Simple Steps To Potty Train Your Dog
03 Mar 2010
Getting a puppy is a very exciting experience. Usually your objective for bringing this puppy home is to have an enriching and rewarding experience as it becomes a part of your home. Yet, there could be hindrances to your dream of a happy household with a dog member. A very significant occasion is when you realize that it is not a bed of roses when your dog starts wrecking havoc, not only to your routine but also to your house.
But you know that there is one very good answer for this, dog training. Teaching your pet impeccable manners and good behavior has many dimensions. It also involves different actions and reactions that you want your dog to acquire. One of your priorities is to potty train your dog.
Many are apprehensive and feel stressed with the idea of potty training. If you belong to those pet owners who are serious to do dog training by themselves, make sure to know about the different ways to do this. There are plenty of methods available to accomplish this and each one is as good as another. Although there is only one basic concept to always remember in dog training, that you teach the dog the right things to do.
In potty training your dog, you must start as soon as possible. Delaying the training might make it harder for you when you get around to doing it. This is because your dog has started to form habits of its own. In potty training or in any other training, consistency is the key as it is the foundation of the habit.
The first step in potty training is to designate a spot for this. If possible, the floor must be easy to clean so that you could breeze through with the clean up in cases your pet misses the spot. Put layers of newspaper or cardboard over the designated area. When it is time for your pet to go to the bathroom, guide it on top of the layers of newspapers.
Make sure that you praise your dog during while it is doing its thing on top of the pile of papers. Do not delay it as your pet might not be able to connect the act with the praise. When you clean up the newspapers, always leave a slightly soiled sheet on top. This will provide a connection of your chosen spot with the required act.
When your pet slowly understand that the designated spot is its bathroom, slowly reduce the size of the layers of newspaper. In cases when your pet makes a mess outside the covered area, spread out the coverage a little bit again. Then, repeat the process of reducing the size of the area with newspapers slowly until there are lesser misses in using the allocated spot.
When you only allot a space as big as your dog’s mess, you can now move with the next step in your training. Either you could buy an indoor toilet for this purpose or you could move the bathroom to the door ready for house training your pet. Now you can rest knowing that your dog was able to learn that there’s only a specific place to use as bathroom.
Always remember though the one important rule in dog training is the proper formation of your pet’s habit. This entails time and endless duplication of the required action to achieve the desired outcome. Yet your patience and determination will be properly rewarded as you could enjoy your pet without the unpleasant mess.
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