Dog Potty Training

By Helen Carswell

If your dog is already an adult then it will be hard to let him undergo dog potty training. The suggested time to do dog potty training is when your dog is still a very young puppy -8 months old to be exact. Adult dogs cannot learn new things so it would be better for dog owners to start their dogs early when it comes to being housebroken.

Dog potty training rule no.1 is the 15 minute break. Once your dog eats, you as the owner have to wait a mere 15 minutes for your dog to produce poop or pee or both if he had solid and liquid intake. This takes a lot of patience yes, but it is necessary to save you from cleaning poop all the time.

Dog potty training rule no.2 is to get your dog to take a walk with you in your yard for example once the two of you are already awake. By that time, your dog will want to poop. After his breakfast, wait 15 minutes and go to the backyard once again and let him do his business there. Dogs have a crazy metabolism, after their afternoon nap, they also have to poop and pee so taking your dog outside after his nap is also suggested.

The third rule is to praise your dog once he or she poops in the yard. Your cheery voice will send a signal to the dog's brain that he or she just made you so happy and your dog will surely do his or her pooping in the yard more frequently.

Rule 4 is to let your dog eat when you have the time to take a walk. When it comes to water intake for your doggie, control his water intake when he is still untrained but be sure to have a lot of time in your hands because dogs need to be hydrated too.

If your dog is still not potty trained this becomes a big problem during summertime because dogs need to drink lots of water to keep their body at the right temperature. You can save cleaning time by having your dog learn how to tap on something or maybe ring a bell when he needs to pee. What needs to be done in this case is before you bring your dog to his peeing area, make him ring a bell. Do it every time you two go out so that he will make it into a routine. This will greatly help you get a tip off that your dog is about to go.

Rule number 5 will be a bit difficult for puppy and dog lovers but it has to be implemented. Once your dog had a poop accident i.e. pooping in a prohibited space, ignore your dog and clean up his mess as quietly as possible. Punishing or yelling your dog will not make him learn it will only confuse him. For some dogs, you yelling or being mad might be a bit amusing because hey, they cannot understand your language!

Keeping your pet with your when you two are in the house is rule no.6. Doing this will prevent any of those untoward pooping and peeing accidents and it will also strengthen your bond with your dog. Good luck on your potty training! - 29895

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