puppy disciplining

[RawFedDogs]

Agree with most the comments above
Except I would def not use the crate as a punishment.
Especially if your crate training a puppy.

In 15 years of professional dog/puppy training, I never had a problem using the crate as the time out place. I never had a dog/puppy learn to dislike the crate because he was put in it for 2 minutes.

Now is the time to make the crate a positive place to be, use interactive toys inside of it (i.e kong stuff a ball), slowly increase the duration your dog is in it. First starting with you there and the door open, and than slowly leaving the room with the door shut, etc.

All this is correct but using it for 2 minute time outs doesn't make it any more difficult to crate train.

Also when using a time out, or any punishment remember to use a negative marker. Just like a click, or "good boy!" = treat. a negative marker, like "no" or "ay" = a timeout, or if your training, remove the reward

I prefer not to use any verbal cues when putting a dog in time out. You want the dog to be concentrating on why he was put in time out not what any sounds you make happen to mean. You want want him thinking about anything other than wondering why he was isolated.

I am actually very impressed with the quality of most the replies, especially about the importance of teaching positive behaviours, cant stress that enough myself.
Keep up the good work guys!

We are just tickled to death that you are pleased with the progress we have made in training dogs.