House Training a Dog
Top 10 Tips for House Training a Dog.
There is a lot of information out there about how to effectively housetrain your puppy or adult dog. While most of these methods do work to one degree or another, you will need to select a method and stay with it. So without further delay, here are the 10 tips for house training a dog or puppy that work!
1. Pick a Training Method and Stay with It
If you want to teach your dog using a clicker and be prepared to always have a clicker and use it consistently. Want to spread newspapers and piddle pads everywhere in your bathroom? That's fine but if you change your mind later it makes things a lot harder. Which brings us to…
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2. Remember the Dogs Are Creatures of Habit.
Make Certain you will be satisfied with the results of your chosen training method. While it may be no big deal to pick up little puppy sized piles of poop in the bathroom because you trained Fluffy to use the Bathroom for her bathroom duties, it's a different matter when Fluffy, the 250 Pound Bull Mastiff continues to use your bathroom for her business.
Can anyone say snow shovel sized pooper scooper?
3. Use Crate Training Methods to Successfully House Train Your Dog
Crate training simply means to confine your pet when you're unable to keep an eye on them. A puppy can find a spot, squat, then urinate in about five seconds. This means that if your pet is roaming free, you should have your eyes on him at all times.
4. Consistency Pays Big Dividends.
When house training a dog, remember that it takes consistency on your part to develop a good behavior. You need to take your pet out for bathroom breaks at regular intervals such as after playtime, meals, before bed and bright and early in the morning.
You can't expect to succeed if you aren't patient and consistent. This is especially true because puppy housetraining = exercise in patience.
5. Stop at the Door outside
When you take your puppy out, do not carry them all the way to the place where you want them to relieve themselves. Instead, put them down right at the door and give them lots of praise. This establishes the importance of going to the door before going outside.
6. Always Go out the Door First
Remember the dogs are pack animals, and there's always an alpha dog that should be the boss. By going out the door first, you establish your position as alpha dog in your puppy's mind.
7. Use a Leash and a Collar to Help Your Dog Find Where They Should Go to Relieve Themselves
So you're at the door in your puppy will not follow. Simply snap on his leash and gently pull him outside a while, giving him lots of praise and encouragement. Move him directly to the place for you want him to do his business, remove the leash and wait.
8. Yes, I Said Wait
Understand that dogs and especially puppies want to be near their owners for security and companionship. By waiting while your dog does his business, you will have the opportunity to lavish praise on your pup when they go to the bathroom where you want them to go. Again, this establishes the behavior that you want.
9. Dog Bathroom Accidents in Your Home Are Your Fault
Remember Tip Number Three? If your dog has an accident inside your home, it's because you weren't watching carefully enough. Look for those telltale I got to go to the bathroom type signs. Things like sniffing around in corners in out-of-the-way places or turning round in circles. This may be indicators that he needs to go outside. TAKE HIM NOW!
10. Never Scold Your Pet!
Yelling, threatening, shaking, heating with the newspaper, rubbing their nose in an accident, etc., etc. do nothing but hurt your long term relationship with your pet. None of these things help with House training so DO NOT DO THEM!
So there you have it. 10 of the best Tips for House Training a Dog that will go a long way toward getting the companion pooch you so desire.
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House Training a Dog
- Collar - A leather, chain, nylon, or cotton apparatus that fits around the dog's neck and is used for control.
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