Dog Training - The Pros and Cons of Crate Training
Having problems on transporting your dog from one place to another? People usually buy portable dog kennels or crates for this purpose, as they are the safest and most economical way of traveling with your dog.
But even before you decide on buying one for your dog, see to it first that your dog is comfortable with the whole procedure.
This can be done with crate training.
Crate training has its advantages and disadvantages.
If you think that confining your dog to a portable kennel would be as easy as putting him in a stable household cage, think again.
Crate-trained dogs have developed the versatility to be in different environments at any time, thus letting themselves be transported and conveyed with ease.
Having a dog that has not been crate trained may just add to your problems when traveling.
Pros Of Crate Training Crate training may come in handy in times of sudden events that require desperate measures (e.
g.
flash floods, storms, and other natural calamities).
Dogs that have been crate-trained won't have a hard time in adjusting to such situations.
Crate trained dogs can easily be controlled whenever you want to.
For instance, when you have visitors at home and you don't want your dog to be sniffing around, you can simply utter a command to make him stay in a crate.
By crate training your dog, you'll make him more comfortable in his kennel than in the household.
If you're not used to or dislike canine odor, then you'll have the perfect excuse to save yourself from lots of it.
Cons Portable kennels are much more harder to clean than conventional household cages as they tend to have pockets, holes, and other parts that cannot be found in the latter.
Crate training is essential if you really need to travel with your dog, but in cases where you can leave him at home or in the care of a friend, then it may be a better choice.
But even before you decide on buying one for your dog, see to it first that your dog is comfortable with the whole procedure.
This can be done with crate training.
Crate training has its advantages and disadvantages.
If you think that confining your dog to a portable kennel would be as easy as putting him in a stable household cage, think again.
Crate-trained dogs have developed the versatility to be in different environments at any time, thus letting themselves be transported and conveyed with ease.
Having a dog that has not been crate trained may just add to your problems when traveling.
Pros Of Crate Training Crate training may come in handy in times of sudden events that require desperate measures (e.
g.
flash floods, storms, and other natural calamities).
Dogs that have been crate-trained won't have a hard time in adjusting to such situations.
Crate trained dogs can easily be controlled whenever you want to.
For instance, when you have visitors at home and you don't want your dog to be sniffing around, you can simply utter a command to make him stay in a crate.
By crate training your dog, you'll make him more comfortable in his kennel than in the household.
If you're not used to or dislike canine odor, then you'll have the perfect excuse to save yourself from lots of it.
Cons Portable kennels are much more harder to clean than conventional household cages as they tend to have pockets, holes, and other parts that cannot be found in the latter.
Crate training is essential if you really need to travel with your dog, but in cases where you can leave him at home or in the care of a friend, then it may be a better choice.
