what exactly is crate training? what does it mean?

Question

Like put it in a cage at night or what? i dont understand? im getting a bloodhound and i was told crate train him, yea but what does it even mean?

Answer 1

Crate training is more for humans than for the dogs....a crate that has solid sides, or one that can have a sheet or blanket put over it feels like a den to the puppy. He will feel more secure and will most likely not do his business in there (they don't like to "go" where they sleep) In anycase, take your puppy out frequently to do his business, give him LOTS of praise when he goes outside and give a sharp NO and perhaps slap your thigh with a rolled up newspaper...NEVER< NEVER< NEVER hit the puppy with it, when he has an accident in the house. Just make sure you take him out after every meal and when he has had alot to drink. I crate trained two dogs and will never do anything else again! When I cannot watch them directly and until I can trust them implicitly, I put them in the crate and give them LOTS of love and affection when they come out....

BIG no no is to respond to them when they whine while they are in there. In order to get out, they MUST be quiet. Otherwise, you will have a LOUD problem on your hands. Respond positively to behaviour you want and ignore or sharply, quickly, verbally "punish" the behaviour you don't want. Don't hold a grudge against your puppy and don't let your anger last for more than 3 seconds. After that, he has forgotten what he did and will only become frightened of you.

Answer 2

This is just the beginning of a great article on crate training. To read more info, go to
http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

CRATE TRAINING
Introduction
Providing your puppy or dog with an indoor kennel crate can satisfy many dogs' need for a den-like enclosure. Besides being an effective housebreaking tool (because it takes advantage of the dog's natural reluctance to soil its sleeping place), it can also help to reduce separation anxiety, to prevent destructive behavior (such as chewing furniture), to keep a puppy away from potentially dangerous household items (i.e., poisons, electrical wires, etc.), and to serve as a mobile indoor dog house which can be moved from room to room whenever necessary.

A kennel crate also serves as a travel cabin for you dog when travelling by car or plane. Additionally, most hotels which accept dogs on their premises require them to be crated while in the room to prevent damage to hotel furniture and rugs.

Most dogs which have been introduced to the kennel crate while still young grow up to prefer their crate to rest in or "hang-out" in. Therefore a crate (or any other area of confinement) should NEVER be used for the purpose of punishment.

We recommend that you provide a kennel crate throughout your dog's lifetime. Some crates allow for the removal of the door once it is no longer necessary for the purpose of training. The crate can be placed under a table, or a table top can be put on top of it to make it both unobtrusive and useful.

Answer 3

"Crate training" is, in essence, treating your dog like a hamster and keeping it in a cage barely big enough for it to lie down in, without food or water, and only taking it out when you want to play with it. It's a cruel system that benefits only dog owners who want to have a dog without the responsibility of having a dog -- a responsibility which includes being able to provide for that dog's physical and emotional needs.

"They feel safe locked in a little box because that's natural for them" is so much hogwash. All canids, such as wolves (very close relatives of dogs) are roving hunters, traveling miles every day. Keeping an animal like that locked in a cage for hours on end is unspeakably cruel. Its instincts tell it "Run! Hunt! Play!" but it can't do any of that because it's caged until its owners feel like taking it out for a little while. The conflict between the instinctive drive to run around and the reality of being trapped in a tiny cage can drive a dog neurotic.

While it's true that puppies in the wild would be born and live in a rather cramped den, by the time the puppies' eyes are open they are out gamboling around with each other and the adult members of the pack. They don't spend their entire lives, or even their entire puppyhood, in that den. And they certainly don't spend 8+ hours in that den totally isolated and alone.

If the only way someone can have a dog is to keep it locked in a little cage all the time, they shouldn't get a dog. What they need is a hamster.

Answer 4

Crate training is cruel and inhumane.It`s for people who are too lazy to train their dog from chewing on things and from using the bathroom in the house.They throw the dog/puppy in a crate and ignore the poor thing for several hours and then they take the dog outside or to the papers to use the bathroom.Alot of dogs become very aggresive from living in a crate.Its not fare to do this to a dog/puppy.Those who dont have the time for proper training should not have a pet.

Answer 5

Crate training means crating your dog when you are not in his presence to directly supervising him to make sure he does not potty every where, chew up every thing, etc.. You usually crate the pup when you leave home and at night also. Just make sure you give him lots of exercise and give him plenty of potty breaks and maybe a safe chew toy while in the crate I would recommend a bully stick, they are long lasting and I have not heard of them being a chocking hazard. I would also recommend a daily scheduled feeding time then right after wards a walk to relieve himself. Leave water out for him but take it away a couple hours before crating him i.e. I usually take water away about 8:00p.m., go out for a last potty break just before crating for the night at about 11:00

Answer 6

Yeah, you do get a cage and train your puppy in it. I hate the idea, but some people find it a great thing. You leave the puppy in there when you go to work, so he doesn't go around the house getting into trouble. It is supposed to teach the puppy to not depend on you so much and be able to comfort his/her own self. You are to try and not go directly to the puppy when you get home, but rather have him know that you are there and eventually come to him and take him out and play with him.

It sounds a little too cruel to me, but I can see how it could teach the puppy grow into a more independent dog. Some dogs will just trash your place when you are away as they have not learned to be by themselves.

I don't see parents putting their baby in cage to teach it not to cry when they are not around... when I see it, may I will try it on a puppy, LOL. Good luck to you.

Answer 7

while my Bei-Bey first got here to our homestead we had a great crate for her via fact we knew that she might improve as much as be a great female. We had to place a container interior so as that she would not have room to potty at one end then in basic terms go sleep on the different end. each evening formerly she is going to mattress in a chuffed tone I tell her "Nite-nite!" and via the day if I could desire to have her out of ways (found out the frustrating way that she enjoys ingesting the dirt piles while i'm sweeping) I tell her "Park It!" and he or she is acquainted with that it's time to flow into her mattress room. the main mandatory factor of crate coaching is to make certain that the canines is acquainted with that they are unlikely right into a cage yet into their own inner maximum sanctuary. below no circumstances do you're making the canines go into the crate for punishment, instead appropriate the habit with useful reinforcment. A domestic dog in a clean homestead will possibly whine interior the crate yet i've got examine and been instructed with the help of the pros (vet, breeder, coaching instructor) that the final factor to do is enable them to cry it out. The crate is the canines's very own own section and that they must be gentle in it via fact it is likewise their secure haven.

Answer 8

We bought a big crate, and my dog goes in there when we are not home. Cuts down on accidents and the chewing of my furniture when she is bored.

Answer 9

You put the dog in a kennel.