Easy Ways of House Training a Shih Tzu

Don't let the idea of house training a Shih Tzu delay you in starting one of the most important behaviors in you and your little Chrysanthemum dogs life. Once you get started, it's actually a lot of fun with potty training only the beginning. House breaking will allow you and your pet the ability to enjoy time together in your home without the constant worry of damage caused by an unreliable canine. The key to remember is that a puppy is a companion first and being with you is important to their well being.

WHAT IS HOUSETRAINING? House Training is a series of steps taken to communicate your desires to your dog concerning bathroom habits. The intent is to associate going outdoors with bathroom duties.

House shihtz training using crate training methods makes it much easier for your pet to associate what you want them to do with your positive response. Here are a number of Important Tips for Successful house training a Shih Tzu



TIP #1 Threatening can be good if you want a puppy that will go off to a quiet corner or other part of the house to go to the bathroom. Hitting with rolled up newspapers, yelling in anger, and any other unpleasant reactions directed at your pet will NOT help with your potty training.

TIP#2 Consistent behavior is Important. That's YOUR behavior not your dogs. Both puppies and adult dogs respond much more positively to a consistent schedule than to a hit and miss one. Know your pups schedule and use it to your advantage. Do they get up and prefer to eat right away? If so, right after eating, take them outside to urinate.

Eating presses on the bladder and causes them to want to go. Take your puppy outside and let them go so you can give them loads of praise. This is important because you want your puppie to remember outside-bathroom-and your happiness all in one thought.


TIP#3 When a dog has an average vocabulary of about 30 words or so they understand, you don't want to waste 10% or more of her understood words just so you can use different commands.

This tip is... Use Single Word Commands and use them consistently. We're not talking about commands all being a single word in the literal sense here. Going outside is a good command, going potty, go potty, bathroom break, etc. are all perfectly acceptable commands if used consistently.

Don't use go potty one time, then bathroom break the next and Go out and go pee, the next and expect your puppy to quickly understand what you want them to do.



TIP#4 Watch your pet when inside your home. Penning your puppy isn't the same as house training. Your puppy needs to be confined to their crate whenever you cannot actively watch them. It only takes a few seconds for an accident to happen so you need keep a watchful eye to limit accidents.

The last tip is to simply have patience. While many dogs can be frustrating, they simply need time and consistent effort on your part to finally understand what is expected of them. It doesn't matter if you're working to train a Tzu or attempting German Shepherd House Training, these tips and suggestions have withstood the test of time.

Keeping your puppy under control means either watching her every minute or confining her in her cage. What you want to keep your puppy involved with what you're doing in the house but not allowing her to roam free is an important key to successful house training a Shih Tzu.

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House Training a Shih Tzu

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