Crate Training a Dog

Crate training a dog is essential even if you plan to give your dog free rein of your home. When guests who fear dogs visit, you’ll have to temporarily lock your dog away and you can’t do that if it’s not properly trained. It may initially feel tyrannical or even inhumane when you require your dog to stay inside its crate but dogs have a different perception of this. Given the right training, dogs will view crates as a second home and a security blanket against the unknown. (more…)