puppy I would also recommend that you buy a crate based on how big he will grow. You then confine his crate down by putting a blocker in to maybe half the size of the crate. For example a box will work quite well. This will help you save money as you'll be buying for your puppy as an adult dog and allow your puppy to grow into the crate. To get your dog to enjoy going in his new crate you will need to make sure that you put things in there that he will like. Things like a dog bed, some toys and ensure he has plenty to drink. All these items are things you should already have for your dog so it shouldn't be too difficult to encourage your dog into the crate. Start by using your crate for small amounts of time then build up to help get your dog used to been indside the crate. I would recommend you crate for five to ten minutes at a time to begin with and then increase this on a weekly basis. It is recommended that you take you take your dog or puppy for a walk before you crate them. Make sure they've had some exercise as this will make the whole crate training process much easier. If your dog makes any noise or starts fussing when he is in his crate you must ignore him and not give him any attention. If you do he will learn that when you put him in the crate and he makes a noise you will let him out and he will never fully accept the crate. Don't worry your dog will eventually settle down, but remember you can't let him out when he's whining. Even if this goes over the times I suggested above you must wait until he settles down. If its a young puppy whom youve just introduced the crate to, maybe you can offer him a treat in the crate to calm him down. Whatever you do, dont let him out of the crate at that very moment! Watch out for how your dog behaves when he tries to tell you he needs to go potty. If you see this, when he's in the crate, then you can let him out if hes making a fuss. But this is the only deviation from the norm. To avoid creating bad behavior in your dog don't crate him for long periods of time every day. This could end up in the development of aggression or even anxiety. Most important of all, never ever punish your dog in the crate, hell dread going back to the crate. It is meant to be a comfortable and safe space, not where hell get punish.
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