Raising Puppies

Pick a short cue to teach your puppy that you want her to enter her crate. It can be "Go to kennel!" or "Kennel up!" or even "Go to jail!" It doesn't matter what words you usejust be sure that you and everyone in your family use the same cue each time.

Step 1:

a) Have the crate door open. Get some delicious treats that your puppy likes. You can even use her kibble breakfast for this exercise.
b) Show your puppy a treat, and toss or place it in the crate. You may find that you need to put the treats near the crate door at first. You can even leave a little trail of treats from the crate door toward the back of the crate. Don't shut the door behind her yet.
c) When your puppy goes in after the treat, praise her.
d) Repeat this exercise several times over the course of a few hours.

Common Challenges:

Remember, puppies have no attention spans. If you toss a treat in the crate, and she hears a noise outside that distracts her, she'll forget there ever was a treat. You'll have to remind her.
If she's not interested at all, try using different treats. Space