The ABC-s of Puppy Potty Training
The ABC-s of Puppy Potty Training
Getting your new puppy home can be very exciting. You want to start the relationship off right however and not encourage bad behaviors or problems like having accidents in the house. This is one of the major reasons many dogs end up staying outside and while the problem is serious, it’s mainly caused by owners not making the effort to properly house train their companion pet.
Realize that for a dog to be truly your companion, she should be able to share your life and that includes being in the house.
There are two critical points of house training that must be followed to successfully house train your new puppy or even an adult dog. Yes, even an adult dog that has had no success in being housetrained can use this method.
The first thing you must do is commit yourself to teaching your pet where she should go to the bathroom. Consistency on your part is key and will make the job of teaching your puppy what you expect of her so much easier.
The next point is control of your puppy. While many people wrongly assume crate training is cruel, consider most towns and cities have laws that expect a pet owner to have control of the dog whenever out in public. Just as you wouldn’t want your pet to run loose and damage others property, you also don’t want them soiling your new carpet either.
Both training effort consistency and control of your puppy come together in crate training. Crate training is simply providing a place where your pup can rest and be secure. It also limits free roaming in your home without you having a watchful eye on her. The benefit of this is that when your puppies out of her crate, she should have your undivided attention. It takes less than 5 seconds for a puppy to find a place to relieve themselves, squat and do their business. This is where your commitment to watching her comes in handy.
By learning your pups actions just before she needs to go, you can quickly take her to the place you want her to use. Once she relieves herself, you are then able to give your pet a lot of praise and encouragement. This establishes your approval of the behavior.
Your puppy should never have free run of the house without your watchful eyes directly on her. The intent is to keep from having accidents in your home. Until the behavior of going outside to go to the bathroom is well established, your puppy should be watched or confined to her crate. Crate training also provides a secure place of rest for your pet. Remember a puppy is a baby and needs lots of secure sleep.
Crate training is not difficult but does take a commitment from you. The result however is a reliably house trained companion that can be with you for years to come.
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