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crate training advice please2007-11-25 3:00:29

we have just brought our new lab pup a crate, we have been giving her treats and feeding her in it, and she doesnt seem to scared about it at all. i need advice on my next steps, what should i do to get her to the stage were i can close the the door, and ten to the stage were i can leave the room. any advice please, thanks.

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I have crate trained all of my dogs.

I would say that you crate her right away, but maybe you would like more assurance for yourselft that she will be OK with it.

Maybe you can try crating her for 10 minutes, leave the room and see how she reacts.

When I crate trained my dogs, I left them out all the time except when I wasn't home and also overnight. They take really well to it, better than we humans would expect.

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Once we got our puppy used to the idea of being in there, we simply put her in it and let her cry it out. I'm not sure that the whining will be avoidable, you just need to make sure your pup has gone potty recently so that you know it's not the urge to go which is causing it.

Our pup stopped whining within the first half an hour and within a week, no longer whined at all when we put her in at nite time.

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After your dog is eating his regular meals in the crate with no sign of fear or anxiety, you can confine him there for short time periods while you're home. Call him over to the crate and give him a treat. Give him a command to enter, such as "kennel." Encourage him by pointing to the inside of the crate with a treat in your hand. After your dog enters the crate, praise him, give him the treat, and close the door. Sit quietly near the crate for five to ten minutes and then go into another room for a few minutes. Return, sit quietly again for a short time, then let him out of the crate.