Dog House Training Tips and Resources

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So my sister just sent me her little shih tzu puppy for a few months so that I can help potty train it for her. (she shouldn’t have a puppy in the first place if she doesn’t have time to potty train it, I know.) The puppy is about 4 and a half months and she has no idea that she is supposed to go to the bathroom outside. I have been taking her outside about every hour in hopes that she will use the bathroom outside so I can positively reinforce her with treats and praise, but she just won’t use the bathroom outside, she doesn’t even want to go on the grass. I can’t start crate training her yet because she just uses the bathroom in her crate. (She lived in a pet store until she was 4 months so she is used to just peeing and pooping where she lives.) I sat outside with her for about an hour this morning and she just doesn’t get it, about a minute after bringing her inside she peed on the floor. how do I get her to potty outside?

First, if her crate is very much bigger than she is, partition it off. Make it so that it is only big enough for her to curl up and sleep in. That should give her some motivation to ‘hold’ it. Next, if she has a favorite place or two in the house that she likes to pee, put paper over them. When the dog pees in the house, hopefully it will hit the paper , at least some of the time. When it does, don’t scold it. Praise the dog. Then, take the paper outside and put fresh paper down. The next time you take the dog outside, put the paper that it peed on in the grass. Put the dog on the paper. It will start to make the connection that it is supposed to pee on newspaper. When it has made this connection, you can slowly start removing the newspaper from the house, and working down the size of the paper as well. Within a couple of weeks, it should learn that peeing outside, anywhere outside, gets praise. If it should go on the news paper inside the house, don’t praise, but don’t scold. Just wait till it’s done, and take the paper outside with the dog. Also, when it pees outside, don’t yell "GOOD DOG!" in a loud voice. Many people do this, it scares the dog half to death. Just wait until it finishes, and tell it in a calm voice that it’s a good dog, pet it, etc.

Good luck.

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Bringing home a new puppy is one of the best things ever. Everyone is excited, cooing and crowding around the little fur ball. Then the romance begins to die down after a few weeks, people start getting busy again. You’ve guessed correctly, it’s time for puppy potty training to commence

Potty training is the beginning of an awesome adventure you can have with your new dog (that’s how I convince myself). Sure it can be a little unappealing at times but it’s a chore much needed for the rest of his life. Here are several puppy training tips to get you started on the right track.

Understand that the young puppy has limitations that are not his fault. One of them is the inability of controlling bodily wastes well for long periods of time. There will be a couple of nights wherein you will need to wake up twice to bring him out to his toilet spot. This may be a little irritating but do not rush the puppy to go when he is not ready yet. What is important is setting of good habits he will carry as he grows older.

Schedule the puppy’s intake of food and water and follow it as closely as possible every day. You want to train his body to remember certain periods in the day when to eat and eliminate. Take him out for a walk and potty first thing in the morning and before you sleep at night. Fifteen minutes after meal times bring him outside in a designated area to do his business. As you walk around the spot keep saying a phrase you want the puppy to associate with toilet urges like ‘go potty’ until he does.

When he finishes discharging, praise him profusely. The puppy should realize that going to the right spot for toilet duties was a good thing. Give him a treat and play with him for a few minutes before leading him back inside. Go out again after an hour just in case the dog feels like going potty again. Remember, good habits are the foundation of successful puppy potty training.

Now it’s time to teach him how to request to go outside for toilet. Sounds difficult? It’s not as hard as you think. Fasten a bell at the end of a rope and tie to the door. When you go out for your special walks, give the bell a little nudge and say ‘go potty’ clearly so the puppy will hear. Do this for two weeks. After that time, say ‘go potty’ when you reach the door but don’t do anything. Wait for the dog to touch the bell from habit which he will with patient practice. When he does, reward him with plenty of praise and open the door.

Repeat this pattern every potty break. The puppy will catch on soon enough and when he does, reward him with treats or praises for doing so. Soon, your pet will comprehend and touch the bell when he needs to go do his business outside.

