Perhaps the biggest and most widely held misconception about dogs is the belief that they will be healthy and happy living only in the backyard.
However, nothing could be further from the truth.
Current studies in dog psychology show that dogs isolated in backyards are highly likely to develop serious behavioral problems that often result in euthanasia for the animal.
Crate Training is one of the best methods of teaching your dog good behaviour
Dogs are hard-wired by their genetic history to be den animals. A den is a small, safe, well-defined space. It is a place in which dogs feel instinctively safe. It is also a place that they instinctively avoid soiling and so toilet-training is much easier and alot faster.
The combination of these two native traits are what make crate training, done in the right way, a kind and effective component in house-training your new puppy or dog. A crate can also be a place for your dog to rest or have “down time.” If you have just acquired a dog, a crate can limit access to the entire house until your new dog knows the house rules but it should never be used as punishment.
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