| You are bringing home a new family member
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| | crate takes advantage of this and helps
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| - this one with four legs, not two - and
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| | your puppy learn to control his bladder
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| he will need a place to sleep.
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| | between trips outside. He will have
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| Everyone needs a space to call their own.
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| | accidents, of course, but by using a dog
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| Managed properly your dog's crate will
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| | crate as a bed and combining it with a
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| become his room, a cosy place he goes for
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| | regular toileting, feeding and play
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| privacy. Think of it like a toddler's cot
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| | schedule, toilet training will be quicker
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| or playpen.
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| | and less stressful - for everyone
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| What must I know about puppies and dog
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| | involved!
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| crates?
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| | Just remember never to use the crate as a
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| Growing puppies alternate between periods
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| | form of punishment. If you shout at your
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| of activity and sleeping. As long as you
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| | dog or smack him and then put him into
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| have a regular schedule of toileting,
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| | his crate he will see his crate as a
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| feeding and exercise, your puppy will be
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| | place to be feared: those associations
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| happy to use his dog crate for a bed.
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| | are the last thing you want to create.
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| Just don't expect your puppy to stay in
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| | How big should my dog's crate be?
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| his crate unless he is sleeping: remember
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| | You don't want your puppy to toddle off
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| he needs lots of love and attention. If
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| | into a corner of his crate to go to the
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| you intend to keep him in his crate for
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| | toilet, so get a crate with a divider.
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| long periods perhaps you need to
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| | This can be moved as he grows, and
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| re-consider whether you are able to
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| | discarded once he is grown and/or
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| commit to a dog right now.
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| | completely housetrained.
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| How will older dogs and dog crates work?
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| | If you are getting a dog crate as a bed
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| If you have an older dog you think you
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| | for a dog that is already fully grown,
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| may like to crate - perhaps you are
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| | make sure the crate is big enough for him
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| giving a new home to an older animal from
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| | to stretch out, stand up and turn around
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| a refuge shelter - you can still happily
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| | comfortably.
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| use a dog crate as a bed.
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| | What type of dog crate should I buy?
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| Let him investigate the crate. Just as
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| | A wire crate is a good option if you're
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| with a puppy, put in soft bedding and a
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| | buying a dog crate for a bed. It is a
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| treat, and let him get used to things
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| | good idea to get a crate bumper for
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| while the door remains open. Once he is
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| | comfort and safety. Many dogs also prefer
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| accustomed to his crate you will most
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| | a covering over the back and perhaps the
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| likely find he will take himself off
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| | sides of the crate to give them a greater
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| there to sleep or to get away from noisy
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| | sense of privacy. This doesn't have to
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| children or visitors.
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| | be expensive: we have a blanket draped
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| What should I put in my dog's crate?
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| | over our dog's crate.
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| Put washable bedding - perhaps a favorite
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| | Using a dog crate for a bed doesn't mean
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| blanket - in the crate to make it
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| | that you can't be stylish as well. There
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| comfortable. Put the favorite toy of the
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| | are many crates that are both comfortable
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| moment in as well and perhaps a rawhide
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| | for your dog and will fit with any
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| bone to chew on.
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| | décor. Check out the wicker-look
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| I have found my dog will happily chew her
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| | versions, or the very upmarket Bauhaus,
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| rawhide bone as she is dropping off to
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| | and you will never think of crate and
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| sleep in her crate and again when she
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| | cage in the same sentence again!
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| wakes. Especially first thing in the
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| | If you want a dog crate for traveling by
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| mornings this can give me a much
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| | airplane you will need one which is
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| appreciated extra fifteen minutes of
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| | approved by the airlines. These will
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| sleep!
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| | generally be molded plastic, and are
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| It is a good idea to give your dog some
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| | lightweight and portable. Look for a
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| treats when you put him in his crate, to
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| | crate which has a carry handle and which
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| reinforce positive feelings: a little
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| | you can collapse for storage when you get
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| snack before he settles down to sleep
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| | back home. Always check with the airline
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| would go down well.
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| | you intend to travel with, as their
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| If your dog wears a collar make sure you
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| | regulations may vary.
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| remove it before he goes into the crate.
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| | Dog crates for beds: "my" place
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| Dogs have choked to death when their
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| | Some of us initially balk at the idea of
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| collar or Id tags have caught on the
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| | putting a puppy or even a grown dog we
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| crate's bars. A good idea is also a crate
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| | love very much into what can be perceived
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| bumper, which is very similar to a cot
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| | as a cage. However, used properly your
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| bumper.
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| | dog's crate will come to be seen by him
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| How can using dog crates for beds help
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| | as a place of comfort and privacy: a
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| toilet training?
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| | place of his own to go to when he wants
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| Puppies have an instinctive desire to
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| | to sleep, or just wants time-out.
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| keep their sleeping area clean. Using a
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