|
House Training
This is usually the first question a new puppy owner has. They often have no idea how to go about this fact of life. Your puppy will most certainly have to go to the bathroom sooner or later.
Planning your method of training is the most important thing you can do. You should spend some time thinking, reading and planning your course of action to accomplish your goal of a house trained puppy.
Before you start we suggest that you identify the place where you want your puppy to visit when the need occurs. This is very important as weather conditions change throughout the year. Rain, snow, ice, hot and cold weather will have an impact on your ability to supervise your puppy and even perhaps alter your willingness to follow through in your supervision of the activity.
Since everyone lives in different types of housing and climates, one answer as to the location is impossible for us to determine. The location you select should be accessible both day and night in all weather conditions and afford security for your puppy's safety as well as for yourself.
Before you get your puppy you will need to have the following:
- Designated place for your puppy to go.
- Time out crate
- Treats
- Carpet cleaner & Bleach based cleaner
- Night time crate or designated sleeping area
- Food and water bowl
- Keyword command such as "Outside", "Potty Time", "Do your business", etc.
There are basically 3 types of house training destinations:
- Pee pads
- Potty box similar to a cat little box.
- Outside locations.
Regardless of the destination, once you establish the location always take him/her to the same location when it is potty time, otherwise he will think it is play time. Make sure there recognizable is a difference.
The rules of nature will help you once you have been successful in having your puppy potty in the desired location. Initially do not clean up the potty leave it in the "Potty Zone" this will insure he will have the scent in the "Potty Zone" the next time he has to go, dogs look for the smell of previous occasions, once they determine that this is "the place", they will use it.
|
