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Crate Training Your Puppy

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House breaking your new puppy can be a very difficult and stressful process to both you and your new puppy. Crate training your puppy is one of the easiest ways to potty train.

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The key to crate training your puppy is reward them when they’ve done well. This reward can either be with a puppy treat, or praise. The more love and patience you have for your puppy will greatly impact the amount of time this process takes.

You must first implement a firm routine that your puppy can understand, and learns to depend on. When you are not actively with your new puppy, you should restrict her to a small confined area. Dogs do not like to poop and potty where they live.

You should let your new puppy out of the crate every forty five minutes to an hour. Let the puppy roam outside for at least five minutes to do their “business”. Have patience while they are outside, they just need to find their spot.

If your puppy does not go to the bathroom when it is outside, you should immediately return it to the crate for another forty five minutes to an hour. If they do go to the bathroom, the puppy should be rewarded with both a treat and a lot of loving praise.

Once you have a set routine and feeding schedule, only take your puppy out when they need to do their business. When the puppy does its business let it have more access to your house.

When it gets close to the next time your puppy needs to go outside to do its business, put them back into the crate. Once it’s time for the puppy to go out, take them outside. If the puppy does its business, reward and praise them, and also let them have greater access to your house.

If the puppy does not do its business, return them to the crate. After forty five minutes to an hour, take them back out again.

Remember to always have patience with your new puppy. Always keep in mind, not only are you under great stress as a new pet owner, so is your pet! Punishment for going in the house can actually have a negative effect. The next time they might try to “hide” the mistake, to not receive punishment again.

Once you feel confident about the process, try leaving your puppy out more. There will always be mistakes. Ten year old dogs will sometimes forget to take their business outside. Just remember to be very patient with your new family member.

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