Pets: How to Crate Train Your Puppy

How to Crate Train Your Puppy

Written by Cass Hope

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is older and has good bladder and bowel control you can leave it in repparttar

crate but preferably not longer than 4 hours. However for potty training your puppy should stay in repparttar 141976

crate then taken out frequently to repparttar 141977

area that she is suppose to do her business. This can be either outside or on newspapers. For a very new puppy take her out to do her business every half-hour then after 8 weeks every hour. When repparttar 141978

puppy goes potty where she is suppose to you can reward her with treats and lots of praise and maybe leave her out to play for awhile before putting her back in. If she does not go within around 10 minutes just put her back in her crate and try again later. If you keep a record of when your puppy goes, for instance how long after she eats or naps then you will know when to let her out and she can have more and more time left out to play. The crate will also help puppies learn bladder and bowel control. A great idea is to either say something like “go potty” or “do your business” when you put her outside or on newspaper then when she hears those words she’ll know it is time to go out. Also if you have something for her to scratch or ring or push she will learn as she gets older that that is what she needs to do to let you know that she needs to go out. Puppies want very much to please you so training them, as puppies will make things much easier for you and her as she gets older. Of course when repparttar 141979

puppy is initially introduced into repparttar 141980

crate there will be lots of whining. This is not repparttar 141981

sort of behavior you want to encourage or reward with attention. When she quiets down then you can take her out for a little playtime but repparttar 141982

whining should be ignored. The crate should be kept in an area where she will not be alone and can be part of repparttar 141983

family then at night take her into repparttar 141984

bedroom with you. Be sure to have a soft blanket and a snuggle toy in repparttar 141985

crate with her. I often put a blanket over repparttar 141986

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puppy a very secure feeling. In repparttar 141988

beginning you will have to get up a few times during repparttar 141989

night to let her out but take a deep breath (or a nap) because this really will not last forever. I have seen puppies sleep through repparttar 141990

night at 8 weeks. Successful crate training requires commitment on repparttar 141991

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owner and it definitely is work. However, repparttar 141993

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effort.

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Cass Hope has been a writer for over 5years. Cass regularly contributes to online and offline publications in a variety of areas. She also teaches classes in basic obedience for puppies. She is currently sponsoring this site:http://www.1st4dogtraining.info

Clipping Your Birds Wings

Written by Lee Dobbins

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You want to cut only repparttar longest feathers – repparttar 141916 one on repparttar 141917 very bottom layer. Cut halfway up from repparttar 141918 bottom of repparttar 141919 wing in a line that is parallel to repparttar 141920 wing. Some people leave repparttar 141921 very last feather intact so when repparttar 141922 birds wings are folded in, you can’t really tell that they are clipped.

This should be a quick and painless procedure. After you have clipped his wing, your bird will still be able to fly, but not for any distance. When he does fly, he will most likely, have a downward motion to repparttar 141923 flight, so if he starts off at a high spot, he’ll able to fly to a lower spot with no problem. Make sure that there are no other animals in repparttar 141924 house that could hurt him if he lands on repparttar 141925 table or floor as he may not be able to fly away from them to protect himself.

Lee Dobbins writes for http://www.epet-center.com where you can learn about all your pets needs. Learn more about birds and parakeets at http://www.epet-center.com/pet-birds.html

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