My Puppy House Breaking

By Chris Geldof

Housebreaking your puppy is going to take a lot of patience. As soon as you bring your puppy home, you should begin to housebreak it. With puppies, nature calls about 6 times a day. You should take your puppy out immediately after each meal, as this is the time that it is most likely to need to relieve itself.

A puppy is not able to fully control its bladder until the age of twelve weeks. Up until that age, good housebreaking routines should be followed in order to avoid your dog relieving itself in your house.

Watch for signs that your puppy has to go out, including walking around in circles. That is the biggest sign that your dog needs to go outside to relieve itself.

Confining your puppy to a small area of the house, or using a crate are a couple of good ways to make sure your dog doesn’t end up defecating or urinating all over your house. Housebreaking your puppy is a lot harder if it smells urine in a part of your house that you don’t want it relieving itself in.

When housebreaking your dog, it is important to make sure that your dog knows when it is doing wrong, and knows what it is doing wrong. It’s no help scolding your dog for urinating on the floor if it’s not clear to the dog why you’re scolding him. Be firm, yet gentle, especially until your puppy knows better.

It is important to housebreak your puppy properly the first time, or you’ll be regretting it for years to come. If it’s not a hundred percent clear to your dog that it is not ok to urinate in the house, then you will be cleaning up a lot of messes over the course of your dog’s lifetime.

Information on proper housebreaking methods can be obtained from your vet, dog trainers, or on the internet. Do your homework ahead of time, before you bring your new puppy home, because the housebreaking needs to start immediately, as soon as your puppy gets home. You don’t want to be fumbling around, trying to learn how to housebreak your puppy while he’s urinating all over your house. Put yourself in the position of knowing how to do it before you bring your puppy home.

Chris Geldof is a dog lover and owns a dog-related website. Visit dog training tips for more information on dog obedience and dog training.

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By Anthony Lee

Once you become a pet owner, you have to provide them with a healthy home and a balanced diet. These are easy tasks. The hard responsibility is training them how to behave properly if you are going to make them house dogs.

The best time for you to start house breaking your canine is when he is still a puppy. Here are some fundamental house breaking rules:

1. When you see a puddle or a poop, do not punish your dog if you do not see him doing it. What you can do is bring him to the spot and tell him ‘No.’

You have to establish this as a key word. In that way, he’ll be aware that whenever you use that word, you are not pleased.

2. You can start training your puppy inside your home. If you have a place in the home which is alright to be used as a canine bathroom (corner of the dirty kitchen), then put down some papers or old newspapers.

Encourage him to eliminate in those spots. Whenever you see them sniffing another area, showing signs that he is about to do his business, pick him up and transfer him on your delegated bathroom.

3. When your puppy is a little bigger, you turn to crate training. By using a crate or a cage, the puppy is confined in a small pace for a short period of time.

This way, he is trained to regulate his bowel movement. Whenever he poops or pees inside the cage, say the keyword, “No.”

You only conduct crate training when you are home. This is because you have to assure your puppy that he will be let out at this given time.

Take note when exactly he goes so you will schedule the time you walk him out. Make sure that it is only when he is outside or when he take him out for a stroll does your dog do his business.

Look at your puppy as a kid that must be potty trained. After a successful house-breaking training, the puppy will do his business properly, exactly how you want him to. All you have to do is praise him for a job well done.

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By Tim Amherst

House-breaking your Pit Bull puppy requires a lot of time, effort, and patience on the part of the owner. There is no set time-frame on when your puppy will be able to do this, or how long it will take, you just have to start a routine and stick with it until it is finished. Many owners lose patience with their dogs due to problems that often arise during the house breaking process. It is important to just work through them as they come, and to remember not to punish your puppy, but work through this process together.

Many things can be done along the way that will help make housebreaking faster and easier for you and your puppy. As with any type of training, you have to be consistent with the routine. Take your dog out at the same time everyday, or if you aren’t able to, make sure that someone else can. The puppy will soon learn when it is time to go, and eventually will know what is expected of him. You should have everyone else in the household alerted to the routine, and willing to help when needed. Sometimes it is helpful to keep a journal of your dog’s habits, so that if they turn into a problem later, it will be easier to correct them.

