Way too often many new doggie owners will often fail to realize how very important of having a crate for your dog. The crate for your puppy is an invaluable tool when it comes to dog training and has many great uses. Typically puppies are rather small and have no clue on what to do with large spaces. Keeping them in a crate is a great way to calm him or her down. Also since puppies don't like to go potty where they sleep, the dog crate will be an awesome tool for potty training your puppy.
When a new puppy gets over excited for any reason, placing your new puppy in the crate will help the puppy settle down. If you need to leave your puppy by himself for a couple of hours, the pup can very easily cause a little chaos and have accidents on the floor. All of this lead to over excitement in the puppy as well as stress which can be remedied through the act of placing the puppy in the crate while you are gone.
Remembering that puppies are easily distracted by other events around him, feeding the puppy can be a difficult task as well as a messy one. By placing the puppy in the crate for feeding time, you will be able to minimize the messes as well as the distractions so that your puppy can focus on eating all of his meal.
1) It is very important that the crate you get for the puppy is the right size. If the crate is too small, the puppy will feel cramped but then again if the crate is too large, then house breaking the puppy using a crate will not work. In a large crate, a puppy will use to potty on one side of the crate and sleep on the other which is the exact opposite of what you want him to do which is not potty anywhere in the house.
2) In the event that you have chosen a puppy that will grow in size rather quickly, you may purchase a larger crate but only if it comes with a divider to make the crate the appropriate size for the puppy. This divider can be moved so that the crate will grow as the puppy grows.
3) Keep in mind that even if you purchase the appropriate sized crate for your puppy, if you choose too thick of a bed, the puppy will still potty in the crate as the bedding will absorb the urine. A simple newspaper bedding is all that a puppy really needs. Once you have properly house broken the puppy then you can get him or her more comfortable bedding.
