Crate Training

 

 

Melorich Australian Labradoodles

Sample Crating Schedules
 
 

For puppies 3-6 mos. old eating 3 meals per day

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If toilet breaks are unproductive: Put pup back in crate for 15 minutes & repeat

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No Food or water in the crate. Water always available out of crate

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No food grazing. Leave bowl down for 15 minutes and then remove until next meal 

 

Schedule # 1 if no one is home during day

·        7:00am                       Take pup out.

·        7:15                            Kitchen playtime.

·        7:30                             Feed and water. Allow 15-20 min. for eating, then remove dish.

·        8:00                             Take pup out.

·        Confine to crate when you leave; place safe chew and play toys in crate for entertainment.

·        Noon  Someone Takes pup out.

·        12:15 Kitchen playtime.

·        12:30 Feed and water.

·        12:45 Take pup out.

·        1:00 Confine to crate

·        6:00 Take pup out as soon as you get home.

·        6:15 Kitchen playtime.

·        6:45 Feed and water.

·        7:00 Take pup out.

·        7:15 Confine to crate.

·        9:00. Take pup out

·        9:15. water

·        9:30 Kitchen playtime.

·        10:00 Confine to crate

·        11:00 Take pup out. Confine to crate overnight

 Schedule # 2

 

·          6 to 7am:                          Wake up. Puppy comes outside with you for a toilet break.

·          7:25                                  Breakfast time. (again, adjust times according to when wake up is)

·          7:45                            Back outside for another toilet break (accompanied by you, of course.)

·          7:50 – 8:45:                     Play-time! Puppy is out of the crate being actively played with, cuddled, etc. Pup must be attended to at all                                            times and possibly tethered to you

·          8:45                                 Outside for another toilet break.

·          8:50 – 12:00                   Puppy goes back in the crate for a nap

·          12 PM:                            Puppy comes outside with you for a toilet break.

·          12:05 – 12:30:               Playtime! Puppy is out of the crate being played with and petted.

·          12:30:                            Lunch time.

·          12:45:                             Puppy comes outside with you for a toilet break.

·          1:00 –   4:00                  Puppy goes back in the crate for a nap. ( If 3 PM then adjust the times below accordingly )

·          4 PM                             Puppy comes outside with you for a toilet break (right out of crate!

·          4 until 4:30                    play time.

·          4:30                          Dinner

·          4:45                                toilet break

·          5 PM – 6PM                  Play time

·          6 PM to 9 PM                 nap

·          9                                      Toilet run

·          9:15 to 11                       play time.

·          11                                   outside and last water available.

·          11:15                              bedtime

 

Should be or soon able to sleep through night. If wakes up then take out and immediately crate thereafter. I give small treats every time they go into crate and do their business outside