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Crate Training A Puppy

The easiest way to begin crate training your new Miniature Schnauzer puppy is to make sure his dog crate is as comfortable as possible.

So first, find a place in your home, away from drafts, to set up your Miniature Schnauzer's dog crate. Put some thick towels or a blanket and small pillow inside the crate for your Mini Schnauzer to snuggle up into. Remember, your Miniature Schnauzer puppy just left his litter mates where they would snuggle up together to fall asleep.

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Also, place an article of your clothing inside your Miniature Schnauzer's dog crate (like one of your old t-shirts or pair of socks). Anything that has your scent on it and definitely something you don’t mind getting soiled.

Leave the dog crate door open.

Toss a dog toy or treat in the dog crate to encourage your Miniature Schnauzer puppy to enter it. When he does go inside the crate, praise him.

crate training tip: If your Miniature Schnauzer will not go in his crate, you will need to place him inside and close the crate door.

Once inside the dog crate, your puppy will undoubtedly cry. Ignore him completely. Say nothing. Just sit nearby and watch. When your puppy quits crying open the crate and praise him. Then spend the next 20 to 30 minutes playing with your new Miniature Schnauzer puppy.

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Next, take your Miniature Schnauzer puppy to his assigned potty area (outside is best or put him on his pee pads). Use the command you have chosen (‘hurry-up’ – ‘go pee-pee’ – ‘go potty’) and when he relieves himself, praise him.

crate training tip: Be sure to should praise your Miniature Schnauzer often during the crate training process.Schnauzers, in particular, really want to please their owners so praise and other forms of positive reinforcement work very well with this breed.

Spend the next 15 minutes, again with the dog crate door open and try to get your Miniature Schnauzer to enter his new crate on his own.

If he does not go in on his own, place your Miniature Schnauzer back in his crate for another 10 minutes or until he quits whining. And repeat the entire process.

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Step by Step Crate Training Process

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Place puppy in crate
Wait until puppy quits crying
Remove puppy
Praise and Play for 30 minutes
Take puppy to ‘potty’ area
Praise more after he relieves himself
15 minutes of playtime
Repeat the entire process

Puppy training takes time.
And there are 3 things you must have to be successful at it:
1) Patience,
2) Time,
and 3) a Sense of humor!

It does take time to train your puppy, but you will find that your Miniature Schnauzer wants nothing more than to please you. Your puppy will learn fairly quickly, that if he does not whine... he gets to play and if he goes potty outside... he gets praises, and that's what he wants!

So about now you're probably thinking, "That's not so bad" but wait... we're not done just yet...

crate training tip: The very last thing you should do before placing your Miniature Schnauzer puppy in his kennel for the evening is take him outside to relieve himself. Always have your new Schnauzer puppy go potty just before bedtime.

***No more food or drink. It’s time for bed.***

Check out this "Complete Potty Training in 7 Days Guide" and the FREEBIES that go along with it! This guide covers how to clean soiled areas, how to potty train in apartments and extreme weather conditions like snow, how to potty train rescue dogs, how to stop marking, tips for litter box training, and more!

Crate Training: The Dreaded First Few Nights!

The first few nights, your new Miniature Schnauzer puppy IS going to cry and whine well into the night. The best thing to do is – ignore it.

Don’t give-in

If you give-in you will be rewarding the bad behavior of whining and you don’t want to do that!

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WooHoo! Success! Your adorable new Miniature Schnauzer Puppy sleeps through the night! And you finally get a good night's rest too!

Don’t worry. Your puppy will tire and settle down eventually. And once your Miniature Schnauzer does begin to sleep during the night, when he whines, it will be because he needs to go potty and doesn’t want to mess in his dog crate or bed.

SUCCESS!