ONE TIP for Crate Training ANY Dog | Mike Ritland - Teamdog.Pet

About this video

Ritland explains his method for crate training dogs, emphasizing the use of food as a primary reinforcer every single time the dog enters the crate. He demonstrates with a dog named Arno who, after months of consistent food rewards, enters the crate willingly without commands. Ritland stresses that this creates a conditioned response and makes the crate a positive experience for the dog.

Key takeaways

• Ritland advises using food every single time you put a dog in the crate to create a conditioned response
• Ritland demonstrates that consistent reinforcement over months results in a dog entering the crate willingly without commands
• Ritland’s core principle is to ‘make it not suck’ for the dog by using food as a primary reinforcer

Episode details: published May 6, 2021 · 28.1K views · 1:31 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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