Now that you have your crate, the other things that I would recommend to get before you start your puppy crate training are some toys, a mat for the bottom of the crate, an odor neutralizer (available at most pet stores) and some puppy treats. So your puppy feels better inside the crate, I would suggest getting some toys to put in there with it. You want your puppies to like being in the crate, therefore don’t use it as jail when they do something bad.

Be cautious in what variety of play things you place in the kennel because you do not want your pup to choke on or eat something bad. Most of the commercially available dog toys are acceptable such as the hard rubber toys or pressed bones. DO NOT use rubber squeaky toys or stuffed toys! These can be a choking hazard to you puppies because they break apart real easy. One thing that you can do is to buy a kong and put some cream cheese, peanut butter, or puppy food inside. This will help your puppy adjust to the new crate and help to keep them quiet in the beginning stages of puppy crate training.

Buying a mat for the bottom of the crate is just to give your puppies a soft place to relax on while inside the crate. You might want to get something that is no bother to disinfect, and something that your puppy will not chew to pieces.

The odor neutralizer is used to clean up the floor in case your puppy has an accident. The part of your rug or flooring that was used as a bathroom, can be easily cleaned by this. This will dispose of the fragrance of your pup’s bathroom break, to prevent it from being pulled back to the same place as before. Most regular household cleaners contain ammonia, which is not good for cleaning up after your pet and could attract your puppy back to the same spot.

You can utilize an array of different stuff as rewards for your pups. Most treats in the stores are perfectly fine, but with treats made of natural ingredients becoming more popular on the shelves, I would sway that way. Especially in your puppy’s extensive growth stage, it is just more healthy. You want to start your puppy crate training by tossing a few treats in the cage and giving your puppy a command such as “Crate” or “Kennel” as it goes in after the treats. This will tempt the dog in the crate so that it will be anticipating it’s treat. Your puppies should start to begin to get enthused about going inside their crates beacuse of realizing that crate relates to getting treats.

When you use a training command to help your pup with entering the kennel, your pup will soon distinguish what you want him to do when you say the word. This will become extremely useful in the coming days. When your ready for your dog to go in the crate, you can simply give the command and your dog will go in on it’s own and wait patiently for some treats.

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