Puppy Training – How To Take The Work Out of Potty Training Your Pup!
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by Anita L. Platt
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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