Saturday, April 22, 2006Potty Training
To potty train is to understand how dogs work. To a dog and humans alike, whenever we have to go it's uncomfortable. Remember that dogs always do things to make them feel good, so even if it's just a little bit of pee, they will immediately relieve themselves even if they had already gone outside 15 minutes ago.
In the wild, the entire world is their toilet. They just go whenever they feel necessary. It's important to understand that. New dog owners NEED to know that they don't just enter your home and know to hold it until they get outside. Your home is now their world, and you know what? They think they can pee in it.
The entire concept of potty training is holding it. They need to know the difference between your carpet and the outside. Usually I don't allow clients to use their doggy door while they are training. The reason why is because its the same concept as the wild - if they have immediate access to the outside and can go anytime they need to, they will never learn to hold it. Chances are, if you closed the doggy door, they will not wait to get outside, they will go right on your floor.
Puppies can only hold it for however many months they are plus one (hours). You should base your potty training routine on that. If you constantly take your pup out every 40 minutes, he will never learn to hold it. Obviously you will need to keep a very close eye on him when he isn't outside.
You should get on an organized routine (schedule feed, potty breaks...etc...), limit their free roaming and be patient. Otherwise, you are setting them up to fail, which isn't fair to them.
*Don't rub your dogs nose in the poop or pee that you find...they don't know why you are doing that. You can only reprimand them when you catch them in the act and even then, do something more effective...dogs already smell their own poop and pee, other dogs poop and pee as well. A startling "NO" and running them outside or popping the leash while they are squatting would be more effective.
Tags: potty training, basic obedience, doggy door, puppy
In the wild, the entire world is their toilet. They just go whenever they feel necessary. It's important to understand that. New dog owners NEED to know that they don't just enter your home and know to hold it until they get outside. Your home is now their world, and you know what? They think they can pee in it.
The entire concept of potty training is holding it. They need to know the difference between your carpet and the outside. Usually I don't allow clients to use their doggy door while they are training. The reason why is because its the same concept as the wild - if they have immediate access to the outside and can go anytime they need to, they will never learn to hold it. Chances are, if you closed the doggy door, they will not wait to get outside, they will go right on your floor.
Puppies can only hold it for however many months they are plus one (hours). You should base your potty training routine on that. If you constantly take your pup out every 40 minutes, he will never learn to hold it. Obviously you will need to keep a very close eye on him when he isn't outside.
You should get on an organized routine (schedule feed, potty breaks...etc...), limit their free roaming and be patient. Otherwise, you are setting them up to fail, which isn't fair to them.
*Don't rub your dogs nose in the poop or pee that you find...they don't know why you are doing that. You can only reprimand them when you catch them in the act and even then, do something more effective...dogs already smell their own poop and pee, other dogs poop and pee as well. A startling "NO" and running them outside or popping the leash while they are squatting would be more effective.
Tags: potty training, basic obedience, doggy door, puppy
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