If you bought a husky puppy and you’re ready to house break him, it’s time to learn the proper and easy method of crate training your husky puppy. Most people are busy with work and can’t be around all day long to train their puppy. If you leave your puppy alone in the house all day free to roam you will come home to a big mess. A puppy requires lots of training before they are house broke. House breaking means more than just going to the bathroom outside, it also means not chewing up the furniture and chairs too. The single biggest reason some people fail to house break their puppy is lack of time and effort. They think after a day or 2 the dog should be trained and when it’s not they just give up. Another reason a new puppy owner fails to house break their dog is lack of understanding the nature of the breed and the proper method they should use. Not all dogs are created equal. Some catch on fast while others may understand what you want them to do but are stubborn. A Siberian husky is known for it’s intelligence as well as it’s stubbornness. Here are the simple steps to crate train your Husky puppy:
1. First get a nice crate with a plastic bottom that will slide out. This will make the clean up much easier. Cover the sides and top of the crate with a thin blanket or plastic cover. This makes it dark inside the crate and it makes the crate feel more like a den which keeps the puppy feeling secure. You want the husky puppy to have a positive experience with the crate and for it to feel like home to the puppy. Never use the crate as a punishment. Always give a treat for going into the crate. Never bang on the crate or yell at the puppy while inside the crate. Again always make the crate positive and secure place for the puppy.
2. Next thing you want to do is make your husky puppy explore the crate. Leave the door open and add a toy inside the crate. Let the dog play inside the crate with toys and give them treats while inside the crate. They need to get a feel for it and get use to the noises the crate makes when they hit the sides and walk around in it. If they take the treat or toy outside the crate just take it and toss it back in so the puppy goes back inside. Eventually the puppy will figure out it has to stay inside to enjoy the toys or treats. Once your dog gets use to going into the crate use the same command every time to let them know it’s time to get in the crate. Offer a treat every time you hold the food in the kennel and they create up only giving it to them once they get completely in the kennel.
3. Once it’s time to close the door your puppy is going to scream and cry in the beginning. Do not go to your dog while it’s crying! If you let your dog out of the crate while it’s crying you just taught it that if it wants out just start crying and barking and I will be let out. Always wait until your puppy is calm and laying down before you let them out of the crate. Always feed your dog in the crate but never leave food or water in the crate while your away. If the dog drinks too much water they may have to pee and you do not want them to go in the crate. This is why create training is so effective. A dog will not go where it sleeps in most cases but if forced too they will. An 8-12 week old puppy should be let out every couple of hours to go outside and use the bathroom. A puppies bladder can’t hold up for 8 hours at a time. If you work all day you need someone to be around to let them out. Same thing at night. You must get up every 2 or 3 hours and let them out to go do their business.
Be aware that sometimes at night they may cry just because they want out. Learn the difference by using a command like “you need to potty?” If the puppy gets excited then they probably need to go. It won’t take you long to learn the difference in how they respond to your command. Some dogs will be ready to roam the house by the time they are a year old or even less for some, while others may never be able to be let lose in the house unsupervised. It just depends on the dog as they are all different. Just remember that crate training is the first step in keeping your husky puppy safe when you’re not home and it’s the first step in potty training as well.
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