"Order is for Pets too!"

It seems over the past few years I have noticed part of a home's disorganization is with the family pet.
Not only is consistency, and habits good for the two legged members of the family, it also works for the four legged ones as well.
Crate training is a wonderful tool for your pet, and it's never too late to begin, if your pet has difficulty with behavior or training.
Animals love their own space, and if used in the right way, and with the right tools, your beloved pet, will be a well adjusted member of the family.

Tip 1 ~ Buy a metal wire crate for home. Do not use plastic travel carrier except for travel.
Make sure your pet can stand up and turn around in the crate, with ease.
Tip 2 ~ Never open the crate when your pet is crying or barking! This will reinforce that barking
will open the crate door. Wait til your pet is quiet before opening door.
Tip 3 ~ Do not use the crate as punishment! This will suggest that every time your pet has to go
inside, it has done something wrong.
Tip 4 ~ Do not talk to your pet while in the crate. It is quiet time for your pet, and needs to be
left alone.
Tip 5 ~ Only leave your pet in the crate for as many hours as months old. EX: 3 month - 3 hours
at a time, but no longer than 7 to 9 hours for an adult.
Tip 6 ~ Make sure you keep the crate in the same room you are in. It is important for your pet
to feel a part of the family, even in it's crate. Hearing you is not enough for a pet in
training.

Your pet deserves a place of his/her own too. Even if your pet is well trained, all pets love their own "safe" place they can go and rest. Leave the door open all the time, and that pet will go in there to relax.