Patent ID: 9521826
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A01K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system for conditioning dogs comprising a) an enclosure comprising a cage frame, a door, generally vertical side panels and a bottom, said side panels providing perforations; b) a platform bed comprising a rectilinear frame, a bedding panel supported by the frame, and frame projections for positioning the platform bed within the enclosure, said platform bed forming a sleep and play area; and c) a training tray of generally planar conformation, with a bottom and upraised perimeter edges, and an absorbent elimination pad covering the bottom and extending to the perimeter edges, said absorbent pad secured to the tray by a plurality of pad clips, said training tray covered by the elimination pad forming an elimination area; whereby, the platform bed is positioned inside the enclosure, and installed so that the platform bed is raised above the upper surface of the elimination pad arrayed upon the surface of the training tray and allowing confinement of a dog inside the enclosure and thereby providing a sleep and play area physically distinct from an elimination area that allows the dog to be more effectively conditioned for house training.