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Old Oct 12, 2011, 06:58 PM
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I wanted to add something regarding crate training. When I was younger no one used crates so when we got a puppy I thought crates weren't dog friendly, until I got some books on dog training and particularly potty training. Crate training is the best way to potty train a puppy. Of course if a puppy/dog is left too long, that's not good. My dog only goes in when I go grocery shopping and she's never in for more than 1 1/2 hrs.

When its time for me to go, Bella walks in her crate on her own without any prompting from me. During the day she occasionally lays down in her crate with the door open. She's now out all day unless I go somewhere. Dogs who are trained properly with crates actually think of their crate as their den or cozy place, so crate training is very good and can be used as their bed or relaxing place.
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