crate training a puppy
My dad loves big dogs. For his 60th birthday, my sister and I decided to get him an American Mastiff puppy. Since I’m the one with experience with dogs, it was up to me do the training. The first thing I had to do was to housebreak the puppy. I did this in four weeks. Next on my agenda, is crate training a puppy. This took me about six weeks.
Crate training a puppy is quite easy. You just have to be consistent in your training. Firstly, you have to associate the crate with fun time. Putting it in a place where your family hangs out is a good idea. When your puppy is no longer afraid of the crate, you can then play and eat near the crate. Next you can try putting treats inside the crate. After that, you can leave your puppy a short while in the crate followed by a snack for good behavior. Once you can leave your puppy for 30 minutes at a time, crate training is almost done. In a few days, your puppy will prefer the crate making it his/ her den.