My favorite way to teach a kennel command, by free shaping it! If you’re struggling with your dog going into their crate, give this a try. Keep it fun, we want to build enthusiasm for going into the kennel. Don’t use your normal kennel or crate command (I recommend just conditioning a new one, less negative associations the better) just wait for them to show interest and mark and reward. Then ask for a little more, their head goes in, then their whole body, then add duration, then add a verbal m