How to Train Your Puppy In Potty

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Training is one of the first tasks that every new dog owner will undertake in the introduction of their puppy to its new home. There are three categories of training types :


a) Basic training ; the establishment of an allowable toilet area for your pet.
b) Submissive wetting ; urination occurring when greeting, disciplining or high excitement.
c) Marking ; upon reaching puberty - some dogs (male or female) will mark their territory.


Training :

Training should only take approximately two weeks to establish as a routine provided;
a) you must be consistent and committed
b) you are prepared to train your pet from the moment you take possession. Have a leash, collar, a designated area and are prepared to maintain a schedule.
Retraining a dog that has already established bad habits can take six weeks or more.
As soon as possible get your new puppy to the vet for a complete check-up. This will assure you that you have obtained a healthy pup and alert you to any medical complications that can make house training more difficult. Situations such as intestinal upset, intestinal parasites and urinary tract infections can make house training difficult to impossible.
The designated toilet area can be as general as outside of the house or as specific as a particular corner of the backyard. You must have a specific plan as to what the designated area is going to be. You can not teach the dog what is acceptable if you are uncertain.
Your attitude is one of the most important ingredients in house training your dog. Your puppy does not know what is wrong. If there is a mistake tell him "no" but do not discipline too severely. You only want him to know that you are displeased, you do not want the pup to feel that you are the source of pain. When the pup has done well, pat him, praise him, let the dog know that you are very pleased. The pup will want to do things that please you. House training can be a foundation for all future training. Affection and praise as a reward for proper response - "no" signaling displeasure and guidance to show the dog what you do want.

  1. Teach a specific word : Each time you want your new puppy to poop or urinate, try to repeat the same word over. You can use whatever words you want, like "go poop" "go potty". By repeating the same words each time, it will become another command for your puppy, and she will be able to do it when you mention the command.

  2. Take her to the same spot every time. If you have had other dogs, or talked with other dog owners, you know that when a dog go pee on one spot on the carpet, they go back exactly at the same place over and over. Why? Because they recognize the smell, and it tells them to go back there. Now, knowing this, you need to do two things : take your dog outside for its pee/poop, and take her exactly at the same place each day. Your puppy will recognize her smell and know she has do pee there.

    Second, if your puppy pees somewhere inside, by accident, make sure you clean the floor or the carpet thoroughly so the smell really goes away. At first I used windex to clean a pee spot but it did not work. My puppy kept going back. A friend of mine gave me a bottle of pet odor remover and it is the only stuff that worked well in my house. This is where you see its true that a dog sense of smell is so much more developed then ours!

  3. Confine your puppy for the night. Usually, your puppy will not pee in its own bed, so it is better to confine her in a box or a crate, with not a lot of space around her dog bed. Make sure you take your puppy out first thing in the morning though, and not at 10am! Your puppy might not be able to hold all night, but she will learn quickly that she has to do it outside.

  4. Watch your dog a lot : you can't really expect your puppy to knock on the door when he wants to go outside to pee. The best thing of course is to have a dog door so your puppy can go outside herself, but if this option is not possible, try to observe what your puppy does before he pees, and take him outside as soon as you see the sign. You can also teach your puppy to ask for the door, but that might take some time.

  5. Take your puppy out right after a nap or before you play with her. Your puppy needs to pee or poop in those situations.

  6. Just like you would do with your kids (and yourself probably!), stop giving water to your puppy a few hours before sleep time. This is a great way to avoid night pee, but cannot be applied if it is very hot in your area and your dog might get dehydrated. If it is the case, leave water all night round.

  7. If your puppy poop or pee in the right spot, tell her! Use your happy voice, your puppy will know she did it right and will want to do it right the next time.

Puppies are warm, fuzzy creatures that grow up to be man's, as well as woman's, best friend. While they are still young, they must be trained to do, and not do, some things. One of their needs is to be paper-trained. You can start to train them when they reach six to eight weeks of age


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