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Hello new puppy owner,In this checklist you’ll find six tipson how to introduce your puppyto its dog crate. After reading thischecklist, you’ll know how to goabout doing this.You have downloaded thispuppy schedule for free of mywebsite www.puppybee.com.This checklist is part of my bookHow to Crate-Train a Puppy: TheUltimate Guide.If you care about getting allthe best expert knowledgeand professional insights tosupport the house-training ofyour four-legged friend, youare very welcome to check thecomplete and full book. Go tocratetrainapuppybook.com tobuy the book on our website orAmazon.Have fun reading this freeresource!Cheers!Robbin KleinpenningOwner and founder ofwww.puppybee.com.

PART 3Introducing the dogcrate7.1 Introduction dog crateOf course, before returning home with your puppy,you will have made sure that the dog crate isalready in the right spot. Inside the dog crate, a nicecomfortable pillow or blanket is waiting, possiblyalongside a nice toy to play with.As soon as you arrive home with your puppy for thefirst time, you allow it to familiarize itself with theobjects and the furniture in your living room. Youare not forcing anything. Do not focus on the dogcrate. Just let the puppy take its time to explore itsnew home ground.2 PUPPYBEE.COM

PART 3DINNERTIMEOnce it’s time to feed your puppy, justtake the food bowl and walk over tothe dog crate. Your puppy is likely tonotice you preparing its food, so it willcheerfully walk after you as you go.If you notice that your puppy is hesitanttoward the dog crate, you could decideto place the food bowl in the openingto the dog crate. This allows your puppyto enjoy its dinner without having toenter the dog crate completely. Over thecourse of its next meals, gradually placethe food bowl further inside the dogcrate, until you have the puppy eating itsdinner wholly inside the dog crate.TIPFeeding your puppy inside its dog cratewill let it associate the dog crate with apositive experience—and this is exactlywhat we want to happen.If you notice that your puppy is wolfingdown its meals, gobbling it down waytoo fast, you could opt for scattering thedog food around the floor of the dogcrate. This will force your puppy to makea bit of an effort as it searches for thefood. At the same time, you’ll be turningfeeding into a fun game (inside the dogcrate) too!3 PUPPYBEE.COM

PART 3LEAVE THE DOOR OPENIn the initial period, it is important foryour puppy to feel at ease whenever itis inside the dog crate. Having the doorlocked is far less important. The puppyneeds to regard the dog crate as a safeand pleasant place to be; you can worryabout shutting the door after the dogcrate has become just such a place foryour puppy. It could be days before youclose the door during the day. Closingthe door at night is advisable, though.Read chapter 8 to find out why youshould shut the door at night.PROVIDE PLEASANT SURPRISESEvery now and then, (secretly) placea few treats inside the dog crate.Whenever your puppy happens to passby the dog crate, it will be pleasantlysurprised to see or smell somethingyummy in there. If you regularly arrangepleasant surprises such as these, you willnotice your puppy walking over to thedog crate more often, which is of courseexactly what we want.4 PUPPYBEE.COM

PART 3ENJOYING THE BEST TREATS INSIDETHE DOG CRATEWhenever you buy your puppy a nicetreat, such as a bone or a special puppysnack, you should calmly direct thepuppy to its dog crate and then hand itthe bone or whatever tasty bite you havewaiting for it.The same advice applies here: don’tclose the door to the dog crate duringthe first few days. The first step is makingthe puppy feel at ease inside the dogcrate. Closing the door right away willnot help achieve this.5 PUPPYBEE.COM

