Michael Ellis on Crate Games

When we're first introducing the crate to the puppy, we want them to be comfortable and have positive experiences. One of the first things we teach the puppies is to go in and out of the crate. We'll use rewards to get the puppy to go into the crate, let the puppy back out again, and will gradually build on that. Eventually, we'll start to add the word into the sequence. In the video above we will show how to play these crate games.

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When people have specific training questions we recommend that they go to our website and post those questions in the ASK CINDY on the front page of leerburg.com. Cindy has been training dogs since she was a teenager and has competed in several dog sports at a regional and national level. She was also a vet tech and owned a boarding/training and grooming business for many years as well as breeding working Dobermans and Belgian Malinois under the kennel name Kaiserhaus. Questions posted to ASK CINDY are answered almost every day. They are also recorded in our systems if a dog owner has additional questions Cindy will review the previous Q&As and this helps her give better feedback and assistance. Ask Cindy!