Puppy Gets Crate Trained the Easy Way
Locking up my dog in a crate will never happen; our dog needs to
be part of the pack. That’s what I used to say until lessons with a young blond
lab taught me otherwise. Now, "Our dog goes willingly and
enthusiastically into a crate and it's the best training we've ever done."
Many misconceptions about crates exist.
I can't debunk those but I will recommend a crate and explain why. Based upon our experience and my vet’s recommendations I urge everyone adopting a puppy to invest in the Midwest Life Stages Double Door Crate.
The Life Stages crate has a divider that allows re-sizing the interior for growing puppies. If there's too much space inside y bed inside her small, well-defined space. She was in there at night, when she needed to resour puppy will try to relieve herself in a remote corner. We placed a small dogt, and when I needed her safely from under foot or secured when away from home. She never relieved herself in the crate. We let her outdoors frequently through the day and during the night. Within two weeks she was housebroken. As she grew we moved the divider back to accommodate her larger size. The divider is a snug fit and can be a little challenging to reposition, but this also means my puppy couldn't move it.
The crate has two doors, on the end and one side. Both doors have double slide latches. The crate is coated with a black satin electro-coat finish—I've seen no signs of any of the finish
