Crate training?

Question

Okay, so today I am getting my 4 month old Maltese today and I am so excited! But, she is not trained to go to the potty yet.
Okay so for a extra cost it comes with a package.Around $200.
It includes a crate , dog bed, etc.
I know that crate training is a type of housebreaking but I mean how does it work?

On your opinion do you think wee-wee pads or crate training is better?

And how does the crate training work?

Also when do you know when to put her in or does she go in by herself?

Need Advice.......Easy Points!

Answer 1

This is an easy question.

Crate Training works. No wee-wee pads, it'll confuse the dog. Basically the theory is dogs won't go where they sleep.

Your dog is 4m old which is a good age. You take her outside to go potty. Once she "goes", you praise he like she won the lottery. She can go in the house. If she doesn't she goes in her crate. Puppies go potty about an hour after they eat. Feed her in her crate. You want her to like the crate and I'm not above using "crate bait", a tasty treat to get them in the crate.

Keep an eye on her in the house. If she starts acting like she needs to go, take her out. Crate her if you can't supervise her.

Congratulations on your new puppy!

Answer 2

I just got a puppy too and we decided to crate train him. It is a great idea. What you do is you find a crate that is only large enough for your puppy to stand up turn around and lay back down. Then the first time your dog sees the crate make it a good experience by putting a toy in it or his food. Trainers said my dog would like a crate where he couldn't see out because it makes him feel like he is in his den, but we bought that kind and my dog hated it so we bought the kind he could see in and out of. All dogs are different!!!

Also a great thing to do is train your dog to go in the crate when you sat "Crate". What you do is put the dog in his crate say the word "Crate" then reinforce the work with a smelly yummy treat. Just keep doing this until you can say the word crate and have your dog walk into the crate.


I wish you luck with your new Maltese!!!

Answer 3

You put your dog in the crate when you can't watch it. When the dog is not in the crate, you will need to give it constant attention. You need to take the dog out about once every hour and reward him/her when she goes outside with a treat and lots of excited attention. The way the crate works is that the dog will not want to go to the bathroom in its crate b/c that is it's living space and it doesn't want to have to sleep where it poops. You will want to get a crate that is just big enough for the dog to stand up and turn around in a circle. If the crate is too big, the dog will just go poop in one corner and then sleep in the other corner. You should not leave the puppy in the crate for more than 6 hours except for bed time when you can leave it there all night. However, puppies don't have big bladders, so when they are young and still working on potty training, you may want to set your alarm for sometime in the middle of the night so you can take the puppy out to go to the bathroom. I think crate training is better than wee pads b/c wee pads are gross and not always available. It's easier for most people to train the dog to go outside. Just make sure you take it out frequently. When the dog does go to the bathroom inside, just say no sternly then say outside and take the dog outside. Dogs usually need to go shortly after they eat and after they sleep. Good luck. Remember, it takes patience and hard work, but it will happen eventually!

Answer 4

some dogs see their crates as safe havens and will go in by themselves others hate them because they want to be with their owners. Crates are supposed to only be big enough for the dog to turn around and stand up. This helps them from finding a corner of the crate for them to turn into their bathroom. Most dogs will not poop where they eat.

In the morning take her out of the crate and right outside. if she goes praise her. If she doesn't put her back on the crate and leave her there for 10 minutes. Completely ignore her durring this time. After ten minutes take her back outside. Follow this routine until she goes. It takes a while so make sure you have time to do this till she has a routine down. Also it might help to start a pavlovian resonse while she's young. Hang some bells off the door you will use to take her out. Everytime you go out ring the bells. Make sure the bells are long enough for the dog to reach them. After a while she should learn how to ring the bells herself to let you know she has to go.

Answer 5

Don't use the wee pads unless you WANT your dog to think that it's ok to pee in the house.
In my experience, crate training works very well. It's very simple. Just put your puppy in the crate at bedtime, whenever you leave home, or are otherwise unable to watch her. This becomes her "den" and most dogs will not soil the place that they sleep in.
Make sure you take her outside, on a leash, to go potty immediately before putting her in the crate and immediately after taking her out. She will also need to go approximately 15 minutes after she eats and after play time. Make sure to take her outside frequently, in addition, to the times I've mentioned. Small breeds will probably need to go out more frequently than large ones. So, try to take her outside about every 45 minutes, or so.
When you take her out, go to the same spot each time and don't play with her until she's gone potty. Take some treats with you and give her one as soon as she goes potty. Also, give lots of praise and play with her a little, to let her know that she did well.
Do not punish her if does go in the house if you didn't actually see her do it. She won't understand why she's being punished. If you do catch her, tell her NO, in a firm voice and take her to the spot where she is supposed to go.
Try to look out for signs that she is thinking about going potty and take her out when you think she needs to go.

