Dog Potty Training
Dog potty training is easy and should only take about 10 - 14 days.
However to be successful you need to be consistent with dog potty
training or risk getting frustrated with your dog and confusing him.
It is best that you start dog potty training early when your dog is
a puppy.
You can paper train your dog and/or housebreak him. It would be to
your advantage and his if you train your dog to do both.
On this website you will learn how to housebreak your dog.
Before you start dog potty training, make sure that your dog has had
all his shots and a thorough check-up at his Vet.
Once he is deemed healthy you can start dog potty training.
If your dog has worms or a bladder or kidney infection it would
be difficult for him to be successful with your dog potty training
efforts.
Dog Potty Training -
Housebreaking your dog.
According to Warren and Fay Eckstein, authors of 'Understanding Your
Pet', there are four steps you must take when housebreaking your dog.
- Diet
- Regular Schedule
- Confinement
- Odor-Neutralizer
Dog Potty Training - Diet
When it comes to dog potty training your dogs' diet is
important, after all 'what goes in most come out' and with consistent
dog potty training it won't come out on your floors.
The age of your dog determines how often you feed him per day and
how often he eliminates each day.
| Age |
Feedings/day |
| 6 - 8 weeks |
4 |
| 2 - 6 months |
3 |
| 6 month on |
2 small meals |
Generally puppies eliminate twice as much as they eat.
What to feed your dog?
There are lots of good brands of quality dog foods on the market,
choose one that fits your dogs nutritional needs according to his age.
Dog Potty Training - Regular
Schedule
Dog potty training depends on a regular feeding and walking
schedule. Feed your dog at regular intervals each day. About 15 minutes
after each feeding, walk your dog.
Some dogs may need to be walked immediately after being fed, so
observe your dog carefully.
Always remember to praise your dog when he eliminates where you want
him to.
If you want your dog to
learn how to eliminate on command check out this article.
Dog Potty Training -
Confinement
Give your dog a space (den) of his own. In this den, he should feel
safe and at peace. This is where you will place his bed and bowls.
What does your dogs' den have to do with
dog potty training?
In 'Understanding Your Pet', Warren and Fay Eckstein explains "Most
dogs instinctively want to keep their den area clean.
"If yours does this successfully, you can increase the area a bit
every few days, and eventually you can open up the next room to him."
Dog Potty Training -
Odor-Neutralizer
During dog potty training your dog may have an accident. To correct
your dog, Warren and Fay suggests that you carry your dog to a
different room and carry the accident to him.
"Show it to him and say, "No!" in a firm, strong voice. Leave him
alone with it. Most dogs hate to be left alone with their own mess, so
this is punishment enough for his offense."
Clean Up - Back to the scene of
the accident.
Clean the accident area thoroughly using an odor neutralizer. This
prevents the dog from going back to the area and eliminating there
again because it smell just right.
This housebreaking method should make your dog potty training
simple. Remember - be consistent and it shouldn't be to much longer for
your dog potty training to be successful.
To make sure you have all your bases covered -
click here for a dog potty
training checklist - or...
If you want to be
able to take your dog anywhere, and KNOW that he'll listen to you...
even if tempted by another dog, a cat, or even a piece of food??? Then
check out: "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer: An Insider's Guide
To The Most Jealously Guarded Dog Training Secrets In History!" By Adam
G. Katz, Owner of South Bay K-9 Academy and Dog Problems.com.