That’s it. When done patiently and without fail, these puppy training tips should have gotten the potty training box checked off in your to-do list easily. Now that’s that, you’re on to the next leg of your puppy adventure!

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Perhaps one of the most important things that you will teach your new puppy is where his potty is – outdoors. Potty training should begin as soon as you have your puppy home. There will be accidents and many moments of frustration; however, you and your puppy can succeed at this necessary life lesson by following some tested and proven tips.

Choose one particular site in your yard as your puppy’s potty. You can put plants or flowers around the area to make it look better. This is a good way to show help your puppy to remember where his own potty is.

“Outside” will be quite an important puppy training command; therefore, this word should be one of the first that you make important to your new buddy. You should use the command “outside” firmly and loudly anytime that he has an accident inside. Then you must quickly get him outside to finish elimination in his potty area. Never forget to praise him for going; this is necessary even in the case of an accident. It reinforces that going “outside” is where he will be using the potty.

Puppy training on command will eventually be the result of your time and effort. Your command word must be maintained at all times. Inform friends and other family members of this word too.

Be sure to let anyone who will be walking or watching your dog to use the exact same command word. Always give praise, and let the other people in his life know that they should do the same.

A common misconception is that an accident calls for punishment. This is not the case. Oftentimes, punishment may actually cause more accidents because it will only frighten and confuse him. Some puppies will even begin to potty in areas where it is hard to see the pee and poop if they are punished for potty training accidents.

Never use punishment when potty training your puppy; for that matter, does not use punishment in any puppy training endeavor. Punishment only confuses and scares your dog. Then he will be likely to have more indoor accidents than before.

If you follow the mentioned tips, while maintaining routine, love, and firmness; just when you feel like he will never get it – puppy will surprise you one day in his potty training efforts. This will be the first time he asks to go outside to use his very own potty!

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So my sister just sent me her little shih tzu puppy for a few months so that I can help potty train it for her. (she shouldn’t have a puppy in the first place if she doesn’t have time to potty train it, I know.) The puppy is about 4 and a half months and she has no idea that she is supposed to go to the bathroom outside. I have been taking her outside about every hour in hopes that she will use the bathroom outside so I can positively reinforce her with treats and praise, but she just won’t use the bathroom outside, she doesn’t even want to go on the grass. I can’t start crate training her yet because she just uses the bathroom in her crate. (She lived in a pet store until she was 4 months so she is used to just peeing and pooping where she lives.) I sat outside with her for about an hour this morning and she just doesn’t get it, about a minute after bringing her inside she peed on the floor. how do I get her to potty outside?

First, if her crate is very much bigger than she is, partition it off. Make it so that it is only big enough for her to curl up and sleep in. That should give her some motivation to ‘hold’ it. Next, if she has a favorite place or two in the house that she likes to pee, put paper over them. When the dog pees in the house, hopefully it will hit the paper , at least some of the time. When it does, don’t scold it. Praise the dog. Then, take the paper outside and put fresh paper down. The next time you take the dog outside, put the paper that it peed on in the grass. Put the dog on the paper. It will start to make the connection that it is supposed to pee on newspaper. When it has made this connection, you can slowly start removing the newspaper from the house, and working down the size of the paper as well. Within a couple of weeks, it should learn that peeing outside, anywhere outside, gets praise. If it should go on the news paper inside the house, don’t praise, but don’t scold. Just wait till it’s done, and take the paper outside with the dog. Also, when it pees outside, don’t yell "GOOD DOG!" in a loud voice. Many people do this, it scares the dog half to death. Just wait until it finishes, and tell it in a calm voice that it’s a good dog, pet it, etc.

Good luck.

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Everyone loves a doe-eyed golden-haired puppy, who doesn’t? You bring them home and everyone is vying for the most puppy time. Then after a few weeks when you need to house train the little guy you look around and nobody is there. Yes, it’s time for the less than popular puppy potty training.

This special time will also be the beginning of many unique bonding moments you will share with your furry friend. Sure, potty training can sometimes be inconvenient, but it is small change compared to years of cleaning up the surprises your dog will leave in the future. Here are some puppy training tips to help you and your home stay poop free.

