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Kennel Training A Puppy, most often described as Puppy Crate Training, is the best way to get started with house breaking the new puppy you have just brought home. 'Kennel' may be referred to as 'Crate' or 'Cage', and 'Kennel Training' or 'Cage Training' may be referred to as 'Crate Training' through out this article.

There are other benefits to a dog kennel, other than just house training puppies. When confined in a crate, the puppy cannot be up to any mischief and get hurt. Remember that, your costly shoes are safe from being chewed up. Kennel Training A Puppy, if done the proper way, will also provide a safe and secure 'den', where your pet will always be comfortable and safe.

To a dog in the wild, it's den is the place it feels safe in, it seeks refuge in, it retreats to, in order to relax. The idea of kennel training a puppy is to use the kennel as the den it would have sought out, if it were a dog in the wild..

To meet the end of successfully kennel training a puppy, the size of the kennel, its structure, and the materials it is made from, are very important along with, the basic rule that the kennel ,

should not be used to punish the puppy in any form or manner what so ever. The puppy from day one should learn to trust the kennel and not fear it.

The kennel should be bought before you bring the puppy home initially. Choose a size that would not allow the dog to roam about.

Many experienced trainers say that the kennel should fit as described above, at all ages of the dog. This would mean that a new kennel should be purchased every two months or so, till the dog is fully grown.

It would be very advisable to buy a crate that would suit a full grown dog of its breed, but partition it to fit the puppy's present size, adjusting the partition as the puppy grows, till the partition is no longer needed.

It must be remembered that a dog will never soil its sleeping quarters, hence the size of the kennel should permit for sleeping space only, if the kennel is going to be used to house train and potty train

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the dog successfully.

Experience has established that learning how to train a dog can be very enjoyable if approached properly with puppy crate training.

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