Ok i am going to get a Yellow Lab. I have had a black lab and it was a Yard dog. I would like this dog to be able to come in the house but not be a complete house dog. I have heard of crate training. I plan on for a while keeping this dog in the house till accumlated with the yard. I have a large backyard but also have a small pin in the back. I plan on useing this later on....... so i am going to get Lease, collor, chew toys, that sort of thing. I am going to get a kennel thing what do you think of these. I have a dog house and for 13 years that dog only used it mabye 5 or 6 times. ok Thanks for the help.

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My guy is crate trained. The crate was used when I first got him, only when no one was home to let him outside to releive himself and a night when we were sleeping. Now that he is housebroken he still uses the crate as a place to rest and to sleep at night. Soon he will have his crate replaced with a pillow. This will be his safe place for the rest of his days. If you want to house train him, then crate traing is the only way to go.

I agree with OhiopDuckHunter. Be patient and kepp the training sessions short but frequent. I train for about 10 minutes at a time but 2 or 3 times a day when the dog is young. when he is older you can train for longer periods of time but for now short and frequent is best. Also use treats when traing him to new commands but phase them out and use praise in the treats place as he gets better, that way he will do what you say for you and the praise he gets from you instead of just for food.Also don't use physical punishments when he doesn't please you. The only thing you will accomplish by physically punishing him is you will make him scared of you. Years ago this was the accepted method of trainig but most professional trainers will tell you that it is wrong and that it can produce a dog with serious behavioral problems. Keep you temper, be patient, be repetitous, and in know time at all you will have a friend you can count on for a long long time. GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

I agree with Kevin .. if you are not familiar with training dogs do a little homework.

Since Crate Training was your title line I'll trhow this out there .. NEVER use the crate as a punishment, if started young puppies take to crates pretty well and it should be considered their "safe" area. Avoid yelling at or scolding the dog in the crate at all costs .. and go out of your way to make the crate a good place .. such as give your dog affection and/or a treat while they are in the crate .. and you don't always have to have them locked in it .. it is ok to put it in the living room with you while you are watching tv and leave the door open.

If used properly it is the quickest way to house break a young pup. After leaving the pup in the crate for period of time immediately take the dog outside to go the bathroom. Do this religously ... and you'll soon have a dog trained to go the bathroom as soon as they leave the crate ... and as the dog gets older it isn't a large leap to think of your entire house as a crate which you don't pee in.

I do agree with reading any and all material on training though.