Crate training!

Biggest tips :

💛 place crate in high traffic / visual area. Puppy needs to see and hear his family pack.

💛 keep it positive at ALL costs. Never use it as punishment.

💛Remember puppy can feel what you are feeling so if you are upset or disappointed and know you have left your calm / assertive state take yourself for a breather before crating your puppy. It's not worth all the anxiety and / or negitivity towards the crate.

💛 Always feed your puppy in the crate. Give treats in the crate, put fun toys in. Make it a fun blissed out space!

💛 example of crate time.

TIRE PUPPY OUT.

Lure in the crate with treats etc.

Sit with puppy - talk / sing * be calm and sure.

When puppy cries, reassure calmly

If crying doesn't stop open crate door and let puppy out and go another round of tire out. Repeat.

🌙Nightime is different. There is no releasing from the crate! You can open the crate door and pet BUT NOT LET OUT. Stick your hand/face in .. whatever calms.

Make it dark with a blanket or towel. Quieter. Make it night. Make sure puppy is super tired

( like falling asleep on couch etc tired before taking him to the crate ) 10pm ish is a good start time.

When puppy wakes up go out for a pee (3-4ish am? ) head outside or to the pee pad. And then back into crate with the same

soothing ritual. You will be tired but remember the effort put in now is worth a calm comfortable dog for life instead of anxiety to battle with. A safe haven.

💛 Be gentle to yourself during this learning curve. You've got this thing!

Disclaimer ..haha.. This is just one way of doing things that we did for Moon. I stand by it because it worked so well for my Moonie.