11 For Lodging: No 11: - Find out in advance which hotels or motels at your destination allow dogs or a kennel nearby.
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Establishing a routine with the puppy will help with the process and will avoid any accidents. Crate training techniques follows:
1. Food and water for your puppy at the same times everyday next 4 weeks (or as close to the same times as possible) each day. Most puppies are fed at least 2 to 4 times per day depending on their age.
2. � When the puppy has finished eating place them in their crate with some toys and soft bedding material.
The crate should be where the puppy can still see people and feel part of the family, not where they feel that they are being isolated or punished for bad behavior.
Its good in the beginning to leave the door open so your puppy can go in and out to get conferrable with his surroundings.
3. � 15 minutes or so after (from the crate) take them outside to his area that you wish for the puppy to use a bathroom.
If you puppy has spoiled the crate prior to this 15 minute mark don�t punish them, simply clean the crate and plan the next time to take them out earlier.
This is a process, you will eventually find out just when the little puppy will go to the bathroom after eating.
4. � Have the puppy walk with you to the outside area or toilet area. Praise them when they go.
If they are outside for more than 3-5 minutes and are showing no signs of relieving themselves simply place the puppy back in the crate and try again in no more than 5 minutes.
Don�t scold or pay undo attention to them until the go outside and eliminate.
Give lots of praise and attention and return them to the house for further attention and socialization.
5. � Puppies quickly learn that by going outside and relieving themselves they will get lots of positive attention and will come back into the house and play with or be around the family.
6. Cautions with Crate Training
7. Be sure that crate training is completed correctly:
8. � Make the crate comfortable with toys, soft, washable bedding and lots of ventilation. It is to be a positive place that is the puppies �den�.
9. � Never use the crate as a punishment or isolation area. If your puppy begins to associate the crate with being ignored or punished they will quickly stop wanting to go to the crate.
10. � Keep the crate somewhere that is part of the
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