How do i crate train my puppy to sleep in a closed crqate at night? do i give her a treat and a chew toy?

do i give her chew toy and a treat and tell her she is a good girl when i put her in and let her settle down? should i be in the room while she is settling down?How do i crate train my puppy to sleep in a closed crqate at night? do i give her a treat and a chew toy?
My dog loves his "house" I will say go in your house in a very happy voice and always give him a treat. He didnt like it at first and I would have to make him go in but after putting him in everyday for about a week he will now just go in on his own. I have his blanket, bone, and toys in there. Sometimes when there is too much going on around him he will get in his house on his own. I never use his crate as punishment.
Fill it with comfy blankets, one to two of her favorite toys, and that should be good.



You can calm her down by covering the crate with a blanket to block out distractions.How do i crate train my puppy to sleep in a closed crqate at night? do i give her a treat and a chew toy?
just put her in the crate and let her cry, she will eventually get used to her surroundings. It may be anoying at first, but will work out. Treats dont help cause they will be gone before you turn your back and does nothing to train them. Try putting the crate in a secluded area and put her in there around the same time every night.
After feeding my dog and letting him go to the bathroom I just put him in there cover it with a blanket and leave the room.

I have a small dog and a BIG crate so I have a bed in there for him and also a bone and his "sleepy friend"- stuffed animal. She will cry at first but will settle down. She will definitely get used to it. good luckHow do i crate train my puppy to sleep in a closed crqate at night? do i give her a treat and a chew toy?
I trained my dog to want to go into the cage when I said the word cage by every time I put him in the cage I would throw a treat in there and he would go after it. As he went into the cage I said the word cage. But you can use the word bed or whatever. Make sure that he can see you while he is in the cage until he gets used to it and being in the cage. It makes them feel more confortable about being in the cage. Also of course I put blankets in there.

So now when I want him to go into the cage all I do is say the word cage and he runs for the crate and pushes the door open with his nose and waits for me to close the door. If i dont lock it he will wait about 10 minuets for me and if I dont close it he will leave the cage.



And just to let you know my dogs name is Stupid and the reason being is because he honestly is a hard learner but if he can get it any dog can.
My dog no longer sleeps in the crate at two years old, but she loved her crate. It was her safe little bedroom. I padded it well, put water and a chew toy, along with a favorite stuffed animal. Change the toys often as even dogs get bored with the same one. Ideally, you should not put her in until you are also ready for bed - just like kids, if they feel they "are missing something", they will want to stay up. I kept her crate in my bedroom next to my bed.



If you need to crate her during the day, should she be taken out every 2-3 hours to allow for potty time. You may have to ask a neighbor or relative to help. Dogs don't like to go potty in their crate, and will only do so as a last resort. Would you like to sleep in your own mess?



She should also have LOTS of exercise when she is out of her crate. It's no fun to be in there if it's a prison. Walk her, play with her, feed her, and take her potty before you put her to bed, and encourage her with lots of praise to go to bed in her crate.



I stopped putting Maggie in the crate with the door closed when she was about 7 months old. She was consistent with her potty training (only went outside and went on command), and did not destroy things in the house. By the time she was about 9 months old, she no longer needed the crate, and moved into the bed or couch.



Hope it helps. I am a firm believer that crate training is best to raise a secure dog. They don't think of the crate as punishment unless you turn it into that. They think it is their own little space in the house.