Housetraining can be as simple as 1, 2, 3…
Set your puppy up for success from the beginning, by not allowing him the chance to make a mistake. This means taking him to the right place at the right time and rewarding him generously.
Steps to successful housetraining:
1. Confinement
2. Predict when they need to go
3. Take to correct area and reward generously.
By using a crate you can help inhibit your puppy’s need to eliminate; dogs naturally don’t want to go in their sleeping area. If your puppy has free run of your home they will most likely feel free to eliminate everywhere. If you don’t have a crate you can also attach a lead from your dog’s collar to your belt, this will help remind you to keep an eye and take your dog out on a regular
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Chewing inappropriate objects is a common problem experienced by many owners. Fortunately this is a problem that can be addressed and re-directed with some simple changes.
You need to introduce your puppy to the correct chew toys from a young age, this will allow them to understand the appropriate chew toys. Dogs use their mouths to hold and manipulate objects, so it is normal for them to investigate.
Chew toys are a great way to help keep your puppy occupied when they are left alone or simply as an enjoyable pastime.
Confinement will aid in this training as you only want to introduce your puppy to rest of the house when she knows what is acceptable as her toys.
When leaving your puppy home alone, you can help them settle by placing a stuffed chew toy in their confinement area.
Great options for chew toy are Kongs, these toys are durable and have a hollow in the centre to allow stuffing treats in. When house training your puppy you can further encourage chewing toys by incorporating them into playtime, further portraying these toys as positive rewards. This can be done by playing games that encourage your puppy to search and find their toys or even a game of Tug-of-war. Once your puppy has learned that these are the acceptable chew toys you can begin to leave your puppy alone for extended periods in various parts of the