Welcome…to the pit of despair!
Actually – think of the crate as a holiday in the Rivera d’Safetyhood
First off – unless you’re making gobs and gobs of cold cash, then do with it as you will. In fact, buy some of our dog treats right away – or a LOT of our dog treats. Otherwise, if you fit in with 90% of the rest of the population but a crate your puppy can grow into.
How to choose a crate?
d'Palace of Dreams Dog Crate from Dog House Treats
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Think of yourself as a dog for a minute. What would you need to do? Stand up (without crouching over), be able to turn around to get into a more comfortable sleeping position and of course have enough cushions, blankets or pillows for them to snuggle into. No, you can’t invite any other dogs to stay with you. This is a one-dog crate! 
Setting up your crate
There area many different types, and to be honest the style is up to you. You can buy a cheap one or have one custom made by us to fit the decor of your room/furniture. Regardless of where you get your doggy crate – make sure that when you assemble the crate your delicate little creature isn’t in the house as making all that noise is a sure way excite the little guy. And when you excite the little guy – you know what that means: Mop time! That and you could scare the hell out of them.
Now, when you’re finished with the assembly then all you have to do is slowly introduce this masterpiece to your dog. Do this slowly and with care. Naturally, they’ll be a little curious about this new contraption and little do they know that it will serve as the Palace d’Puppy for a long time.
Put some toys, blankies or most importantly something like THIS! in there as this will not only excite them (in a non-mop inducing kind of way) but will show them that the evils heard of places like “The Dungeon d’Crate” is actually the often dreamt about Palace d’Puppy! This important transformation is completely up to you and it depends specifically on your ability to ease your new dog into it – without force or coercion. Treats work much better.
If you ended up with a metal type crate and not a plastic one – make sure you put those blankies in there. This will deaden the sounds of the metal monster (aka – cage) and will ultimately make it an easy transition for them to get in.
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Location. Location. Location.
The three rules of where your Palace d’Puppy should be placed summed up: Location. Make sure that it is:
- Quiet. If you put this in the main living room where everyone is up and about living the glamorous lifestyle of the rich and … free – then your puppy will have a hard time correlating Palace d’Puppy with the Dungeon d’Crate. Make sure it’s quiet – like, heavenly quiet.
- Make it somewhere close to where you sleep. A little whining may occur at the beginning but in time your puppy will be able to smell all the wonderful scents that you leave in your room. Whether your partner likes it or not – this is comforting for your puppy to know you’ll be back there. It’s your place, and they’re safe there.
- Puppies need their own space. Make sure that you close it up – as this will give them the time they need to recharge their batteries without having to worry about getting into trouble, or doing something wrong which so often happens with so much natural talent for it. This means the crate – as simply gating off and area won’t serve the same purpose. If you remember right dogs are den animals and need their safe place just like you.
- Just like in life, your attitude to the crate is going to influence your dog. If you think of it as the Dungeon d’Dog and not as the Palace d’Puppy then they will instinctively feel that. Be excited about using the crate as it serves the purpose of making them feel at ease. Later in life – they will spend quite some time alone as you’re about your day and they need to adapt to this situation as early as possible. You’re teaching them life-long skills they’ll use to survive!
