Sitting in a cage for long hours is no way to start a puppies life or make a new dog feel safe and loved. Be prepared to have a dog, take off work for at least a week and hire a force free or positive based trainer if you need help.
A sensory deprived dog is an outsider. The more sensory info the dog receives the more developed her mind will become. Combine good food with feeling safe and that's a good beginning. Nerve cells in the brain grow and make new synaptic connections to other nerve cells when stimulated. If a pup does not have a stimulating environment she might not be accepting of new sights, sounds and experiences. This goes the same for older dogs...ie. (smelling and moving in the world with you.) Expose all dogs to the same words and signals for different cues. This makes them feel safe because dogs recognize patterns (words with visual cues) very quickly and feel great when they understand what your asking them to do or signaling that something will take place. Stimulate the pup to new noises, visual stimulus and smells.
Force, fear and pain will kill any love..
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