You should also try to go outside with your puppy so that you can be sure he is going to the bathroom while he is outside, which will help avoid accidents while inside. If you are unable to go out with your puppy, he should be confined to one area such as a crate, or fenced in backyard, so that he can learn this is his space to go.

One thing that can interrupt the housebreaking process is irregular feedings. It is important that you feed your puppy the same amount at the same time everyday, and try to avoid giving him extra snacks and treats until he is successfully housebroken.

The most important thing when housebreaking your puppy is to be patient and understanding. He is going to learn overnight, and there will be messes along the way. You have to understand that this takes time, and try to maintain reasonable expectations of your puppy. It is important not to punish your puppy when that happens, rather just clean it up and accept it for what it is, part of the process. You will have a much better relationship with your puppy if you are patient with him as he grows.

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By Ira Nelson

In the puppy’s world the rules are simple. He is looking for assurance and emotional support and is eager to please. He needs a leader to give him direction as he would have if he was in the wild living with his pack.

The puppy would learn by example that the rest in the pack eliminate away from the den and he would be motivated instinctually to follow their lead. The problem that sometimes develops when a pet owner becomes a puppy’s surrogate pack and “alpha” dog is that there is a failure to communicate what is expected of the puppy when it comes to housebreaking.

In addition to a breakdown in leadership there are other everyday explanations for problems with house breaking a puppy.

Common Mistakes When House Breaking a Puppy

* Not establishing a regular feeding schedule or following a schedule that is inconvenient for you since a puppy can be counted on to want to go shortly after eating. If you feed him at 1 AM, be prepared to take your puppy out at 1:10 AM.

* Not being watchful for the obvious signs that your puppy needs to go out, i.e. circling and sniffing for a spot to go.

* Punishing your puppy minutes after the fact or without having caught the puppy in the act of eliminating.

* Punishing the puppy by rubbing his nose in its own mess can actually be detrimental to housetraining a puppy. Dogs use their sense of smell to actually pick a place to go so rubbing his nose in it can reinforce in his mind that this is the place to go.

* Not using a crate for training because you feel it’s inhumane or mean. Actually it is very natural for your puppy to be in a confined place reminiscent of a den. Have you ever noticed how dogs like to find a confined area under a chair or desk, behind the couch or in a quiet alcove? It is natural for dogs to eliminate away from where they sleep, so it is a way to control where he eliminates. Of course the younger the puppy the shorter the period of time he will be able to hold it, so you have to start with short periods of confinement – being ever watchful of the puppy’s body language that he may want to go.

* You should never strike your puppy or punish him too harshly. This can be counterproductive especially if the puppy doesn’t yet understand what you expect from him. He may be reluctant to defecate outside in front of you because he associates the severe discipline with you. Instead he may hide from you to go, probably somewhere inside.

*Not being consistent, persistent, and/or patient.

To learn more about house breaking a puppy and how to avoid common mistakes and problems go to House Breaking a Puppy.

If you are trying to obedience train your new puppy go to Puppy Training.

Ira Nelson has years of experience in the dog care and training field. More information, tips, and techniques like the ones in this article are available at http://www.dogtrainingbasicsonline.com

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By Ira Nelson

House breaking a puppy should start immediately, just after you bring him home. Even if he is only 7 or 8 weeks old, he wants to eagerly follow your lead…. it’s important to use puppy housebreaking training methods that will help him develop the appropriate behavior. Your puppy will make the decision where and when he will relieve himself if he is not trained early and correctly. This, of course, is unacceptable. It is up to you to communicate where you want him to go. Puppies will learn very quickly when they understand what is expected of them.

Dogs have a natural instinct not to eliminate in their den area and, because of their strong sense of smell, are draw to go in areas where they or others have defecated or urinated in the past. There are several ways you can use these natural tendencies to your advantage.

Probably the most effective way to take advantage of these instincts is, first of all, to use a plastic dog carrier ‘crate’ as the pup’s den or sanctuary. You should get him used to being secluded in the crate for short periods of time so that he comes to think of it as his refuge and is comfortable sleeping there.

