When we crate trained, one of us would go home over lunch to let our puppy out to pee. We'd stagger our schedules so that she wouldn't be alone for too too long...
Now she's out of the crate, and hangs out in our spare room with doggy door to the fenced in yard so she has free run all the time. Robert Munn wrote: >Just put your dog in the crate. Leave a Kong with peanut butter or some >other suitable treat when you put the dog in so they know it is a good place >to go. Make sure you leave water, but not too much water, you don't want >them to tip over the dish or drink too much. And don't plan on being gone >twelve hours, I think that's too long for most puppies. > >Puppies learn very quickly that the crate is a safe place, and they learn >within days not to do their business in the crate. The most important thing >is to be consistent everyday with the same routine. > > >On 4/18/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Guys (and gals), >> >> >>How are you crate training your dogs when both of you have to work? >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204706 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
