This is one aspect of puppy training that you want to get correct, right from the time you bring puppy home so that your “tomorrow-dog’ is easy to manage and fits in well with the family. This is especially true for in-house dogs and the greater majority of pet dogs tend to be inside dogs. House training a dog can be straight forward when you know how.
Puppy Training Housebreaking
- Be consistent with where you want puppy to “go” right from the outset. As soon as puppy comes home, choose a corner in the yard that he can easily get to. Make sure it is not so far away that you will put off going outside with puppy at night because it is too cold.
- Take pre-emptive action when potty training a pup. Make it a habit to go outside with him after he has eaten and wait with him in the special “poo corner” so that you can praise him at the magic moment.
- Reinforcement, when potty training a pup, has to be at the time of doing the act not after it has happened.
- Be consistent in your praise so that puppy knows every time he has “done it correctly” or more importantly every time he has done it in the correct spot.
- Use consistent verbal commands so that he knows the special word(s) that you are using when it is time to do the deed or when he has in fact done it in the right spot so that he knows that he has just been praised by that special word.
How to Toilet Train My New Puppy
The easy way to potty train a puppy has been thoroughly researched by the experts. Many report good results from following this expert advice:
The Ultimate House Training Guide
~ Bright Dog Tips
