Comments on: Dog kennel training

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:18:15 +0000

Great article! So much information on what is such an important topic! I recently bought a dog crate to crate train my 3 year old dog who was tearing my blinds down when I left home for work during the day. He was getting so frantic that he would try and jump out the windows and in the process pull all of my expensive blinds down! It took a while but I can honestly say that buying a crate and teaching my dog to use it was the best investment I ever made. Now everyday when i come home from work he is well behaved and waiting for me in his crate. Thanks again for the great article!

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:34:17 +0000

That works!

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:55:51 +0000

You asked if we have crates throughout the house, or just in one room. I have 3 of the crates in one room, one in the living room and one in the bedroom.

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:04:50 +0000

That’s great!

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:22:42 +0000

So far, I haven’t had any problems with Shadow when I put him inside his kennel especially when I have visitors.

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:34:33 +0000

I don’t know why, but Scout loves it in there. I think he thinks it’s a good hiding place.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:17:23 +0000

I will definitely crate train whether we get a puppy or an adult dog. (This is an IF we ever get a dog! I’m hopeful that someday we will!) I like the consistency that comes with crate training! (Love the picture of your cat in the crate!)

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:06:50 +0000

Marie, I’m sure it helps that you have multiple dogs. The new dogs learn from your other dogs that the crates are good places to be. Do you have crates scattered all over your house or all in one room?

Biggie, anything for food, right? Ace voluntarily slept in his crate last night with the door open for the first time. I couldn’t believe it!

Apryl, I totally understand what you mean. And isn’t it funny how the cats like the big-dog kennels? My cats nap in Ace’s kennel with the door open all the time.

By: Apryl

Apryl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:59:15 +0000

The problem I have is that it is hard to kennel a dog that is 130lbs. We have one that he can barely move in and the cats took it over for their “playhouse”.

We take Gus to dog daycare when we go places without him so he’s well taken care of there. He goes in the big dog section and it is all open.

By: Biggie-Z

Biggie-Z — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:28:43 +0000

I second what Marie says! Biggie eats all his meals in his crate, and right now he is lying quietly in his crate after he’s finished dinner. Sometimes we let him out right after he’s done, other times we let him just rest there for a while. He knows the “crate” command and often chooses to nap or sleep in there with the door open.