11/10/2025
Letās talk about kennel trainingā¦.
If you ask me, one of the most important things you can teach a young puppy is how to be calm and content in a kennel.
At the most basic level, kennel training makes potty training easier, keeps your house intact, and gives your puppy a safe place to rest.
At the most extreme endā¦.it can literally save a dogās life.
If you ever have to relocate, travel, or face an emergency where your dog must be confined, a kennel-trained dog will handle it. A dog who can be safely confined is a dog you can take anywhere.
While some puppies kennel train easily, many donāt. The ones who donāt will cry, scream, and protest. Sometimes it takes weeks of consistency and patience with using a kennel. But itās worth it.
Anf if you have an adult dog, the kennel gives that dog a break from the puppy.
Most dogs outgrow the need for daily kennel useā¦..but for the first couple of years, this skill is what keeps them safe, balanced, and adaptable.
This little guy is 11Ā½ weeks old, and weāve been working on this for three and a half weeks. In the early days, this was HARD for him. He was LOUD. And he still has moments where heās loud/mad about being in there. But he gets better and better every day and every minute of effort has paid off.
