Answer:
Your dog's kennel is an indispensable management tool in the aid of housetraining, preventing destructive chewing and costly damage to your home, safeguarding your dog from hazards in the home, preventing separation stress and creating a safe place where your dog can rest while at home or traveling with you.

To get the most from the kennel as a training aid, it is best to teach your dog to enjoy kennel time when you are home and when you are away from home. This way he is learning to relax and enjoy time to himself whether you are home or not.

Start with your dog spending very short periods of time in his kennel while you are in the room with him and then gradually build up to longer periods of time (which means your dog is learning to 'hold it' for longer periods of time) when you are in the room, out of the room or completely out of the house.

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