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  Posted by Charlene Prince Birkeland, Shine staff Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:05pm PDT

  When you say kennel, do you mean a crate? Or an outdoor kennel?

  Crate training is one of the best ways to potty train a dog, but she shouldn't be put in her crate as punishment.

  I recommend this book by Ian Dunbar called "Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog"... it's awesome for teaching a dog potty training and it will teach you how to use the crate with her.

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  Posted by kandkhuff Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:10pm PDT

  We crate trained out pup as soon as we brought her home. She was in crate alot for the first bit of time to help her feel safe in her new home and to help her refrain from using the bathroom in the house. The crate is supposed to be her "safe place" to be. She won't want to use the bathroom in her special place. Make sure she does not have too much room in the crate as that can lead to accidents inside the crate. When you leave be sure to put her in the crate. We do keep a puppy pad in one designated place in our house for those days when the weather is terrible. Ginger loves her crate, she get's in it without being told to and when we are getting ready to leave she gets in and lays down because she knows that is where she is supposed to be. This was the first time I have ever crate trained a dog and has by far been the most effective.

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