I was talking to a pet owner the other day about their five-month-old puppy. This is a large breed dog, so it was pretty big for a five-month-old puppy. The owners were concerned that the puppy had a ...

From a human perspective, it’s easy to look at a crate and see a cage, something that might be used as punishment. But many dogs see a crate very differently. Dogs are naturally den animals who will ...

An adult dog may not be a young pup anymore, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make an endearing companion with spunk and curiosity who can be trained to make a great transition into your home. First, ...

Over the past year, being able to spend more time with our dogs has been a source of comfort and solace for many. But as some Americans prepare to head back to in-person work, the idea of leaving ...

With proper introduction, dogs usually accept crate training quite naturally. The ancestor of the domestic dog, along with today’s wild canines, are den animals. This genetic predisposition means most ...

Rescue dogs come with all sorts of unknowns when they’re adopted. Because of their pasts, it’s likely they’ve developed any number of quirks, insecurities, and even traumas. That’s why crate training, ...

Training your dog to be comfortable inside a crate has all kinds of benefits. Crating a puppy or adolescent dog provides a level of behavior management that a simple baby gate can't. Because dogs ...

Crate training a rescue dog can be just as challenging as training a puppy. Many rescues carry emotional scars that make learning new routines harder—but with patience and care, they can still become ...

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