Do You Have A New Dog? Learn How To Make The House-training Process Easier
If you think training a new puppy is all about screaming at them and smacking them with newspapers, you are wrong. It is not even about attempting to rub their nose in it when they potty on the carpet. It is about helping them to realize that they are only supposed to potty outside. You need to actually teach them this… telling them (and shouting at them) does not work. Being positive with a new puppy gets the training accomplished much faster than the outdated negative reinforcement does. It might seem that I only think this because I am a dog and I don’t like to get hit with a paper, but that’s incorrect. If you ask anybody who truly knows how to train a dog they’ll confirm this.
Use A Dog Kennel
Like it or not you have to have one, you must use it and the dog actually doesn’t detest it. The pup will have to go potty the moment they be free from the kennel and right after they play. If you take them outside immediately after these two events, the housebreaking thing is going to be much easier. When the evil new dog first came home, she typically went potty on the way to the doorway.
After you play with the new puppy, immediately carry them outside… yes… again. Then the pup will probably be worn out so put them in their crate. Follow a routine with the new dog. Dog kennel, potty, play, potty, kennel, potty, play, etc. When you take them outside to potty, take them to the spot you want them to use and say whatever keyword you are going to use until they go. When they do potty outside where they’re supposed to, you are supposed to make a fool of yourself. This means the puppy will connect peeing outside with you being really happy… which is good.
Our new dog Scout pee’d in her crate a few times, we did two things that stopped it: Made her kennel smaller (by putting a box in the kennel) so she didn’t have as much extra space. “Caught” her in the act so she could be corrected right away. This is pretty important when learning how to potty train a new puppy.
Towels
The cleaning up got easier for us when we decided to use bathroom towels. My boss collected all the old light bath towels and put them on the counter-top. If the evil puppy pee’d on the floor, we soaked it up with a towel, sprayed the carpet with a vinegar/water combination and tossed the bath towel in the bathroom sink. When the bathroom sink was full, we tossed the towels into the washing machine. Laundry will be much easier if the towels are the same shade. This also will work best when you do NOT use fabric softener with the bath towels because it helps them soak up the bad stuff better. Then we ran the vacuum style carpet cleaner on the effected areas weekly till the evil puppy eventually learned to never pee in the house. It took a long time since she’s really not very smart… but I’m not really supposed to say that.
Really… learning how to potty train a puppy isn’t really the tough part. The hard part is the work it requires. Teach the new dog to potty outdoors. Whenever they leave their kennel, IMMEDIATELY take them outdoors. Do exactly the same thing immediately after they play… and eat, etc. Take them to their special potty place. The only difficult part of housebreaking a puppy is to complete all of these actions every time until the pup is trained. The harder you work on it and the more attention you give to the pup, the sooner they will quit going potty on the floor.
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