What is the 2 1 rule for crate training?
America Walker
2025-06-21 02:53:20
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The best time to begin crate training your dog is his first day home. Puppies ages six months and younger should have limited time in the crate. As a rule, take the number of months old your puppy is, add 1 and you will find the maximum number of hours you should leave them in their crate. For example, if you have a 2- month-old puppy, they should only be in the crate for 3 hours at the maximum (2 +1= 3).
Guillermo Sporer
2025-06-13 13:05:46
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You should not crate your puppy for more than four or five hours per day.
The time should be built up gradually, as most puppies will need to urinate at least once in this time.
When your puppy is happy to spend 30 mins or more in the crate without becoming anxious you can leave them in the crate when you are away from home.
Slowly increase the amount of time you are away each time until your puppy can be left alone, without whining.
Slowly build up the time the door is closed after each meal.
Nella Stark
2025-06-03 04:30:46
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I like to go by the general 2:1 rule. So for every 1 hour of supervised and structured time out of the crate they should have 2 hours of rest in the crate. And this 2 hour rest can be crashed out sleeping or simply calm and awake. Puppies need this time to reflect on what they’ve learned, recharge their batteries and also to learn about being calm and comfortable when they are alone. The BEST training we can do for puppies is crate training... it teaches them the skills to be calm and comfortable when alone.
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