Training & Behavior · Dogs
The Crate Training Crash Course
Making the Crate a Safe, Happy Den
A crate is a den, not a jail — if you introduce it right. 12 modules on where it goes (bedside at night), the divider panel and bladder math, the Hansel & Gretel treat trail, meals in the crate, frozen KONGs, the two-second lock, surviving the midnight serenade, crating while you're home, the mistakes that create phobias, and the X-pen bridge to free-roam.
About this course
Dogs are den animals — and a crate becomes a prison only when a human makes it one. This course builds the den the right way, step by step: next to your bed for the first month, sized with a divider panel so the back half can't become a bathroom, door propped open while a trail of treats does the persuading, every meal served at the back of it, a frozen KONG handed over the instant the door closes, and 'two-second locks' that prove a closed door isn't forever. It covers the midnight whining (bladder math, boring stealth trips, and what to ignore), why crating only when you leave teaches your puppy to dread it, the forcing-and-shaking mistakes that create phobias, and the X-pen bridge to a free-roam adult who still naps in an open crate by choice.
What you'll learn
- The den instinct, and the placement rules: bedside at night, a daytime hub in the living area, never a hallway
- Sizing with a divider panel and bladder math so the crate never doubles as a toilet
- Voluntary entry: the open-door party, Hansel & Gretel treat trails, and every meal served in the crate
- Frozen KONGs and the self-soothing chemistry of licking; the two-second lock and stacking repetitions
- Surviving the midnight serenade: silent potty trips and ignoring demand whining once needs are met
- Crating while you're home to beat FOMO, the aversive traps to avoid, the crate-pen hybrid, and earning free-roam
Course outline (12 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 12 lessons