| Getting a great family pet begins with | | | | themselves anywhere in the home if only to |
| careful selection of the animal. Great care | | | | keep it clean. While this may sound more |
| should be taken in this regard due to the | | | | than a little odd given what dogs will eat |
| growth of puppy mills that crank out cute | | | | and roll around in poo, starting out with a |
| little puppies with little emotional | | | | puppy that hasn't developed bad habits will |
| stability. These emotionally damaged animals | | | | make your job of house training a lot easier. |
| can be found in pet stores in almost any city | | | | |
| or town across the country. | | | | There are many different ways of dog training |
| | | | available. One of the most effective ways is |
| Take the time to check out not only the puppy | | | | using a crate to limit your dogs access to |
| but also where the pet store obtained the | | | | the rest of your home. This is important |
| animal. If there's any question, pass on a | | | | given that a new puppy doesn't understand the |
| dog as the emotional trauma you and your | | | | roles of the home or your expectations, |
| family will experience with an emotionally | | | | limiting his ability to get into trouble is |
| scarred dog is not worth bringing a puppy | | | | really a blessing. |
| home immediately after seeing them. | | | | |
| | | | Don't mistake crate training for keeping your |
| Another thing that you should watch out for | | | | dog in a cage. A training crate is much |
| is if the puppies are kept in the same area | | | | different from a cage and the animal will |
| where they go to the bathroom. The dogs | | | | consider a crate a secure place to rest |
| natural instinct is to keep where they live | | | | versus a holding pen. |
| and sleep clean. If you find puppies that | | | | |
| are being kept in cages where their bowel | | | | While fencing makes good neighbors, training |
| movements, etc. are in the same general area | | | | your pet using a dog crate is the best way to |
| as where they are living, this is a big red | | | | quickly get them to learn your rules. Crates |
| flag. While these puppies may be fine, you | | | | also typically do not have tops but are more |
| run the risk of having a much more difficult, | | | | of a containment area for your pet. By |
| and possibly impossible time of fully | | | | limiting your pet's ability to be out of your |
| housebreaking the puppy. | | | | sight, you are much more able to be available |
| | | | when training opportunities arise. |
| The reason for this is that successful house | | | | |
| training is most effective when you use the | | | | Crate training is an easy and inexpensive way |
| animals' natural instincts to help associate | | | | to train your pet. Visit the site below for |
| relieving themselves with the outdoors. A | | | | much more valuable information on crate |
| properly trained dog will not relieve | | | | training your new family pet. |