I have started crate training Tiger and it has done wonders for me. It really isn't so difficult. Figure out how long you think he can hold it that should be your starting point. Start crating him for that long for the first week then increase to half an hour every week until he can hold it for 8-10 hours. As soon as you take him off the crate, bring him to whereever you want him to go (was it outdoors) and in less than a few minutes he will have relieved himself. This way you do not have to worry about accidents and there are no surprises. Since my Tiger isn't marking everywhere, he only stays in his crate while I am at work. When I get home, I take him out and as soon as he has done his job, I let him run loose in the house for about 15 minutes max and then either hold him, put him in my laundry room to roam free there or on my bed as he does not soil that either.
Hope this method works for you . . . |