Puppy Training: Ways to Train My Puppy
About 90% of American pet puppies live indoors with their owners. You need to do some housebreaking with them if you are considering having them live in the home. Potty training a puppy is one of the situations many owners find themselves overwhelmed by. It’s not that bad and it’s not too messy; and do not need to battle with your dog in order to housebreak him. Be aware, however, that you are dealing with a training issue, and you will need to dedicate more than just a cursory effort. You will need time for this, become a little more involved, and get some training tools like puppy training pads.
The New Doggie is the Boss
Two guiding rules exist for helping puppies and dog owners in puppy training. The first and most important rule is not to punish your puppy unless you actually catch her in the act! And second, praise your puppy for the things he did do right. Don’t let training lead to situations where your only action is saying ‘no’ when you catch your pet doing something wrong. Let them know through praises and rewards when they do something right.
Housebreaking Guidelines for Your New Puppy
Many methods exist for housebreaking your puppy. When starting indoors, encourage your pup to use puppy training pads or papers to go to the bathroom on. These pads are treated with chemicals that make puppies want to use them to do their business. As soon as you see them starting with their pre-potty pattern of walking around and sniffing the floor, pick them up gently and without saying anything, and carry them over to the puppy training pads or paper and reward them for the doing their bathroom acts properly.
When the new dog is comfortable with the papers or puppy training pads, they can then be put near the door or even outside. The transition is accomplished by focusing their toilet habits in a specific in the home to an outside place. You’ll soon see that you won’t need the training pads or papers in the house anymore.
The biggest issue with this method of puppy potty training is that is requires more time to get the puppy to go indoors. Other popular methods of house training puppies involve puppy crate training or the use of cages plus constant pet owner supervision.
The maximum amount of time that dogs can hold their bladders and bowels is between seven and eight hours, so you should keep that in mind when using a crate or a cage, trying to housebreak your dog. Usually this technique is very effective because most puppies consider their cage or crate as their sleeping area and they don’t want to have to lie in their own mess. It is not a good idea to crate a puppy for long periods of time.
The use of crates/cages and papers/puppy pads is not required if you have constant supervision. In this case, the owners elect to be with their puppies for as much time as necessary. This is very ideal for people who work at home, retired persons, or owners who can afford to spend a lot of time with their puppy. This method usually allows the owner to get their puppy out of the house when they first recognize the signs that the puppy needs to go to the bathroom. Puppies should be watched at all times to ensure that no accidents or slip-ups occur.
In summary, housebreaking your puppy should be considered a part of command trainings like ‘come’ or ’stay’. But puppy potty triaining and housebreaking will be the most difficult forms of dog training due to the fact that they are simply the messiest. Do not lose heart!
