2. Dog Training – House Training
Your Dog

3. Oneofthemostconfusingandanxiety-riddenareasofdogtrainingishouse
training.Yet,itisoneofthemostimportant,especiallyforthehumans
involved.

4. Thebestwaytounderstandandfindsuccesswithhousetrainingistousethe
dog’sownnaturetohelpyou.

5. Dogsare,byinstinct,verycleananimals.Theywouldrathernotsoilanyareas
wheretheynormallysleeporeat.Dogsarealsocreaturesofhabit---theylike
toknowwherethey’resupposedtogourinateanddefecate.Ifthedogis
taughttoeliminateongravelorconcrete,theywilltendtolookforeitherof
thosesurfacestodoso.Ifthey’retaughttoeliminateongrassordirt,that’s
wheretheywillchoose.Usethesehabitstoyouradvantage.

6. Settingupthetrainingarea
Thisisthefirststep.Makesuretheareayouchooseissmallandconfined.A
bathroomworksforthis,oraplaceinakitchenorgaragealsoworkwell.
Rememberthatcratetrainingworkswellforpuppiesorsmalldogs,butforthe
largeranimals,thecrateistooconfining.

7. Youneedtospendsometimewiththisaspectofthetraining.Youneedtoplay
withyourdoginthisarea,andthisisalsowherethedogwillbetaughttosleep
andeat.Puttogetheraspecialbed.Thiscanbesomethingyoumakeupwith
itemsaroundthehouse,oryoucangotothestoreandpurchaseabed.Don’t
worryofyourdogeliminatesinthisareaatfirst.Oncetheyfigureoutthatthisis
wherethesleepandeat,they’llstopeliminatingthere.

8. Onceyourdogrealizesthatthebedisforsleeping,youcanbegintomoveit
aroundthehouse.But,onlywhenyou’rethere.Whenyou’renot,putthebed
backinthetrainingarea.

9. Settingupthetoiletarea
Nowyouneedtodeterminewherethetoiletareaisgoingtobelocated.
Presumably,thiswillbeoutsidethehouse.Whereveritis,ithastoaplacethat
thedogcangotowhenever it needs to go. You need to go there with
your dog so you can give theappropriaterewardsforgoodbehavior.

10. Establishasetfeedingscheduleforyourdog.Ifthedogisinthehabitofbeing
fedatcertaintimes,thenaturalprocessofeliminationwillalsobegintooccur
atcertaintimes.Onceyoulearnwhenthosetimesrelatetotheeatingtimes,it
willbecomemucheasierforyoutoguidethedogtotheestablishedtoiletarea.

11. Don’t forget to make sure your dog has ready access to the toilet area.
That waymistakesaren’taslikelytooccur

12. Continuingthehousetrainingprocess
Once your dog is in the habit of eliminating in the toilet area and not in
thesleeping/eatingarea,youcanbegintoextendthetrainingareatotherest
ofthehouse.Dothisslowly.Startbyexpandingtooneadditionalroom,and
thengraduallyexpandintootherareas.Don’texpandintonewareasuntil
you’resureyourdoghascontrolofitsbladderandbowels.Atfirst,dothisonly
whenyou’rearound.Ifyou’reaway,thenputyourdogbackintheoriginal
trainingarea.

13. Speedinguptheprocess
If youhavetomovethisprocessalongmorequickly, youcandoso.
Remembertoproceedwithcaution,though.It’sbettertogoslowlythanto
havetotrytoretrainadoglater.Ifyou’regoingtotrytospeedthingsup,you
willhavetobethereinordertoreward your dog for successful eliminations.
It is also important not to punish formistakes.Thatwillonlyconfusethe
dogandslowtheprocessevenfurther.

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