The second way to use his natural instincts is to read the signs that he wants to go, i.e. your puppy is circling and smelling around, and then to react quickly by picking him up and taking him to the designated spot to eliminate.

The familiar smells in the designated area and your alert and consistent act of getting him immediately to the area will help him get the idea quickly. Success of the whole process can be moved along by being alert at times when he is most likely to go. Be ready to take him out when he awakens, after playing or exercise, and after he eats or drinks.

To learn more about house breaking a puppy and how to avoid common mistake and problems go to House Breaking a Puppy.

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Ira Nelson has years of experience in the dog care and training field. More information, tips, and techniques like the ones in this article are available at http://www.dogtrainingbasicsonline.com

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By Aidan Bindoff

Are you having trouble house-breaking your dog or puppy? Find out the easy way to solve your dog’s toilet training problems.

The easiest way to train a dog is using reward and repetition. Set your dog up for success, the fastest possible house-training is when your dog or puppy is prevented from making mistakes and rewarded for pottying in the right place.

It all sounds good, but how do we actually achieve this?

Puppies need to be taken outside upon waking, after play, after food, and after drinking. This is about once an hour at first. If you see your puppy sniffing about, take him outside immediately. Don’t wait for him to start squatting.

If your puppy does start to go, clap your hands to distract, then pick puppy up and take him straight outside. Praise and reward him when he goes outside.

If you find an accident, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner specifically for the job. Don’t rub puppy’s nose in it, apart from being cruel, it won’t help with toilet training at all.

Every time puppy goes to the toilet outside, associate a word with the action such as “toilet-time”, when puppy is finished immediately praise and reward with a game, toy or food treat. Eventually puppy will learn to go when you say “toilet-time”.

There are products to help toilet-train an older dog, including special belts which inhibit the reflex to toilet. Dogs who live in apartments may benefit from litter-box or toilet pad training.

For more in-depth toilet training advice, please join the Yahoo discussion list DogHousebreaking where you may ask your specific house training questions and receive informed, practical advice.

Aidan Bindoff is editor of Positive Petzine, an ezine for people training their own dog. Join now, and for a limited time you may download all available back-issues (a $29.95 value) for FREE!

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By Amy Howells

Dog training is something any dog owner has to go through. Most people now get their dog training through a dog trainer. But there are some aspects of dog training that can’t be done with a dog trainer.

This is because this type of dog training occurs at your home. Not sure what kind of dog training I’m talking about?

I’ll give you a hint… this kind of dog training takes place 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Give up?

What I’m talking about is potty training or house breaking your dog or puppy. This part of dog training is often the most hated and dreaded of all dog training. This is because house breaking often takes the longest for your dog or puppy to learn.

For those of you who need help with, house breaking your dog, help has arrived.

House breaking your dog often starts when you get your dog as a puppy. But there are adult dogs that need this type of dog training as well. Dog training has come a long way in recent years.

It has recently been decided that crate training is the best way to get your dog house broken. Dogs do not like to sleep where they have gone to the bathroom. So, in theory, if you keep a dog in a crate for small periods of time, they will learn to hold it. This is because they would rather hold it than lay in it.

Most people think that this form of dog training is cruel to the dog. But in reality, this form of dog training is not cruel in any manner, in fact, many dogs like the idea of sleeping in a crate.

Dogs naturally like to sleep in a den like environment. Using a crate for your dog training

helps create this environment. Dogs feel safe and comfortable in their “den.” Many people find that their dogs often go to their crate on their own when tired.

Using a crate does take time for a dog to get used to, so be sure to start out in small intervals when beginning this type of dog training.

House breaking your dog can be a difficult part of dog training. But crate training has been proven to be the most effective way of house breaking your dog. In fact, most dog training classes and dog training books recommend it for house breaking.

For more information about this type of dog training, you can go online and type in “Crate Training” into the search engine. You will soon see for yourself how effective a crate will make your dog training easier!

Amy Howells is owner of the Dog Owner Blog, where she gives free information on all aspects of dog behavior training.For more advice on dog potty training be sure to visit Amy’s free blog right now.

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