Is Crate Training Cruel?
Channel: Nate Schoemer
Date: 23/04/2024

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Crate training serves two primary purposes: house training and potty training. Once a dog is fully house trained, knowing how to behave indoors without supervision, and is potty trained, the need for a crate diminishes. However, I recommend keeping crates available as they offer a personal comfort zone where dogs can retreat at will.

In this video, we emphasize making the crate a positive space for your dog. This includes making it comfortable and using food or treats to build a strong positive association with the crate. Importantly, we should never use the crate as a form of punishment.

Instead, if we need to address unwanted behaviors like nipping, we can place the dog in the crate as part of a cause-and-effect learning process — done in a positive manner to avoid any negative associations. For example, if your puppy bites, you might say in a cheerful tone, 'Oh, looks like Fido wants to go to the crate, yay for Fido!' This approach maintains the crate's positive association while also helping to curb unwanted behaviors or simply giving you a break from a high-energy puppy.

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