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House Training Your Dog Can Be Easy
Effectively housetraining your dog is a three part process comprised of 1) managing the environment, 2) rewarding the correct behavior and 3) interrupting and redirecting unwanted behavior to prevent it happening again:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Managing the Environment -
a)Â Â Â Â Â You can put them on a leash tied to your belt as you move about doing your chores,
b)Â Â Â Â Â keep them in their crate for short periods (the length of time will depend on their age) or
c)Â Â Â Â Â Designate a controlled area in the kitchen or bathroom that is equipped with newspaper or puppy pads if you have to be away from your puppy longer than they can be left on their own in their crate.Â
You do not want to leave them in a crate for so long that they have an accident in their bed and never use pads or newspapers inside the crate. This can set back housetraining and crate training.Â
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2)Â Â Â Â Â Rewarding the Behavior -
You will teach your dog where and when to go to the bathroom and reinforce this behavior with tasty treats and lots of affection. Dogs respond well to training. If a behavior is rewarded, in this case going to the bathroom outside, then the rewarded behavior will strengthen. Â There are some important points to note under this heading.
In the puppy’s mind this play is reward for going to the bathroom in the right area. You are there to ensure the tasty treat reward is delivered and as an extra reward they get some off leash play time. If you take your puppy straight back inside after they finish their bathroom task then they will prolong the time it takes to go to the bathroom to ensure they get their play time. You don’t want to let the process of them going to the bathroom to signal the end of playtime. Also, don’t let your puppy off leash until after they have finished with relieving themselves. If you let your puppy play off leash before they have gone to the bathroom you will not necessarily be able to verify they have not finished nor will you be able to reinforce the bathroom behavior at the right time. And sometimes puppies become so engrossed with playing; they forget to take care of “businessâ€. This is why many people say “we were outside for 20 minutes playing and the minute we got back inside the puppy went to the bathroomâ€. When puppies play they forget to go to the bathroom.
If you do not have access to a fenced yard and you have to walk your dog for exercise or then it is important to follow this routine:
3)Â Â Â Â Â Interrupting and Redirecting -
When you have managed your puppy’s bathroom process and built a solid history of rewarding your pup for ‘going’ when and where you want, then you can, if done fairly, interrupt and redirect any behavior that looks like it is a prelude (intense sniffing, squatting, circling etc.) to your puppy wanting or needing to go to the bathroom inside. Since you are managing your puppy’s environment and limiting their indoor freedom you should be able to pre-empt potential accidents. If you pup suddenly begins sniffing the floor and circling in one area he may be getting ready to relieve himself. Immediately interrupt this behavior by saying ‘no’ in a firm calm voice and quickly taking your pup outside to its toilet area.Â
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Puppies only have accidents inside the house because we allow them too. We are either not supervising them properly or we are not tracking their personal bathroom habits in terms of how long after they eat and drink they need to go to the bathroom. If your dog has an accident in the house, roll up a newspaper and bonk yourself over the head and say bad owner and then recommit to The DogSmith House Training Plan.
To download the complete housetraining E-Book visit www.888DogSmith.com
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