Dog Training: House Breaking A New Puppy
If you have just added a puppy as the newest addition to your family the first order of business you should attend to is teaching your new pup where to do their business.
Like children puppies need a stable routine in order to establish boundaries and rules. So take your puppy out at the same scheduled time everyday. With a little care and commitment from it’s owner, your new pup will be house broken in no time.
The crate method is regarded as the most highly recommended way to house break your dog. This requires the dog owner to place the pup in either a crate or a small blocked off area where there is little, if any, room to move. Use this place as the puppies sleeping quarters. Typically dogs do not do their business in their sleeping area. Always putting your puppy in this designated area will help establish a ‘no go’ area in your house.
If by chance your pup does go in their sleeping quarters move them to the appropriate place for excretion and immediately clean up the mess he or she made. It is important to note that puppies have a very small amount of room in their tiny bodies for waste and they should be taken to the bathroom about once every hour, maybe more.
Once the pup is in the proper excretion area wait and see if they go. If they do, give them the proper love and praise that they deserve. If, however, they do not go avoid scolding them in anyway.
Remember to stick to a tight schedule with your newest family member, this includes feeding times as well. It is best to avoid night feedings if possible. Try making the dog’s last meal no closer then three and a half hours before sleep time, five is best. Also, do not forget to take your puppy to go before bedtime.
Having a new puppy is a lifetime of commitment on the part of the owner and should not be taken lightly. Get organized with your puppy training. Keep a log of your training schedule. Also include in the log achievements and set backs you encounter with your new pup along the way. Something else to include in the log could be goals for your new pup to achieve. This log would also go good in your puppies very own section in the family scrapbook too look back on when they get older.
Follow these recommendations and your new pup will be housebroken in no time!
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