[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by reefwars

crate training= best thing me and my dog ever learned.....never once peed on my floor even as a puppy and now he loves his crate some days he retreats there with his toys or treats and is in there for hours all on his own will.....also learned the seperation thing and is now quiet as a mouse if im not home also since he wasnt left to roam the house as a puppy while i wasnt home he now has a respect for my things when hes home alone i think it was a great thing for us to do....takes time though and cant be rushed

I did the crate training at first, then slowly increased his out time when I wasn't home to the point we only used the crate for sleeping. he can be out for 12 hours in the house and never touches anything thats not his and no accidents. at night now he sleeps on a pillow beside my bed. we only use the crate when traveling now and I doubt I will be using it for that anymore.

The accident we did have was as a puppy I kept him confined to a specific area with play time outside of his area. when it was time to start increasing his boundries he had two accidents with in a week then not another since.

Steve