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<\/p>\nMany pets have never been in an air travel crate. They can be\u00a0uncomfortable when first introduced to a closed door flight kennel. Many dogs or cats will panic, scratch the crate door, make their paws and nails bleed. If such behavior should happen at the air cargo area, the airline may refuse to board your best friend.<\/p>\n
To correct this problem use our progressive Travel Crate Training method.\u00a0Go gradually, make it fun\u2026 do not push him\/her inside the crate. This method can be done in your own home.<\/p>\n
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If you encounter difficulties, at Manoir Kanisha we can gradually condition your Best Friend to its flight kennel. This crate conditioning would e done while your pets is boarded at our facilities, just before their relocation date.<\/p>\n
You could also purchase the flight kennel from Manoir Kanisha a few weeks before departure and train your animal at home to gradually spend time in the travel crate. Each animal is different. You could plan to train for 3 to 4 weeks or even longer.<\/p>\n
We suggest that you gradually train dogs or cats to their\u00a0Air Travel Crate using the following 6 STEPS.<\/p>\n
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Disassemble the crate and make a nice bed with comfortable polar fleece into the open crate. Place this open crate in his\/her preferred sleeping place. Do this for 5 days. Remove all the other comfortable places your pet normally uses to lay down. Place his bed, toys, treats\u2026 etc. inside the open crate. Make it fun, be positive. Going into the crate should never be perceived as a punishment but as a pleasure. If he\/she resist. you could try with a\u00a0larger travel crate.<\/strong><\/p>\n For cats, we suggest you place a little bit of Catnip to motivate him to lay down in the crate.<\/p>\n Do this step for 5 days. Feed him\/her in the back of the crate. Make sure there is a source of light in the back of the crate (window daylight or lamp) to lit the inside of the crate. Some animal will hesitate to enter a dark or somber crate. A pale color blanket will give the impression of more light inside the crate.<\/p>\n Install the water bucket inside the door but still sitting on the floor. Remove all other water bowls in your house. \u00a0The animal must learn to drink in this deep water bucket.<\/p>\n After each three walks per day, we would place him\/her in the crate with the closed door for\u00a015 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0during a few days. Then, do the same thing 3 times a day for\u00a01 hour<\/strong>, then for\u00a02 hours<\/strong>, then for\u00a03 hours<\/strong>. Then, for a few days place him in his close door crate 2 times per day for 5 hours.<\/p>\n For cats, place a little bit of Catnip inside on his travel crate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the evening brisk walk with your dog or a nice physical playtime session with your cat, place the animal in the crate, door closed for the whole night. Give the pet a treat and gently say \u201cgood night\u201d. This is nicely done if the crate is close to your sleeping place. In a few days, move move the crate in the hallway. Then, move the crate to another room. Your pet should sleep comfortably in his\/her travel crate during 7 consecutive nights before the scheduled flight.<\/p>\n Ideally, your objective is to make sure your best friend is totally at ease in his travel crate for the\u00a0same number of hours<\/strong>\u00a0he will have to spend in it, before, during and after his flight.<\/p>\n For example, for a relocation from Montreal to Amsterdam, you must calculate 4 hours in his crate while waiting at the cargo area before the flight, then 7 hours during the flight and approximatively 3 hours at destination for the customs and Agriculture procedures. This is a total of 14 hours. Therefore, your best friend should spend \u00a0several sessions inside the crate for a 14-hour periods before his departure date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Start making trips with the animal in his travel crate to get him use to being in a \u201cmoving\u201d travelling crate. Do this once or twice a day for a few days.<\/p>\n Remember to make it fun!\u00a0By the end of the STEP # 6,\u00a0your pet should love his\/her travel crate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMy pet hates going into his air travel crate!\u201d \u00a0Try this progressive training method Many pets have never been in an air travel crate. They can be\u00a0uncomfortable when first introduced to a closed door flight kennel. Many dogs or cats…<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dog-travel-crate-training-entrainement-cage-transport-manoir-kanisha-1011-300x200-1.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
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STEP # 2: \u00a0Assemble the crate but not the door.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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STEP # 3: Install the door but keep it open.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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STEP # 4\u2026\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Close the door \u00a0for short periods.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/h2>\nSTEP # 5\u2026\u00a0\u00a0Sleep complete nights in the crate, door closed:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSTEP # 6\u2026 Place the crate in your car or van.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Congratulations!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Your BEST FRIEND is now ready for AIR TRAVEL<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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