Tip - How to Crate Train My 5-Month-Old Puppy | eHow

Crate training a dog prevents damage to the home from chewing while the owner is away. Dogs have a natural instinct to find a sleeping den in the wild and a crate becomes, to a dog properly trained, not a cage, but a den. Since dogs instinctively avoid eliminating in their dens, and since the crate simulates a den, it helps house train the puppy....