Dog kennel training or also known as crate training is one of the most valuable and effective methods to fix a lot of dog problems and help prevent new problems from occurring.

It’s common for people to view crated dogs as neglected pets. Some people think that an owner would simple crate the dog because they do not want to deal with the dog getting into things around the house it shouldn’t or to prevent the dog from using the carpet as a doggie bathroom. Now those are very valid reasons to crate a dog. If you can’t be home or around and you want to prevent your dog from chasing the family cat all day or from chewing up your computer cables while you are away, then crating your dog is the best method to keep the dog out of trouble and to keep it safe. Also consider the alternative; shock collars. Crating doesn’t sound so bad now does it? The crate only becomes a negative experience when you abuse it.

Dogs actually do not mind being crated. They feel that their crate is a safe environment. The crate also serves to provide protection and security. It’s the one place they can go to when they want to avoid the nuisances of small toddlers pulling on their ears or to avoid other guests that may be bothersome. It is the dog’s own personal space and the dog knows this!

Crates are typically used to help train a dog to know when and where to relieve itself. A properly crated dog will not urinate or defecate on its own bed. Instead, the dog will “hold it” as long as it can, usually until the owner opens the crate door and escorts the dog to the area that is acceptable to eliminate.

When you crate train your dog, you will want to make sure that the crate remains to be a positive experience for your pet. You do not your dog to bark, cry and whine when placed in the crate or fear the crate and have to be chased down and captured in order to enter it. You will want the dog to enter the crate on command but also at times when the dog itself, has decided to on its own to go inside.

When you first introduce your dog to the kennel, it may be very apprehensive and leery of it. This is perfectly normal. DO NOT force the dog to go inside of it. You will need to build up the crate to your dog in order to make it feel secure to enter it. Try placing one of your dog’s favorite toys’s or treat inside and speak to the dog in a soft and assuring tone. Work on introducing the crate to your dog each day, again with placing a favorite toy inside and encouraging him to go get it.

Be sure to associate the kennel with a command so that eventually the dog will know the name for the kennel and will enter on your command. I have heard some people use the command: “house”, “kennel up” or “go to bed”. Whatever you choose, make sure you give the dog positive reinforcement each time he enters the crate on command.

Puppies are quite responsive to dog kennel training and the younger they are, the better they are at getting trained and used to the crate. This doesn’t mean that older dogs cannot be crate trained. They also can be trained with time and patience.

The ideal placement for a crate is to have it placed in a room where the dog will be able to feel “close” to family members and be able to see them physically. Even though your dog may feel he needs a break from people and just wants to hang out in his crate, he still wants to be close by and see what is going on in his environment.

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