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Crate Training Made Easy eBook from Whole Dog Journal

Should I Use a Crate To Discipline My Dog?

A crate, or, in other words, short-term close confinement, can be used to help dogs teach themselves two very important skills. The first is...
Crate Training Made Easy eBook from Whole Dog Journal

Benefits of Crate Training

A crate, or, in other words, short-term close confinement, can be used to help dogs teach themselves two very important skills. The first is...
To crate train an older dog you must communicate that the crate is a safe protected place.

It Is Not a Prison

A crate is not a place of punishment. Never force your dog or puppy into a crate in anger. Even if he has earned...

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Is it Really Separation Anxiety?

I have never owned a dog with separation anxiety, thank goodness. The condition is hard on the dog who suffers from the condition and hard on the dog’s caretakers, too, including owners, vets, groomers, pet sitters, and dog walkers. Care must be taken to prevent triggering the dog’s panic at being left alone—in severe cases, even just long enough for the person caring for the dog to use the restroom!