Last time we talked about introducing your dog to his crate, and where to put the crate within your home. The next step is;

Getting Your Dog To Go Into The Crate

One way to get your dog to take those steps into his crate is to bribe him! Put his favorite toy or a treat, just inside the crate, don’t put it to far in, just so that he has to put his head into the crate to retrieve it.

I suspect that your dog will poke his head in, grab the toy or treat and then back out … read more

To your dog, his crate will feel like it’s his own special home within your home. It will become a safe place for him to be, a kinda den, somewhere that he can go to feel secure.