Answer 6

I could in my view preserve him within the crate nonetheless. He remains to be a dog and when you have been to allow him roam freely he would possibly very good get used to it and disregard approximately the educational he already has. Dogs are like children, provide them an inch and so they take a mile. Keep him within the crate till he's utterly expert to not cross potty within the condominium or do some thing harmful. My Pomeranian is way older than your puppy, however due to the fact that I've had her I've been coaching her due to the fact that she not ever was once expert as a dog. It's difficult in many instances to do matters to instruct and subject them, however do not allow them to get dominance over you. I additionally preserve my puppy within the kitchen whilst I'm long past or if I've long past to mattress with a mattress, meals and water. It would possibly sound harsh to a couple individuals, however it is the most effective method I can holiday her of pondering its alright to roam the condominium and poop and pee wherein she pleases. If you have not spotted, puppies will quite often no longer cross potty in restricted locations, so carrying on with the crate shall be pleasant I suppose. If he's up at night time making plenty of noise, possibly attempt to exhaust him of his vigour during the day, if that does not paintings and is actually bothersome, you can also desire to recollect disciplining him if you're k with that. Well well success and he's nonetheless a dog, it's going to me a couple of extra months earlier than he calms down and is utterly expert.

Answer 7

I have two 10-month old pups. I obtained both around 8 weeks of age. And they have been crate-trained from the start.

Crate-training does several things. First, it provides your dog with his own space. Make going in the crate a "fun" thing. Put in treats, a dog pillow (although he may chew it up, so be prepared), toys, etc. Always praise them for being in their crates. Do not use the crate as punishment or scold him when he's in there.

Dogs typically do not like to relieve themselves where they sleep. That said, some accidents will occur, so again, be prepared. The goal, though, is to teach your dog to "hold it" while you are gone. As I wrote, the dog won't like to go where it sleeps, so it will not relieve himself until free of the crate. When you come home, you should quickly take your dog outside to unirate/defecate and praise him heavily! He will associate going outside as a good thing and learn this is where he should go. Again, pups will have accidents, so don't expect overnight miracles (think of small children - even after they are potty-trained, they will still have accidents), but this is a start.

Crates also come in handy for you to keep your dog in a safe spot when you aren't there to supervise. A pup will chew EVERYTHING. A crate will keep him safe. So if you are taking a nap, cleaning in another room, at work, going out, etc., the crate is the place for him. Again, just be sure to make the crate a fun place. Mine are so used to their crates, that they will go in automatically when they see I'm getting ready to leave (for work, for example).

All of that said, do NOT overuse the crate. If you can come home for lunch (assuming you work during the day), do so (or arrange to have someone come by and let your dog out). If you cannot come home at lunch, don't make it a long day. Do errands after you come home. Go out for drinks with friends after your dog has been out. In other words, always think of your little guy at home first. If he's been inside holding it for 8 hours, every minute you're gone is agony - so be mindful of that. Plus, being in a crate all day limits his exercise.

So along with crate-training, take him for walks, to off-leash dog parks, lots of play-time in backyards, etc.

Good luck and enjoy your new pup!

P.S. I used the pads for a very short time. They worked for about a week. I put them in their crates and they would go on them. However, after a week, they started chewing up their pads and it was just a mess. As your dog is older, I'd skip the pads completely and teach him to go outside directly.

Answer 8

Crate training absolutely works if it is done properly. Follow any of the advice from previous posts. However, one post avocated the use of physical punishment (spanking) and rubbing the dog's nose in its mess. This type of reaction can be VERY detrimental to the bond you are trying to establish with your puppy. It also defeats the purpose of positive training, of which crate training is a part. Rubbing the dog's nose in its mess is not only confusing to him, but uneccessary as a correction tool. If you want ANY type of training you do with your puppy to be successful and enjoyable for both of you, do not use physical punishment. It will only make your puppy fearful and resentful. Wouldn't you rather have a puppy who works hard for you because it wants to, not because it is afraid of you?

Best of luck!

Answer 9

wee pads during the day and crate at night . make sure the crate is only big enough for her to stand up and turn around in or they will poop and pee in it . also make her use it at night to sleep in . it is good that they learn to sleep in the crate and not in the bed .

Answer 10

I figured I should share my experience. So far, it's worked one out of two. My dog who is two does not go inside anymore, but very rarely, but my eight month old we've had since he was two months old still has many issues. We recently had him fixed and he still has major marking issues. He goes in his cage and I'm pretty much at wits end with him. It doesn't always work. I hope with time it will work though.