What advice can you give me on crate breaking a puppy?

He is a jack russel puppy,iv had several people say your going to be sorry i got this bread.but he is adorable.and seams very smart.any advice would be appriatted.thanks.What advice can you give me on crate breaking a puppy?
Never use crates as ';time out'; or any sort of punishment.What advice can you give me on crate breaking a puppy?
Jack Russells are very active, an highly energetic, but otherwise, they are an awesome dog.





As far as crate training goes, the best thing to o is immediately start the puppy on crate training. Buy a crate that is open the entire way around, so that the puppy can see what is around him, while he is in the crate. Most crates come with a divider, to help the puppy with housebreaking. You only want to give the puppy enough room in the crate to turn around in, and lie down comfortably. This will prevent him from soiling on one side, and sleeping on the other. It is a puppies instinct to not poop where they sleep, so if you only give him enough room to lie down in, he will avoid accidents in his kennel.





When you go to take him out of the crate, be ready with treats in your pocket. Immeiately lift him up, and carry him to the door. Tell him he is going outside, or going to pee, so he will learn to associate the action with your words.





Take him to the same spot everyday to pee, and once he does his business, reward him with a treat, and tell him how good he is. Pet him, and make a big deal out of what he did, so he learns that going outside is good.





If he does his business, after giving him treats, let him play outside of his crate. If he doesn't o his business, take him back to the crate and repeat. When you take him to the crate use the phrase, go to bed, or going to bed, so he learns to associate those words with the kennel.





Once he is is in his crate, give him a treat, and tell him he is a good boy, so he realizes that going to bed is not a bad thing.





You should watch your puppy an take him out within 10 minutes of eating or drinking. If he does have an acciddent, just pick him and the accident up and take it outsie to your designated spot, and put it where he is supposed to go.





Hope this helps.
I've house trained two dogs by using the crate, since dogs don't like to use the bathroom in a small area. It's best to put the puppy on a schedule. Currently, I'm house breaking a pomeranian puppy. Here's our rough schedule:





First thing in the morning (she wakes me up at 7:00) get her out of the crate and go to the door, asking her ';Outside?';. I will then encourage her to bark, so she knows that when I say ';Outside'; and she barks, then she does get to go outside.





Give her plenty of time to use the bathroom... often she has to do both numbers in the morning. Once we go inside, I give her a good 20 - 30 minutes to play with family members, then put her back in my bedroom with the gate up (you can buy child gates at WM, i believe).





Generally, I take her outside every 2 hours, although if she asks to go out more often, who am I to stand in the way of her needing to use the bathroom! :-)





At night, I put her in the crate until she's completely house trained and can be trusted to hold her bladder in check throughout the night.





If she does happen to use the bathroom in the house, I take her back to the mess, but I DON'T rub her nose in it! (that's rather unsanitary!) I make sure she knows this is NOT a good thing to do, shaming her and making a lot of loud noise, telling her bad dog. (I DO give her a few loud sounding spanks, but nothing that would really hurt her. It's mainly the sound that gets her attention and lets her know that going pee or poo in the house is not acceptable.) Then she gets banned outside on the chain while I clean up the mess, making sure to get all the smell out of the carpet.





I've had this dog for 3 weeks, and she is already starting to come to me and whine when she has to go, and then she barks after I ask her outside. It's very important that your puppy gets a LOT of affirmation!





Best wishes with house training! My motto is Patience, Patience, and more Patience!