House Training Your Dog

By Marian

House training is unique for every puppy. Some breeds are high strung and will have a problem potty training. It is impairative that your dog start potty training as soon as possible.

We had an American Eskimo puppy. Each time my brother came home the puppy would get wound up and pee on the carpet. This had to stop. We decided to take the dog out an hour before he came home. It did not work so it was decided to make it a half an hour before he came in. It was decided to use the crate method. We had a winner.

My friend Kathy had a poodle that had a different problem with potty training. The dog went where ever it wanted to go. They used an empty little kiddie pool to contain the poodle when they were not watching. It worked very well at first. The dog could not get out of the kiddie pool but soon learned how to pull the stem of the pool out to deflate it. They had to keep him in the bathroom where there was no carpeting.

Many methods for training have been developed over the years. Some are good and others not. One technique that is not recommended is finding an accident on the floor and yelling at your dog. This just leads to confusion for your dog. It is ok if the dog is in the act of going potty where you do not want them to go. It is then acceptable to say no loudly or clap to stop the dog from going. After he stops and you take him where you want him to go. You need to praise him when he goes there.

Hitting your dog is never recommended. This can create fear and neverousness in your dog. The dog may not trust or come to you.

A very old way of dealing with accidents around the house was to put the dogs nose in it. This is not effective at all. The dog gets no cues from this activity. It will not help the problem at all.

Modern methods of potty training and being kind and having patience will help in the sucess of potty training your puppy.

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Potty training is so important to keep your house free of pet waste and make a pleasent house. To get free information on the modern methods used to potty train your pet click here.