Stop Puppy Crate Crying and Teach Your Pup to Love Naps
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Teaching your pup to happily go into their crate and settle down for a nap is one of the most important parts of puppy training. At first, your pup might be unhappy about being confined to a crate and they might cry or whine but if you follow a few simple steps you can quickly teach them to settle down quietly in their crate.
When you first start putting your pup in their crate you should stay nearby and talk to your pup to let them know that they are safe and everything is OK. If your pup is crying, calmly comfort them with your voice.
Meanwhile, watch your pup carefully. If your pup stops crying or they lie down, even if it’s only for a second, then praise your pup with all your heart. Tell your pup how proud you are of them for being so brave. Put some loving emotion into your voice. Your pup may not understand the words you use, but they understand emotion and tone.
You want your pup to be quiet and lie down, so let them know when they do the right thing! No pup cries forever, and if you reinforce your pup for lying down and being quiet, they will learn to do so much faster..
Sadly, this is the opposite of what so many people do, which is to comfort the pup when they are crying and then ignore the pup when it is quiet. That’s a great way to train a puppy to cry. Or they put the pup inside the crate and walk away, leaving the pup terrified and alone, which is a great way to traumatize a pup and teach them to hate their crate.
Teaching your pup to settle down quicky and quietly in their crate for naps makes it easy to toilet train your pup, keep them out of trouble, prevent separation anxiety, and it is incredibly useful for management, travel, and medical care.
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Great ideas!
Thank you! Best of luck putting them to use!
Thank you for this. Big help!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
This is well timed- thank you!! ❤️
My pup did great the first few days but has been struggling today (it’s Thursday and we got him Saturday). He was unwell yesterday (parasites) so we got out of routine and he got held a lot. But he when he’s well he really needs the crate naps 🤣
Yeah, if you can teach your pup to enjoy spending time in their crate it makes so many other aspects of puppy training so much easier. I'm sorry to hear your pup is dealing with parasites. I hope he feels better soon!
Also does it make a difference who is with the puppy as long as we (me, my partner and our son) follow the training?
Hopefully all of you are forming a positive, loving relationship with the pup, and so all of you should be able to comfort the pup. Of course, if the pup doesn't like one of you, then that person will have more trouble comforting the pup. Each of you should be hand-feeding and playing with and training your pup, giving your pup lots of reasons to love you all!
Hi, what if it takes longer than 10 or 15 mins? Could it take longer and if it does should i continue?
Yes, it could take longer. Yes, you should continue. Just make sure they don't really need to potty. If they don't need to potty, then yes, stick with it. They need to learn to settle down happily in their crate and if you stay nearby and talk to them sweetly and reinforce at the right times, they'll figure it out and this will change your lives together immeasurably for the better. Remember, if they stop whining for a fraction of a second, praise them. Mark that moment! Reinforce those moments and they will grow into minutes, and eventually, into hours of happy puppy napping!
Don’t put them in a crate in the first place!
If you teach your pup to enjoy spending time in their crate (which is easy to do), it can make a lot of other aspects of puppy training much, much easier. It's also really useful for emergencies, travel, and general household management. If you don't take the time to teach your pup to enjoy their crate, it can be really traumatizing if a situation ever arises where your dog needs to be crated, and their are a lot of situations like that.
@@DunbarAcademy if you have to teach a pup to “enjoy” being crated then that is a problem in itself.
I understand your reference to emergencies but we will have to agree to disagree. 🐾💙
@@heytam7162 Has your dog ever had an overnight vet stay? If so, they likely stayed in a crate or a kennel. Wouldn't you rather have the peace of mind that your dog is well trained in such a situation so they will know how to settle down comfortably for the night?
What about traveling? Unless your dog is a registered service dog, they would need to be crated for a flight, whether in the cabin or cargo. Even in a car, your dog should definitely be either buckled in or crated for their own safety.
Our rescue dog required tons of patience with crate training, but we knew it was an essential skill for him. There are so many potential hazards for dogs in the household. Using the methods we learned from Dr. Ian Dunbar's e-books and online classes, we gradually allowed him more and more freedom in the house until he could be trusted to have free roam. Now, he never needs his crate, as he never makes a mess or gets into anything.
Even though he no longer needs his crate, I'm so glad we crate trained him, as I'm much happier knowing that my dog can handle such a situation with calm confidence, should the need arise.