Comments on: Welcome, Puppy, To Our Home http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html Positive Dog Training Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Courtney http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html/comment-page-1#comment-4868 Courtney Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:55:58 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html#comment-4868 I have had dogs all my life, and I have used crates to train all of them. They even grow to see their crate as a safe place, and sleep there even when they are older. Another great tool I have discovered for housebreaking my dog is puppy pads! They are great for those accidents that occur early on, and they don't ruin your carpet- plus you just throw them away after use! I have had dogs all my life, and I have used crates to train all of them. They even grow to see their crate as a safe place, and sleep there even when they are older. Another great tool I have discovered for housebreaking my dog is puppy pads! They are great for those accidents that occur early on, and they don’t ruin your carpet- plus you just throw them away after use!

]]> By: Rosana Hart http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html/comment-page-1#comment-1502 Rosana Hart Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:59:39 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html#comment-1502 Scott, you need help with your puppy's situation. She could perhaps be trained to use a litter box, easier with toy breeds than huge ones. But all day is too long in the crate. Find a good pet sitter / pet walker, even if it is a stretch financially, it's worth it now for the long-term. Read the pages on my site I link to at the end of the article, on crate and potty training. Best, Rosana Scott, you need help with your puppy’s situation.

She could perhaps be trained to use a litter box, easier with toy breeds than huge ones. But all day is too long in the crate. Find a good pet sitter / pet walker, even if it is a stretch financially, it’s worth it now for the long-term.

Read the pages on my site I link to at the end of the article, on crate and potty training.

Best,
Rosana

]]> By: SCOTT http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html/comment-page-1#comment-1498 SCOTT Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:19:30 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html#comment-1498 I AM GONE TO WORK ALL DAY CAN MY PUPPY STAY IN THE CRATE ALL DAY & IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN HER TO GO IN A LITTER BOX ? I LOVE HER SHE IS SO SWEET BUT SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY I TAKE HER OUT & AFTER WE COME IN THA HOUSE SHE GOES POTTY 10-20MINUTES LATER PLEASE HELP BEFORE I NEED TO GO ON ANTI PSYCOTICS SHE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY I AM GONE TO WORK ALL DAY CAN MY PUPPY STAY IN THE CRATE ALL DAY & IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN HER TO GO IN A LITTER BOX ? I LOVE HER SHE IS SO SWEET BUT SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY I TAKE HER OUT & AFTER WE COME IN THA HOUSE SHE GOES POTTY 10-20MINUTES LATER PLEASE HELP BEFORE I NEED TO GO ON ANTI PSYCOTICS SHE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY

]]> By: Pamela http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html/comment-page-1#comment-1497 Pamela Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:42 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/welcome-puppy-to-our-home.html#comment-1497 I am a believer in crates for puppies. This is the first time I have crated a puppy after being a dog owner for most of my life. I thought that chewing up your house was just part of what you had to put up with when getting a new puppy. My husband convinced me, as he had had much success before with his dogs. We have a 4 month old Standard Poodle puppy and she loves the security of her crate. We are now at the point when it is necessary we just say get in your crate and without any back talk, off she goes. No guilt at all. I am a believer in crates for puppies. This is the first time I have crated a puppy after being a dog owner for most of my life. I thought that chewing up your house was just part of what you had to put up with when getting a new puppy. My husband convinced me, as he had had much success before with his dogs. We have a 4 month old Standard Poodle puppy and she loves the security of her crate. We are now at the point when it is necessary we just say get in your crate and without any back talk, off she goes. No guilt at all.

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