Good God!? You use…. gasp! The Crate!?
Uhhh… yeah. You don’t?
Shame on you! A crate!? It’s a modern day dungeon chamber designed to torture the poor and emotionally unstable puppies around the world by cruel owners who don’t understand. Or is it?
Using a dog crate doesn't mean you're sending them to doggy hell
Many dog owners swear by them – many detest them. To be fair however, we need to understand the purpose of the crate and the psychology of your dog’s DNA.
Dogs are den animals. They like a safe, dark place which is easy to protect and far away from any dangers that may or may not be lurking in the shadows to gobble them up, whether it be a real monster with impressive gobbling up powers or an imaginary monster with even more impressive history of gobbling up.
Crates serve as a dog’s den, and in this sense it’s a safe place for them to be. Safe for them, and safe for your $1,000 Williams Sonoma coffee table with various other attractive chew toys just laying around the house waiting to be had. Slippers. Shoes. Hats. Your cat. Name it – a teething puppy has the ability to chew on just about anything. That is unless, of course, they’re waiting safely for you in the crate. You puppy shouldn’t be another lit-up decoration on your christmas tree because it found the cord laying about.
“To crate – or not to crate: That is the question.” – Every new puppy owner
Other benefits of using the crate besides your doggy’s health and safety…
Having read my housebreaking article then I’m sure you’ll appreciate the benefits of helping your young pup get used to not forcing you to use the mop – again. Instinctively, your young pup doesn’t want to poopulate their living conditions. That’s gross. For them, it’s a shame and instinctively wrong to do that. Using a crate will greatly increase your housebreaking learning curve by applying to their instincts and not to your mopping skills.
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Crates also help in the development of social boundaries between you and your dog. If your puppy was born to be a loose cannon, a wild child, a vagabond answering to no man then…heading to the crate serves as a safe way for you to keep your temper as well as enlighten your puppy in the sense of social acceptable behavior. Of course don’t go overboard and lock them up the entire time on principal – but this helps them develop in a healthy way.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
In order to love someone, you have to miss them. If you are tired and angry and your puppy starts getting into trouble – being in such a state you might just take out your frustration on your dog. That is the worst possible thing you can do – as such a course of action will not be forgotten by your puppy any time soon. (Think: All their life.)
Although I personally just use a bed which serves as Mis’ka’s den – the benefits of using a crate are evident. It speeds up the overall learning process with your dog – which for a person of low levels of patience would be extremely important.
Remember – it’s up to you do develop your relationships and your puppy needs the best from you so they can be the best for you.
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Thanks Esmeralda! You’re going to make me blush a little bit, but you really have a way with words! I’m happy to see you found the post useful – especially since it’s such a debated topic in the doggy world!
it was very interesting to read.
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
And you et an account on Twitter?
Balshoy spasiba! Da, konyechne, mozhesh kak xo4ew!
Niet u nas twitter no v toje samaya vriyemna yest facebook klub.
It’s always fun to get comments from people all around the world! Thanks for the compliment!