Online Crate & Place Training Course

A dog who settles calmly, by choice

A crate or a place mat should be your dog’s favourite spot in the house, not something they tolerate. This online crate and place training course shows you, step by step, how to build that calm from scratch, or how to fix it when a bad experience has put your dog off.

Who it’s for

Puppies learning to settle, adult dogs who have never been crate trained, dogs who cry, scratch or refuse to go in, and owners who want a dog who can relax anywhere: at home, in the car, at a café, on holiday or at the vet. If you’ve been told your dog “just hates the crate”, this course is written for you.

What you’ll learn

• The facts about crate training and how to do it in a positive way
• Introducing the crate and building a positive association from the first session
• How to fix a bad association if your dog already dislikes the crate
• Step-by-step practice for closing the door, spending time inside and sleeping in the crate
• Place training: a mat your dog goes to and stays on, wherever you put it
• Leaving your dog in the crate, and what to do if they become anxious
• Using the crate and place for toilet training, calm visitors, travel and busy environments

What’s inside

Four weeks of lessons, taken at your pace. Week 1 covers the facts, the positive approach and introducing the crate. Week 2 builds the positive association, fixes a bad one and runs training sessions near the crate. Week 3 adds time inside and the step-by-step door closing. Week 4 moves to sleeping in the crate, leaving your dog, and handling anxiety.

Where the Asset Method fits

Crate and place training is the Asset Method at its simplest: the crate becomes valuable because everything your dog loves happens there, meals, chews, calm attention. Then you add the three D’s of dog training one at a time, duration (a few seconds becomes an hour), distance (you across the room, then out of it) and distractions (the doorbell, the kids, a new place), so your dog is never asked for more than they can give.

Why online crate training works

Crate training happens at home, in short sessions spread through the day, which is exactly what a weekly class can’t do. This online course gives you the sequence, the troubleshooting and the videos to check your technique, with 12 months of access to come back to when you travel or move house.

Try the first lesson free, pay once, train at your own pace.