Understand that puppies have yet to fully develop their bodies. This means that you need to closely watch when you feed and water them. Meals should not come right before bedtime or expect to rise up every so often to take your dog out to eliminate. In the beginning, you will have to wake up a couple of times at night to cater to his toilet needs. As he matures and you train him successfully, he will not need to go late at night anymore. For now though, setting good habits early is the most important thing.

Schedule the puppy’s intake of food and water and follow it as closely as possible every day. You want to train his body to remember certain periods in the day when to eat and eliminate. Take him out for a walk and potty first thing in the morning and before you sleep at night. Fifteen minutes after meal times bring him outside in a designated area to do his business. As you walk around the spot keep saying a phrase you want the puppy to associate with toilet urges like ‘go potty’ until he does.

Immediately after successfully eliminating, reward the puppy with enthusiastic accolades and a treat. Play with him for a few minutes before walking back indoors. The puppy should realize that ‘going potty’ at that particular spot was a pleasant and satisfying experience for him. After an hour go back to the spot and wait to see if he wants to do it a second time. Establishing good habits is the most important thing in puppy potty training.

After setting a pattern of toilet practices he is learning to follow, you can now teach him how to ask to go outside. No, not audibly with words but with a bell. Tie a rope by the door with a bell dangling at the end of it. Give the bell a light push and say ‘go potty’ loudly for the puppy to hear on your way out for your special walks. After two weeks of doing this consistently, say ‘go potty’ by the door but don’t do anything. If all goes well the dog will nudge the bell himself and when he does, be sure to praise him well. If he doesn’t understand fully yet, gently guide him to move the bell and say ‘go potty’.

Repeat this process every single time the puppy uses his toilet privileges. Your dog will catch on and understand this as his signal to want to go out. Before long, he will know enough to tap the bell or door by himself whenever he needs to unload.

When done properly and without fail, these puppy training tips will have successfully potty trained the dog. Enjoy this moment”before long its time for another episode of you and your puppys adventure!

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Generally, dogs are very clean animals – they won’t soil close to where they eat, or where they sleep. But living in a house is unnatural for an animal whose instincts would be to roam wherever she wants to go, so you will have to help her learn where and when she can relieve herself.

The sooner you can train your dog or puppy proper potty expectations the better. Trying to break the habit of a dog is quite difficult and it can be very frustrating. You need to use guidance and encouragement to help the pet. Animal experts all have some great ideas that can help you house train your dog.

As we talked about, a dog is really sanitary. If a dog does soil accidentally in the wrong place, to him, it is going to be far away from where he eats. This is true for the place where the dog sleeps as well. But, unless you find a good place for her to go and train her in that manner, the rest of your house is okay to them.

The process for housebreaking a dog is the same if he is a puppy or an adult dog new to your home. You’ll need to take him outside every few hours and also 30 minutes after he eats. Take your pet to the designated bathroom spot. Stay with the pet until she goes, and then praise her when she does. If she does not go, bring her back inside and try again in fifteen minutes. Watch her though. If the dog starts sniffing and circling take them out right away as this is a sign that she is about to go. Pay attention to her signs and take her out. Soon, she will relate to going outside to going to the bathroom.

Some dogs are housebroken much faster than others. Some dogs personality will cause her to go one way or the other. But, if you take her outside at the right time, it will go smoother. A puppy of less than four months old will need to go out during the night. Older puppies can hold it that long. A dog that cries to be let out has an urgent need. Get up and take her out, she needs every chance to succeed that she can get. Positive reinforcement is necessary for success.

How you treat accidents will affect your dogs overall learning curve. If you catch your dog going in the act, distract her with a clap or call her name. Take her outside calmly at that time and praise her for finishing outside. Clean up any accident that you find on the floor. If the dog approaches during this time, ignore her. Don’t talk to or punish her at this point. The worst thing that you can do is to yell at her or physically punish her. This will cause her to fear you and to not bond as well to you. She wont connect it to the accident at all. Ignoring her is the best course of action here.

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