Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Housebreaking Your New Puppy

Housebreaking a puppy is probably the most
important piece of training for a new puppy. It
is important to the owner and important to the
puppy, as the happier you are the happier, and
more settled, the puppy can be. Very young
puppies do not have the muscular control to hold
on for any period of time and need to go a very
short time after the urge arises.

With this in mind it is obvious that the more you
can supervise or be available the easier the task
of puppy housebreaking becomes. It is inevitable
that your puppy will make a mess or relieve
themselves in inappropriate locations, on these
occasions you should give the dog a stern NO but
do not strike or shout at the dog, this must also
be done at the time the puppy is going. If you
reprimand the dog later it will not understand
what it is being reprimanded for. Do not rub
their nose in it, as this will encourage them to
consume their own waste.

When a puppy starts to wet or defecate you must
give the stern NO and then take them to the
appropriate place to do their business, and
encourage them to finish their task. Upon
completing their bathroom requirements in the
appropriate place you should praise the puppy,
this is true if you have moved them to this
location or when they relieve themselves on a
walk, or when loose in the garden, etc.

Training an older dog is the same principle but
may take longer, as there may be some previous
habits to get over. Of course though sometimes it
may be easier, if the dog was already housebroken
with a previous owner. Just be aware that it may
take longer with an older dog, and will probably
require extra patience.

It is very important when housebreaking a dog to
remember that positive reinforcement is the best,
if not the only, method to use.

Consider this from a dogs point of view. The dog
starts to relieve themselves, and they are given
a stern remark and then taken to a place that
when they relieve themselves, they get praise and
even a little treat now and then. It will become
natural for the dog to wish to please. If a puppy
has made a mess and some time later they are told
off, they will not know why they have been told
off.

A dog naturally wishes to please and gain
affection so if you are upset when there is a
mess they may well appreciate that. However, they
will not associate your unhappiness with them
having made the mess. Never rub their nose in any
accidents because 1 it is an accident and 2 you
are putting their mouth next to an item and
getting angry, a fairly natural reaction may be
to consume their own waste as there is nothing
else they can do with the mouth you have pushed
next to the offending item.

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