Apr 22 2009
Difficulties Involved in Housebreaking
You should waste no time starting the process of housebreaking your new dog — once you have him home, you are ready to begin. You need to be consistent with dog training a new puppy because if you cut him too much slack in the beginning it may lead to problems down the road. Your dog will be confused if you have allowed it to run free with no discipline, then all of a sudden expect it to be well-behaved.
It’s Never Too Late to Start
If you have already allowed your dog to run free without rules you can still correct the situation. Contrary to popular belief, it is never too late to start dog training. It doesn’t matter if you have a puppy or an adult dog, it is possible to train them with housebreaking techniques until it is a habit. It is important to pick out the behavior that concerns you the most,whether it is dog chewing, dog biting, or dog growling that you are dealing with. It is important to work on housebreaking these behaviors first, then move on to other things.
You have to start housebreaking as soon as possible to ensure that your puppy never develops into one of those aggressive dogs you hear about on the news. If your biggest worry at the moment is that your dog does not know where they are or are not allowed to go to toilet, you will need to address this first.
Tips for Housebreaking Your Dog
* Appropriately restrict food and water to meal times
* If you are using pee pads then select one area and keep the pads there
* You should praise your pet when it displays good behavior
* Never strike or slap the dog if it misses the pee pad
* Take the puppy to the pee pad within fifteen to twenty minutes of drinking or eating
Food and water is kept out for their dog at all times by many people. Although this is an acceptable routine for older dogs who are more accustomed to holding their bladder, it is not advisable for puppies who do not yet know how to. Even if they really wanted to, younger puppies just are not able to hold their bladder until they become a bit older. This can result in accidents in the home for which you cannot really blame your puppy. So leaving food and water out all of the time is counterproductive to your goals in housebreaking.
If your puppy always misses the pee pad and continues to go to the bathroom in another part of the house, simply place the pee pad in that spot. At this point in housebreaking, you should really just be getting the puppy used to going to the bathroom on its puppy pad. You can then proceed with housebreaking by slowing moving the pee pad every couple of days towards the spot where you eventually want the pads to be.
Although the procedure for housebreaking might appear to be too time-consuming, it is very crucial. You definitely do not want your dog “going” everywhere. You also want to make the housebreaking process as easy as possible for your dog so it does not become discouraged. House puppy training is very important. If you need help doing this, you should seek it. Just know that housebreaking takes time, no matter who is in charge of doing it.
