Dog potty training is a characteristic that dogs should learn, with the exception of dogs in other parts of the world that do not live inside the house. But most dogs that live in urbanized cities need to be potty trained, as they may release their poop like your house is a big comfort room.
In order to make your dog potty training effective, you need to comply with these basic requirements:
The Timing
There’s a certain situation that you need to catch in order to teach your dog proper pooping manners. This involves catching your puppy in the act of relieving itself where you need to stop it and take it outside the house to a designated place where you allow it to finish its aborted mission.
Dog potty training doesn’t actually end in stopping it from relieving and taking it out to continue. A specific word used should be used as a command to tell the dog to stop. This command will leave an impression in the dog’s mind which it can associate with the act of stopping and going out to poop. Commands are very important and they play a big part in the dog’s behavior, but dogs don’t like commands that are given angrily, especially when ordering the puppy to stop pooping, as it might get scared. So when you catch you pet doing it, say clearly “outside” then guide it gently to the designated place where it can continue.
The Act
Owners most often do not catch their puppy in the act of eliminating. When you discover that your puppy has already done so, it is most advisable for you to ignore the act as you haven’t seen it. Do not rub your puppy’s nose on its poop as it won’t help in making it learn the lesson. You will have to wait for the occasion, wherein you can catch your dog actually doing the act and teach it accordingly.
You could also dramatize your disapproval of the dog’s indiscriminate pooping by scolding the poop in the puppy’s presence instead of shoving its face into its feces, which it couldn’t even remember doing with the passing of a few seconds.
Remember, scolding your dog minutes after it poops inside won’t help at all. Scolding cannot remind your pet of what it has done earlier.
The Accompaniment
If your dog’s indiscriminate pooping continues even after you have taught it, there’s a big probability that it did not understand you.
Every time you issue the command, make sure that your puppy understands by leading it out of the house patiently time and time again. You can use a leash during training so that you can clearly signal what you want it to do after giving the spoken command.
The Command
The general use of commands as effective training tools is to apply them as a means of communication with the dog. But the main problem that most dog owners don’t know is that the commands, which uses words, are alien to your dog and it cannot understand a single spoken command if it can’t associate the order with a certain situation.
In this regard, you must properly introduce the commands so that your dog can accordingly give back positive responses. As an example, you could introduce the word “outside” to instruct it to go out, and once your pet is out, you can issue the command “go potty” to give the signal that it is time to release.
Again, be consistent with your rules, practice frequently and reward your puppy either with praises or little food treats. This will condition your pet to develop the positive behavior and form the habit without the need for you to command it to poop outside.
Dog potty training is an essential part of dog behavior formation. Stan Beck’s free Dog Training Guide helps to make sure that your dog acquires acceptable characteristics. You can also get some dog training tips by visiting his free dog training website.
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