Is there anything more cute and cuddly than your new puppy? He is a source of hours of fun and enjoyment for you and the whole family. His fearlessness and boundless energy put smiles on everyone's faces as you watch him explore his new world. The time spent with your new best friend are nearly perfect except for one small thing...those puddles and piles he leaves in the middle of the floor! Yeah...that kinda takes the fun out of things, but hopefully the tips and tricks we provide in this article for potty training a dog will have you enjoying your puppy again.
House training your puppy is one of the first obedience training tasks that you will teach your new pet. Potty training any dog is usually viewed as an unpleasant task, and dog training
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As dog trainers, it is the owners responsibility to provide this information at the time and in a manner that is appropriate. The use of praise and rewards requires that your dog performs the desired behavior so that you can reward him. This is easy when potty training a puppy because they will want out once an hour, but for any age this is the dog trainers fist opportunity to reward the behavior of wanting to go outside.
Here are few more tips and tricks for potty training a dog:
1. Pay attention to the body language and behavior of you dog. They will indicate when it is time to go outside, and will often develop a routine perhaps needing to go after eating or at specific times during the day.
2. Dog training involves the use of commands to train your pet what are expected behaviors. Potty training a dog is no different, and you should have a command that you use to house train them. "POTTY" is a good command and is not easily confused with other commands, when your dog exhibits the desired action use the command so that they begin to associate this command with the