20 Ideas for Using Dog Play Pens - By: Laurie Pumphrey

A dog play pen (also called exercise pen) is a portable inside fence for dogs and is incredibly helpful addition to your home. It enables you stop distressing habits, reinforce good habits and avoid accidents. Here are 20 powerful uses of puppy play pens:

1.To help you settle puppy and have him fall asleep.
2. To prevent fearfulness when you want to go away by teaching the puppy how to spend an hour or two alone.
3. To help with teaching the puppy not to bite - everything you need to do is play with your puppy in dog play pen and when he bites you, Cry and step outside for 10 seconds. Then repeat. After some days of this puppies mouth less and less for the reason that they don't want to stop playing.
4. For easier housebreaking (if you will give an indoor potty area) - simply put the potty area in the dog pen and help your puppy figure out what to do by placing him in the potty area when he starts sniffing around and looking like he has to go. Because he will spend much time in the playpen, his potty area is at all times just steps away.
5. To train simple commands - if you always train him in the playpen, puppy will quickly begin to associate this place with training, which means he will be more attentive and memorize more readily there. Make sure that after he knows his task there you also try without dog pen in various rooms of the house and after that outside.
6. To prevent the dog from chewing furniture and plants.
7. To keep the dog from getting underfoot when cooking.
8. If you have children you can put the dog in the playpen when you cannot supervise interaction between a child and the pup. This is much safer than having them frolic on their own.
9. To train puppy barking for attention doesn't work. To do this, just turn away and don't talk to your puppy while he calls for attention in his dog playpen. But when he is peaceful and plays by himself, take him out for a cuddle or do whatever makes him happy.
10. To break up two dogs if they are too rowdy or feisty.
11. To train dog that calm behavior makes good things happen.
12. In order to put a stop to jumping up on company. If your puppy or dog is impossibly excited about company, you can place it in the dog play pen and give the visitors dog treats that they can give him if he's polite in there. If he's too exuberant to sit, they can check again in half an hour when puppy calms a bit. If you want to train puppy not to jump on people make sure they do not pet him if he does not sit. It is ideal to get ready the puppy for the visit a week or two beforehand by stopping by the dog pen and then, tell him to sit and give a treat. Do not pet him if he doesn't sit. In this way he will start to make an association in his head that it's a great idea to sit when a person stops by.
13. So you can open the front door safely with no need to force a foot there so the dog would not take off.
14. To take the dog to work. Why not? If your dog is accustomed in the playpen at home, you will be able to work undisturbed and have your furry friend at your side.
15. To ensure that the dog behaves when you are not at home.
16. To prevent the dog from begging at the dinner table.
17. You can obstruct access to dangerous stuff such as electrical wiring and fireplaces.
18. Or you can extend the playpen to block access to portion of the room or a part of the house.
19. To stop the dog from chasing a mop or vacuum cleaner.
20. To circumvent having to holler "No! Bad Dog!" Both you and your dog will live a happier life if you do not feel the need to scream "No!" every five minutes. Nobody likes a nag.

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