PART 3SLEEPOn average, puppies sleep for 18 hours aday. This will be considerably less at firstbecause your puppy will need to get usedto you and to its new surroundings. Inthe days that follow, you will notice thatyour puppy needs to lie down more oftenand have a good little nap. You shouldconsider yourself lucky if it takes thesenaps inside the dog crate, because 9times out of 10, this will not be the case.When you notice that your puppy hasfallen asleep, feel free to just pick it upand place it on the comfortable pillowyou have waiting inside the dog crate. Ifyou are physically unable to lift the puppyup somehow, feel free to direct it to thedog crate by luring it with a tasty snack.Sit beside it for a few minutes and waitfor it to go back to sleep. Then, calmlywalk away from the dog crate and returnto whatever you were doing. Here too,don’t close the dog crate door at first.6 PUPPYBEE.COM

PART 3DON’T FOCUS ON THE DOG CRATETOO MUCHOn the first day, everything is completelynew for your puppy: the car ride, a newenvironment, new scents, and so on.Of course, it is advisable to apply allthe tactics mentioned above, such asfeeding the puppy inside the dog crateand arranging pleasant surprises. Donote, however, that you should not focuson the dog crate too much on the firstday. Don’t push your puppy to inspectthe dog crate every 30 minutes. Try torestrict these moments to feeding times(described at tip 1) and 1–3 pleasantsurprises (tip 2). As the days go by, youcan gradually expand this by adding otherdog crate tactics, as tips 4 and 5 explain.7 PUPPYBEE.COM

So there you have it—you have now read chapter7.1 Introduction dog crate of my book How to CrateTrain a Puppy: The Ultimate Guide.If you care about getting all the best expertknowledge and professional insights to support thecrate-training of your four-legged friend, you arevery welcome to check the complete and full book.Go to www.cratetrainapuppybook.com to buy thebook on Amazon or through our own website.If you have any questions please send me an emailat info@puppybee.com.If you care about getting all the best expertknowledge and professional insights to support thetraining of your four-legged friend, you are verywelcome to check out my other 3 books.Like the book How to Crate-Train a Puppy: TheUltimate Guide, the other volumes in my puppytraining guides cover important aspects of puppytraining. Taken together, they provide valuablehands-on guidelines provided by experienced dogtrainers, to help you make the most out of theimportant and sensitive early stages of your puppy’sdevelopment.Getting your own copy of my other publications iseasy. Simply go online and buy them using the linkson the next page:

How to House-Train a Puppy: The Ultimate Guide.Go to www.housetrainapuppybook.com todownload a free chapter or buy the book.How to Stop a Puppy from Biting: The UltimateGuide . Go to www.stoppuppybitingbook.com todownload a free chapter or buy the book.How to Prevent Puppy SeparationAnxiety: The Ultimate Guide. Go towww.puppyseparationanxietybook.com todownload a free chapter or buy the book.My four puppy training books cover all the basicsyou’ll need to give your puppy a great start for yournew life together.If you would like to know more about the book Howto Crate-Train a Puppy: The Ultimate Guide pleasesee the pages below for the full content of thatbook.Thank you for reading and all the best to you andyour puppy,Robbin KleinpenningOwner and founder of www.puppybee.com.

The ten Dutch dog trainers who were part ofbringing about How to Crate-Train a Puppy: TheUltimate Guide are:Wendy Zwierenberg,Irene Bleeker of Hondenschool Shadow,Alexandra Wilkinson of ikwileenbravehond.nl,Jessica Verstegen of Wooftown Hondencentrum,Frank Wennekers ofIdéfix Opvoeding & Gedragstherapie voor Honden,Patrick Slagboom of Dog Training Support,Krisje Moens of hondenschool Fun4AllDogs,Rudy Kerkhoven ofBrok & Braaf hondenschool Hengelo,José Haeke of Gedragsadviesbureau KynoSense,Claudia Nieuwkerk of Hondenschool Zwolle.

