The number one main concern for most new puppy owners is housetraining. Very few people are fortunate enough to get a puppy that is already trained. There are two methods that are both very effective for housetraining and you can use either of them or you can also use both of them at the same time.
The primary way you can get started training your puppy is by using attention and noticing his behavior. Puppies will crouch to urinate or defecate. As soon as you see you puppy starting to change his position and starting to cower you will need to scoop him up and take him out to his selected spot. If you happen to overlook the signs and he has an mishap you should not reproach him as he still does not know just what is expected of him and admonishment will just upset him.
Also, if you do overlook the sign and you come across it later, it will only startle your puppy if you discipline him then. Dogs are not like humans and they can only relate to what is happening now. If you admonish him later for a potty accident he will not recognize that is why he is in trouble. He can only understand if you scold him for something right away.
The second manner of housetraining you can use is the newspaper approach. You must cover up the complete floor of where your puppy runs around. He will immediately learn that the newspaper is okay to do his business on. Gradually eliminate more and more newspaper until there is only a small section left. You may then take the paper out to the chosen spot and he will then realize that he must only go in that outside spot.
Either of these methods can work out well. You may want to use both methods at the same time by using awareness during the day and the newspapers at night. When you are active or preoccupied by other things, the paper system may work better.
From time to time an older puppy will go through a stage where he seems to have forgotten what he has learned about housetraining. This can be particularly annoying but try not to reprimand him for it. It is a natural behavior.
When this happens you can use his own instinctual behavior to get him back on track. A dog will typically not soil his own space. You can use a crate and make it comfortable for him so that he thinks of it as his room. If it seems he has "unlearned" his potty training you can let him snooze in his crate and immediately after you let him out, take him to his designated spot. He will need to alleviate himself right away and he will quickly get in the custom of only going in his spot.
Housetraining does not need to be complex or daunting. Both of these methods can be quite effective and if you try them along with some endurance you will be triumphant with your housetraining before you know it. - 32404
The primary way you can get started training your puppy is by using attention and noticing his behavior. Puppies will crouch to urinate or defecate. As soon as you see you puppy starting to change his position and starting to cower you will need to scoop him up and take him out to his selected spot. If you happen to overlook the signs and he has an mishap you should not reproach him as he still does not know just what is expected of him and admonishment will just upset him.
Also, if you do overlook the sign and you come across it later, it will only startle your puppy if you discipline him then. Dogs are not like humans and they can only relate to what is happening now. If you admonish him later for a potty accident he will not recognize that is why he is in trouble. He can only understand if you scold him for something right away.
The second manner of housetraining you can use is the newspaper approach. You must cover up the complete floor of where your puppy runs around. He will immediately learn that the newspaper is okay to do his business on. Gradually eliminate more and more newspaper until there is only a small section left. You may then take the paper out to the chosen spot and he will then realize that he must only go in that outside spot.
Either of these methods can work out well. You may want to use both methods at the same time by using awareness during the day and the newspapers at night. When you are active or preoccupied by other things, the paper system may work better.
From time to time an older puppy will go through a stage where he seems to have forgotten what he has learned about housetraining. This can be particularly annoying but try not to reprimand him for it. It is a natural behavior.
When this happens you can use his own instinctual behavior to get him back on track. A dog will typically not soil his own space. You can use a crate and make it comfortable for him so that he thinks of it as his room. If it seems he has "unlearned" his potty training you can let him snooze in his crate and immediately after you let him out, take him to his designated spot. He will need to alleviate himself right away and he will quickly get in the custom of only going in his spot.
Housetraining does not need to be complex or daunting. Both of these methods can be quite effective and if you try them along with some endurance you will be triumphant with your housetraining before you know it. - 32404
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