Dog Night
House Breaking Your Dog Tips
It’s no fun having your dog soil your carpet. Yet the answer isn’t always to leave the dog outside. Some dogs are just made to live in the house with the family. Instead, the answer is to properly train the dog to be house broken by following house breaking dog tips like these. The steps outlined here are designed to help you train your dog in a minimal among of time.
How quickly will your dog be house broken? That depends on several factors. First, it depends on the maturity of the dog. Young pups may not have learned bladder control yet. On the other hand, an old dog might be set in its ways. Second, training rate will depend on the intelligence of the dog. Some dogs are just smarter than others. If your dog lacks brains, he can still probably be trained. You just need a little more patience. Third, it will depend on your consistency. The more consistent you are, the quicker he will get the message. This article is about a consistent method.
If your dog could understand English, you would simply sit down and say, “When you have to relieve yourself, wag your tail or whine or stand at the door until I get the message, OK?” Since your dog doesn’t know English, you must convey the same message through words, praise, gestures, voice tone, and rewards.
The first thing to know is that dogs usually need to go within twenty minutes of eating. Therefore, hold off feeding him until you have the time to take him for a walk right after mealtime. If the great outdoors is the restroom, then you will want to go with him for the first while to reinforce how pleased you are that he went outside and not inside.
Consistency will be the key to success with housebreaking a dog, both in encouraging what you want and discouraging what you don’t want. The dog must learn your language so be patient with him while he is learning. Once the dog knows what you want and is able to control his bladder, if you feel he made a mess out of laziness, then a swat with a paper may be needed to teach him this is serious business.
Let’s say you got a new puppy that is eight weeks old. Day one is the time to start training him. Be patient because he not only must learn your commands but also how to control his bladder (Be sure to take a pooper scooper with you, just in case.) Talk to the dog. Say, “OK, time to do your business.” When he does, exaggerate how wonderful this is, just as you would a child’s first steps. Take along a favorite treat that he gets only when he does what you want. Follow this pattern after every meal and before bed for at least a month or two.
In the mean time, you may want to restrict the dog to a floor that is easy to clean. His reward for graduating will be freedom to enter the rest of the house. Be alert to any signal the dog gives that he wants to go out. If he does his business then, praise and reward him again. Be sure he has the opportunity to go out when he needs to so that self-control is reasonable to expect.
Once he goes, don’t take him back in the house right away if he likes to be out. This may be interpreted as punishment. Instead, keep making a big deal out of his success.
The most important thing is to build a relationship with the dog. Most dogs will want to please their master and some dogs live for praise and encouragement. As you spent time with him, he will only be encouraged all the more to please you and this will increase his rate of learning new skills.
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Three Dog Night – Mama told me not to come 1970
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