Puppy Crate Training Using Rewards
In your dog’s upbringing, employ the rules of dog training reward and punishment. The essence of reward is that it gives the dog a good feeling - as it gets that good feeling from a certain action or exercise, it’ll enjoy repeating it. This is especially true when crate training a puppy.
This would appear to be a natural conclusion, but in practice it doesn’t appear to be so plain. How frequently is a dog rewarded with only a mumbled “Good boy” and a uninterested pat on the head? Or a morsel is thrown at it without a word being wasted?
You can tell from the dog’s reaction if this is experienced as a reward. Its entire body and expression should radiate joy. You can achieve this by rewarding your dog lavishly with a high voice and a sincere cuddle. When it does something good, it is the best dog worldwide and you must let it know this too!
Many folk find this troublesome, particularly when other folks are around. Do not be shy about this, because with a clear reward your dog will learn quicker.
The moment of rewarding must be well-timed. You don’t reward before your dog has obeyed a command and neither do you do it afterward. If, for instance, you need your dog to lie down, don’t reward it right now it starts to obey, but only when it is basically lying down.