April 19, 2011
How much time should a dog spend in a crate?
Full Question:
After watching your puppy video, we are working to crate train our GSD who is now 15 weeks old. I work at home, and I keep the dog in the crate in my office as I work. I take him out a couple times a day to relieve, eat, and for a short walk. When my wife gets home, about 4pm, she takes him upstairs. She does not crate him (even when he gets pesty), because she feels that the dog is more attached to me and she feels that if she crates him, he will like her less. Do you believe this is true? And how long should a dog this age be in his crate every day?Thank you,
Dante
Ed's Answer:
Your wife is 100% WRONG.
If she wants the dog to bond with her she should spend some time training him in obedience. This establishes a bond.
Young house dogs should be in the crate a lot. Unless you are interacting with them they should be in the crate. If you do not do this you only create problems. Owners call these dog problems - I call them owner problems.
If she wants the dog to bond with her she should spend some time training him in obedience. This establishes a bond.
Young house dogs should be in the crate a lot. Unless you are interacting with them they should be in the crate. If you do not do this you only create problems. Owners call these dog problems - I call them owner problems.
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