Crate training a rescue dog can be just as challenging as training a puppy. Many rescues carry emotional scars that make learning new routines harder—but with patience and care, they can still become ...

You have friends coming over. Your dog jumps on everyone. You’ve been meaning to do training with your dog, but life happens. You’re tired. You don’t want to train; you just want to relax with your ...

From a human perspective, it’s easy to look at a crate and see a cage, something that might be used as punishment. But many dogs see a crate very differently. Dogs are naturally den animals who will ...

Q In your column, you have mentioned crate/cage training for dogs. How does one go about training a dog to accept a crate? A Ideally, a puppy should be trained to a crate from the moment it is brought ...

Ah, the great crate debate! When it comes to living with dogs, the subject of crates can be as polarizing as the topic of pineapple on pizza. On one paw, crates are described as being the ultimate ...

Why do we go through all those dog crates before we say that their little puppy is not a “small” one? That is the surprise ...