Some dog owners often face this question: how to train dogs to get familiar with the cage? When you just bring home a puppy, you directly let them live in the cage. Getting familiar with the cage is easy, but some puppies who are not used to cages might be unwilling. Next, I will specifically explain how to train dogs to get familiar with the cage.

How to train a newly adopted puppy? 

Owners need to pay attention that they should not forcibly drag the dog and stuff them into the cage, because this will cause the dog to develop an aversion to the cage. My usual method is to put toys that the dog likes to play with or food they like inside the cage to lure the dog to naturally enter the cage. Instead of forcibly pulling the dog into the cage with a collar or leash.

Some dogs strongly resist the cage, and at this time owners can hold the dog and put it into the cage together. This will give the dog enough sense of security and reduce the puppy's struggling strength.

When the dog fully enters the cage, owners can comfort and encourage them. Because puppies that have just entered the cage may still want to leave the cage. At this moment, we can first soothe the puppy’s mood by petting them or giving some food they like to eat until they are willing to lie down inside the cage. Then close the cage door, and the puppy may not struggle much.

How to train dogs that have lived outside the cage for a period to get familiar with the cage? 

Actually, it is similar to training a puppy, but owners may feel a little unadapted. After all, the dog has accompanied us for a long time, and we are used to them sleeping inside the house. Suddenly putting them in a cage will cause the puppy not to adapt. The struggling may be stronger, and owners need to endure. Because at the beginning, they may make noises day and night, trying to get out of the cage.

But as part of the training, the cage is also an important factor that cannot be ignored. Only a space of suitable size can let the dog feel safe. If owners have large breed dogs, they can prepare a large cage at once, and in early training block off part of the space. Gradually let the puppy adapt. Also, at the start of training, we want our puppy to feel that the cage is a place where happiness can be generated. So we try as much as possible to place the cage in an area where many family members are, so our puppy won’t feel too lonely.