Open Crate Training

Once puppies reach 5 weeks of age, they get an enlarged space, to include open crates. It is important for puppies to get familiar with sleeping in crates. Crates can give dogs a safe place to hide away during the day or when it is time to go to bed for the night. At this stage, puppies can freely roam in and out of them. We don't introduce small sessions of closed crate training until the puppies are a little older. For now, this exposure will make crate training much easier down the road for our families.