Did you use a crate to house break your puppy

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I’m a veterinary nurse and highly recommend to all my patients and owners to crate train. There’s no set time frame cause every puppy learns at a different pace. It helps more than just with potty training but other behavioral issues like destruction and separation anxiety amongst others. Make sure the crate is always open to puppy and is a positive place - soft blankets, toys, low calorie treats. You don’t want puppy to think he/she only goes there as punishment when Mom and Dad leave or are asleep - he’ll never want to go in there if that’s the case. 
If you’re looking for more tips on training in general I recommend reading The Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Dr. Sophia Yin. Good luck on your puppy training and remember positive reinforcement, consistency, and patience are key! 🐶❤️

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Ours needed to be crate trained for about her first year while we were gone and at nighttime.  She’s a perfect angel now 😇

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5 month old puppy - only had for 3 weeks- still in crate at night and when we are not here

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I would never ever eveeeeer do that to my baby. There's much better ways to train your dog. Check out the dog whisperer, he's got amazing tips.

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I have an Irish wolfhound so we only create trained for two months because he grew outta it lol

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My opinion on crate training; I could never do it. I think it’s a torturous device. I’ve grown up with and had many dogs over the years and not once have I ever considered a crate. It was never necessary and I honestly think it’s cruel and the lazy mans way of ‘training’ a dog. I think someone was just very good at marketing a totally unnecessary product. Save your money and your poor dogs sanity.

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My dachshund took months my basset hound took 2 hours. Lol each dog is different but stay consistent and treats are your friend. Treats can also be banana pieces, tiny ham pieces, pets and hugs. Good luck 🍀👍🏻

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We began to crate train our pup as soon as we brought him home at around 3 months old for when we were both away and to sleep, but never for punishment (based off research). I wish I could tell you for how long, but it's difficult due to how we did it. We based it around his potty training, which wasn't the easiest task. As soon as we felt comfortable that he wouldn't potty while we were asleep, we slowly dwindled down the nights he slept in the cage and began allowing him to sleep in his bed next to ours. I do believe though that it was around a year that the "accidents" stopped and he was fully potty trained. At that point, we began to let him roam part of the apartment while we weren't home. We lived in small-ish 1/1 and would close the doors to the bedroom and bathroom so he was only in the living room/kitchen area. Slowly we increased his area to roam and eventually he was allowed throughout the house. His cage now is like his little safe place that he plays and naps in, but we do use it if maintenance, for example is there because he loves everyone and just wants to cuddle/play and they'd never get their work done 😂

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Yes my puppy is 8 mo and a stubborn feisty girl. She will probably be in her crate at night and while we're gone until a year then only while we're gone and then slee on her bed on the floor

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At 6 weeks when I brought home my pup we immediately crate trained. He is now almost 6 months and he still goes in the crate at night and when no one is home.

Did you use a crate to house break your puppy

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