Time-outs are not punishment unless you yell at your dog and throw them in the crate with no toys. You can't get upset, you just do it to give your dog a few minutes to settle down and figure out they only get attention when they are polite. (Loki even gets a treat when he goes to his crate when asked) Crate training is also completely different than a time out. Crate training prevents bathroom accidents, time-outs are in response to behavior issues. Loki gets a time out when he barks excessively - like when I'm cooking he will bark at the oven or bark at me while I'm cooking. If he starts this up then he gets a time out until I am done cooking. He also does his "demanding" bark which gets him a whole lot of nothing, so we ignore him. If he persists, he gets a time out. He's not in trouble, he just gets too excited sometimes and the crate helps him just chill for a few mins. |