Crate Training – Comin’ up roses

We set up the crate in a back office of our apartment before we brought home Knudsen, and he literally ran straight to the crate when he first came home. The large wire crate has adjustable walls to accommodate the growing puppy. As he was small we added in a wall so it wouldn’t be too big for him.

The crate was a warm home and safe place for our puppy when we left the house, and his bed at night. We found it a great tool.

Knudsen has had his large crate put away now, at one year and nine months old. In fact during a recent move we shifted to a raised doggy bed.

Check out Dove’s lessons on how to crate train, to stop whining in the crate, crate training for small dogs and so on…

The crate is very useful, and perhaps we will bring it out again and see if it fits into our program of positive dog training.

There are theories that the crate mimics the dogs den in the wild. I don’t know if this is true. I thought I would attach a picture of the progeny of the famous arctic explorer’s, Knud Rasmussen, sled dogs.

You see a little of this “denning” technique with the small holes they have dug for themselves, situated at their place in the garden of the Knud Rasmussen museum in Northern Sealand of Denmark. The dogs (seven of them) were such a pleasure to meet.

Historic home of Knud Rasmussen, Danish explorer of Arctic Circle. His work and exploration was instrumental in the amalgamation of Green land, her indigenous people, and population under Danish Rule. Of course a good dog team was important to his travel in the harsh cold conditions!