How to Crate Train My 5-Month-Old Puppy

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Tip 1 - Crate Training in Dogs - Tips for Crate Training

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lance Lightfoot | permalink

Dog crate training is not a cruel practice, but is akin to putting a baby in a crib. Crate training a dog helps keep the dog safe and helps prevent misbehavior.

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Tip 2 - How to Crate Train Your Dog or Puppy

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeff Hause | permalink

Crate training uses the dog's natural instinct to seek a safe den in which to sleep. The idea is to make the crate the dog's go-to safe place, which he associates with pleasant things. When done correctly, crate training is beneficial to...
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Tip 3 - Crate Training Puppies - Dogster

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by andrea steckerl | permalink

You've just brought your new puppy home and after hours of oohing and awwing, you wonder what to do with him while you cook dinner. There are risks in leaving your pup unwatched as he can get into trouble in a second. There is also a good chance...

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Tip 4 - How to Crate-Train and Housebreak a 6-Month-Old Dog

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anya Coory | permalink

Crate training and housebreaking a 6-month-old dog takes a little more time and patience, but it can be done. Older pups may have developed bad habits or experienced trauma. You must gain his trust. ...

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

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Stromberg | permalink

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....

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Tip 6 - How To Crate Train a Puppy: Day, Night, Even If You Work

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ken Piddington | permalink

The most thorough, step-by-step guide on how to crate train a puppy you can find. Highly detailed, Including what to do at night and if you work full time.

For further reading: http://www.labradortraininghq.com/labrador-training/how-to-crate-train-a-puppy/ ^[6]