Games with Crates

Hi all

We had a first meeting to discuss ideas and structure for future meetings. We came up with an idea to play games with crates as a first live event.

So what are games with crates? Some of you may be familiar with Susan Garrett's Crate Games which are available on line for a very reasonable price. You can do a Google search to find out more. I have found it to be very valuable for more than just crate training the dog. It is a valuable game to teach control and release with out giving the dog negative feed back. The door of the crate tells the dog the rules and the dog gets shaped into different behaviours.

Susan Garrett hg as a video on Youtube that show you a bit of her games for free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uso6tV2Rvqo. Be sure to read the description in the Youtube.

If your dog is hesitant to get in a crate see this video and train with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxFVennIi-c&t=266s This is a brilliant way to teach a dog that crates are great places!

If you are interested drop me a note and let me know about your dog and what kind of experience you have in playing this type of game. Once we know the experience level you have we can design the Meetup.

The location will be at Marina Cove Water Front Park west of the play structure area https://maps.app.goo.gl/gfivGumh169wajFB9.

Please bring a crate if you have one.