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Does Crate Training Work?

January 25th, 2010 by Chet

Crate training your dog is an important decision.   Does it really work?   The truth is that for most dogs, the crate provides a secure area where they feel safe and protected.   Crate training is also a great method to lead your pet right into house training.

Does Crate Training Dogs Work?

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A dog crate is a cage made of wire or molded plastic. The purpose of crate training dogs is to provide confinement for reasons of security, safety, housebreaking, protection of household goods, travel or illness. 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. However, dogs view the world differently than people.

As your dog sees it, the crate is a room of his very own – a “security blanket”. The crate helps to satisfy the “den instinct” inherited from his den-dwelling ancestors and relatives. Your pet will feel secure, not frustrated once accustomed to his crate. Your pet wants to please you and you want to enjoy him. The crate can help you achieve a better relationship with your pet by preventing unwanted behavior when you aren’t available to supervise him.

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One response to “Does Crate Training Work?”

  1. kate lake writes:

    hi i,ve read your program and i,m interreated in getting your program. if there,s more information please let me know thanks kate lake

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