Six reasons why crate training your dog is a game-changer
1. Teach Calm Behaviors
Crate training helps your dog learn self-soothing techniques and promotes calmness. Anxious dogs find a sense of security in their crate, while puppies avoid overstimulation. This approach reduces territorial issues and allows your dog to practice essential impulse control.
2.Manage the “Impossible” Teen Dog
For dogs aged six months to two years, crate training effectively addresses entitlement issues related to space ownership, resulting in a more polite and well-mannered companion.
3.Enhance Basic Obedience Training
Use the crate strategically between training sets. This gives your dog the opportunity to rest and reflect on the lessons, so when you take them out, they’re fresh and primed to learn.
4. Prepare for Life Skills
Crating is an essential skill for your dog’s life experiences, whether at the vet, groomer, during travel or an emergency. Life can change rapidly—new jobs, new babies, or changes in living arrangements. Teaching your dog to be comfortable in a crate is as vital as teaching them to walk on a leash or respond to commands.
5. Ensure Safety and Security
Crating your dog when you can't supervise them significantly reduces the risks of counter-surfing, getting into garbage, or other accidents. In the car, it’s crucial for your dog’s safety. In the event of a traffic accident, being secured in a crate minimizes the potential for injury or loss.
6. Give Yourself a Break
It’s perfectly acceptable to crate your dog when you need some personal time or when friends come over. No guilt is necessary; you deserve a dog-free moment.
Embrace crate training as an integral part of responsible dog ownership.
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Welcoming Guin, Lenny, and Finn to our day school program! Hazel is here for our e collar program and is doing super well! Very excited to be working with these guys and getting to know them!
Welcoming Gabby, Bow, Sam and Khalo to our day school program! We are super excited to have these guys on board and ready to learn!
Featured Dog: Piper
Favorite Activity: Flirt pole, fetch, nose work, literally anything!
Favorite Snack: Bully sticks, sardines, elk and moose antlers
Favorite Toy: Anything she can bite
This week we are acknowledging Piper as our featured dog of the week. Her family has worked day in and day out to get her on a great path to success. They have done an amazing job and continue to do so as Piper grows into adulthood! "Piper started at MDTC as a little pup. She’s our 2nd working dog and I learned so much with our last guy, Oliver, that I knew we needed a solid foundation of training and appropriate socialization. Like many others, we tried a different training location first and it wasn’t the best fit for us. I found MDTC online and saw Teri and Cassie’s malinois pups and knew it would be great but no idea how much we’d end up loving it." With skills, knowledge, similar experiences, and love, Piper has a great foundation and leadership from her family! Great job guys, continue doing great things! You are definitely apart of our MDTC family! 💜
Featured Dog: Ranger
Favorite Activity: Playing with Ally, Walks, and to greet everyone!
Favorite Snack: Himalayan chews, stuffed kongs
Favorite Toy: Anything squeaky, soft puppy buddy
Ranger is MDTC featured dog of the week and very well deserved. His family has worked so hard to accomplish all there goals and more while being at MDTC. "Ranger started MDTC with puppy training and now remains in day school. Ranger started as we knew we needed help to better support him and understand how best to do that. We had tried a few different training and school options and then we stumbled upon MDTC website, and could really relate to what we read. After meeting Teri and the team, we knew we found the right spot". From pupping training, basic obedience, whistle recalls, and e collar school, ranger and his family can finally communicate and create leadership in his life. They are happier than ever! Our team is super grateful for you guys for providing Ranger with the best life and training he needed. "The basic ongoing obedience, tools, exposure to activities and structure helped us immensely. Ranger is much more comfortable in who he is, and we feel much more comfortable in our ability to be the best for him! We feel so fortunate to have found MDTC. Ranger loves his MDTC family". We love and are thankful to be in your journey!! Congratulations guys, it's well deserved!
Welcome the new kids on the block, Henri, Hazel, Khalo Penelope and Jerry. So excited to be working with these guys and opening up a new chapter in their lives. They are all working hard and doing there best to be the best students they can be! Great job guys, see you next week for some more training and fun!
Featured Dog of the Week: Lilly💜
Favorite Activity: Scent work
Favorite Food: All food
MDTC wants to recognize Lilly as our featured dog of the week. We are so proud of Lilly and her family, they've come along way and have done all the right things with her training! "Lilly was a challenging puppy, very energetic, and so I needed to walk her to be able to live with her. But the walks were very unpleasant because she was pulling on the leash so much. I tried obedience classes and sought help for the pulling". With proper tools, leadership, clarity, consistency and treats of course, Lilly and her family are happier than ever. "MDTC worked with Lilly to refine her obedience, recall and life skills. We’re both much happier as a result of Lilly’s schooling at MDTC"! Lilly has even earned her AKC tracking title! Lilly is such a great dog, and has excelled in many ways, good job guys!!
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