Sunday, March 7, 2010

Some Ways To Housebreak An Older Dog

By Stanley Duray

Have you just got yourself a new dog that is a little older? Have you gone and got it from the pound, or bought it off someone else? If this is the case, then it might well be that you have to housebreak the dog yourself. Commonly when a new dog comes to a new house, they will use the toilet inside the house. This can be because of stressful situations that they have gone through in their life, or simply because they have not yet been trained at all by their previous owner or owners. As such here are some ways to housebreak an older dog but you will need to take on board as the new owner.

You need to know that there are certain times of the day where the animal will commonly want to go out and use the toilet. They will want to do so usually in the morning, in the evening, and also roughly 30 minutes after they have eaten. You need to keep to these times when you are taking them out.

You need to be doing this and doing it on a regular basis. If you bring your dog outside and they end up doing the right thing and using the toilet in the right place and at the right time then you should make sure that you offer them some praise by giving them a little edible treat and stroking them or patting them on the head.

When you have your dog inside the home try to keep it quarantined into certain areas of the house so that if it does have an accident then you will not have too big a problem to deal with. Therefore you should aim to restrict access to places like bedrooms and living areas, and should try to keep the dog in the kitchen or utility area.

Any time that you take the dog out, and they do not go to the toilet as you expect them to, then you should bring them straight back in after about 10 to 15 minutes. You should then make sure that you bring the dog straight back outside about 20 minutes later, and see if they use the toilet then.

It's also important to establish a feeding schedule for the animal. Feed them at regular times of the evening, and in the morning if you desire to do so. Ensure that you keep to the schedule and that you take the animal out side as said above 30 minutes to an hour after each feeding.

If the dog does have an accident inside the house then you need to punish it in the correct way. Be firm but do not frighten the animal or go over the top and be physical with it. If you follow these tips correctly your dog should learn about using the toilet in the correct way.

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