| The purpose of dog kennels is to protect your pet | | | | injuries that can occur. |
| from the harm that may happen if they are allowed | | | | Dogs cannot rationalize the way we do they will not |
| to run free. Kennels allow a pet to have access to | | | | understand immediately that kennel is a space for |
| the outdoors without running free. Kennels are not | | | | their own safety. However if you take your time to |
| cages but rather areas for your dog to be safe | | | | slowly introduce them they will learn not to fear it. A |
| outdoors. Your dog probably won't understand the | | | | good way to do this to spend a little time with them |
| difference between dog kennels and a cage the first | | | | inside the kennel. |
| time they are introduced to it. It is not their natural | | | | To train your dog to appreciate the space inside a |
| instinct to run free however this is not always | | | | kennel you may need to spend a little time with |
| necessarily safe nor may this be wise. Allowing a dog | | | | them in this space. Start off by playing with them |
| free access to the yard can result in unforeseen | | | | and letting them see that this is a good place. |
| circumstances. The circumstances can result in injury | | | | Gradually, spend less with them in the kennel. This |
| of your dog. | | | | should eventually result in you leaving them in the |
| Kennels provide protection and cages provide | | | | kennel for extended periods of time. However it is |
| isolation. This difference should be understood when | | | | important to remember that kennels are not intended |
| introducing a pet to a kennel for the first time. | | | | for isolation. |
| Providing your pet with the understanding of this | | | | It is important to keep in mind when placing your pet |
| difference can be achieved by working them through | | | | in a kennel in warmer climates and weather that they |
| a process of becoming adapted to spending time in | | | | can easily overheat in extreme temperatures and |
| the kennel. Teaching pets to stay in kennels can help | | | | therefore you should limit placing your pet in dog |
| avoid accidents that may occur as a result of their | | | | kennels in the heat. You can provide them shelter |
| escape attempts. | | | | with the use of a dog house or a mesh over the top |
| Gradually introducing your pet to a kennel is a great | | | | of the kennel that provides them with cooler |
| idea. This will allow the dog to get used to spending | | | | temperature and also provides increased shade. |
| time there. You certainly do not want to risk the | | | | These measures can help cool down a kennel but |
| chance that your dog will escape from a kennel. You | | | | they do not mean that your pet should be kept in |
| also do not want to be faced with the potential | | | | dog kennels in the heat for any length of time. |