New puppies are exciting to bring home, but the real excitement is found in training them.
Every puppy needs a great amount of training: potty training, obedience training, crate training, and many other types of dog training.
Puppies need a crate for privacy while eating, sleeping, relaxing, or playing, it is their own little vacation spot.
That is why choosing the perfect crate for your puppy is so important.
The stores are full of different crates designed specifically with dog breeds that are just like yours to fit your every need.
Puppy crates are available in any shape, size, color, decorative desire you may have.
Crates are available in wood, plastic, metal, cushioned, plain, or any combination you can think of.
Before you purchase your puppy's perfect privacy spot, be sure to measure him or her to find the perfect fit for your pup.
Guidelines for purchasing a crate for your puppy are to purchase one a size larger so that your puppy has adequate space to move around.
You can also purchase a crate with extra leg room.
Begin crate training by showing your puppy how to get in and out of the crate.
Most puppies are often afraid of the crate at first and may need some coaxing.
Try putting a favorite toy into the crate to get your puppy to go in.
Putting your puppy in his crate when he begins to show signs that he may be sleepy will help to encourage your puppy to go into his crate when he is sleepy in the future.
In order for your dog to better understand what you are asking him to do, it may be helpful to also point while you tell him to go to his crate.
Obedience training will help to enforce your puppy listening to you when he needs to go into his crate.
If you train your puppy right, he will listen and go into his crate based upon a little command and direction.