Dog Cages-Tips On Getting The Right Dog Cage For your Dog

By Pete Cordingley

Dog cages are wrongly thought of by a lot of people as a prison but this is far from the truth. A dog cage is not to restrict movement of your dog, rather it is a place provided to for your dog to feel secure and safe. The designing of cages to appear like a dogs house will help change the thinking of people who think that dog cages are only used for punishment purposes, where your pet is put to confine his movement.

It has been discovered from studies that pet dogs feel safe when in their cage and feel at home there. Dogs happily spend time sleeping in a dog cage. It is recommended to train the pups in their early stage of life to use a dog cage so that they are comfortable using it as they get older.

A dog cage should not be employed for punishment purposes when your pet dog is been naughty, since your dog will get ill-feeling for the cage and will be unwilling to go into it. Dogs invariably will acquire a resentment to remain in the cage.

Locking up dogs in cages for punishment will make them more aggressive, they will not listen to you, and will not follow your commands. A dog is a sensitive animal and for cage training it is far better to produce a feeling that dog cages are safe places to stay. The main idea behind employing the dog cage for your dog is to make him feel comfortable.

When your dog is comfortable staying in its cage it will be lot easier to take him from one place to another. One of the most important reasons for training a good attitude for their cage is this also. Before you provide training to your dog to stay in the cage, it is necessary to get the dog cage equipped with a couple of things that will add to the comfort of your dog.

One of the things you should do is add some blankets to provide a softer base on the floor of their dog cage for your pet to lie down. Next is to provide water so that your dog can drink when necessary. Furthermore, place some toys for him to play with. Therefore the size of the cage needs to be such that all these items can be fitted in it as these things will make your pet dog feel that it is in safe place and cage is not a jail.

At the beginning keep the door of the dog cage open, but in time slowly keep the door closed for a short time. Once your pet feels the cage is safe you can step by step increase the time for keeping door of the cage closed. The main intent of cage training is to get your dog feel safe and secure rather than employing the cage as punishment. - 29895

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