PART 1 INSIGHT INTO CRATE-TRAINING1.2.A DEFINITION OF CRATE-TRAINING THE NECESSITY OF A DOG CRATE 1516PART 2 PREPARATIONS3.4.5.THE BREEDER’S PART 24REDUCING A DOG CRATE’S SIZE 26PLACES FOR DOG CRATES IN THE HOUSE 29PART 3 THE FIRST DAY AND NIGHT6.7.8.TRANSPORT INTRODUCING THE DOG CRATE THE FIRST DAY(S) AND NIGHT(S) 353849PART 4 CRATE-TRAINING TACTICS9. DOWN ON YOUR LUCK 5310. PUPPIES SQUEALING IN THE DOG CRATE 6911. PRACTICAL CRATE-TRAINING TIPS 79

PART 1 INSIGHT INTO CRATE-TRAINING1.A DEFINITION OF CRATE-TRAINING 152.THE NECESSITY OF A DOG CRATE 16The benefits of a dog crate Dog crates and adult dogs 17202.12.1.12.1.2ARE DOG CRATES NECESSARY? 16PART 2 PREPARATIONS3.THE BREEDER’S PART 244.REDUCING A DOG CRATE’S SIZE 264.1HOW TO REDUCE A DOG CRATE’S SIZE 5.PLACES FOR DOG CRATES IN THE HOUSE 295.15.25.35.45.527THE RIGHT SPOT TO PLACE A DOG CRATE INYOUR HOUSE 29AVOID CLOSED SPACES 30PROVIDE A FIXED SPOT IN THE HOUSE 31THE RIGHT SPOT FOR A PUPPY AT NIGHT 31USE THE SMELL OF HOME, OR NOT? 33

PART 3 THE FIRST DAY AND NIGHT6.TRANSPORT 356.1TRANSPORTING A PUPPY HOME 357.INTRODUCING THE DOG CRATE 387.3INTRODUCTION DOG CRATE 38DO YOU LIFT THE PUPPY UP, OR ALLOWIT TO WALK OVER TO THE DOG CRATE BYITSELF? 44CLOSING THE DOOR TO THE DOG CRATE 448.THE FIRST DAY(S) AND NIGHT(S) 497.17.28.1SHOULD I CLOSE THE DOOR TO THE DOGCRATE? 51

PART 4 CRATE-TRAINING TACTICS9.9.19.29.2.19.39.49.59.610.10.110.2DOWN ON YOUR LUCK 53The alternative for cases where crate-trainingdoesn’t work 55TRIED IT ALL AND STILL NO SUCCESS 53PUPPIES REFUSING TO GROW USED TO THEDOG CRATE 55WHAT TO DO IF YOUR PUPPY IS AFRAID? 58MY PUPPY NEVER GOES NAPPING IN THEDOG CRATE BY ITSELF: NOW WHAT? 59PUPPY WILL NOT RETURN TO IT’S DOGCRATE AFTER WALKING IT AT NIGHT 61USING A DOG CRATE AS PUNISHMENT 65PUPPIES SQUEALING IN THE DOG CRATE 69SLAMMING YOUR HAND ON THE DOGCRATE: DO OR DON’T? 70PUPPIES SQUEALING IN THE DOG CRATERIGHT AFTER RETURNING FROM A WALK 7110.2.1 Should you ignore your puppy when it squeals inthe dog crate? 7311.11.111.211.311.411.5PRACTICAL CRATE-TRAINING TIPS 79TIPS FOR EVERYDAY USE 79TOYS IN THE DOG CRATE: YES OR NO? 82FEEDING YOUR PUPPY IN THE DOG CRATE:YES OR NO? 85PUPPY FALLS ASLEEP OUTSIDE OF ITS DOGCRATE: SHOULD I TAKE ACTION? 87MY PUPPY IS GOING THROUGH THEZOOMIES: WHAT SHOULD I DO? 89

part 1 insight into crate-training 1. a definition of crate-training 15 2. the necessity of a dog crate 16 part 2 preparations 3. the breeder's part 24 4. reducing a dog crate's size 26 5. places for dog crates in the house 29 part 3 the first day and night 6. transport 35 7. introducing the dog crate 38 8. the first day(s) and night(s) 49