Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Learn What Not To Do While House Training Your Puppy

House training a puppy can be done many different
ways. All of them require a commitment.

What you should do to train a new arrival is
constantly discused and is terribly important.
What is often overlooked is what you should not
do when it comes to housetraining a new puppy.

Puppies are puppies and until they know or learn
differently they may have accidents in the home,
regardless of your vigilance and supervision.
This is part of owning a dog. It is up to us as
owners to pursue all of the normal and proven
means that prevent house soiling.

Information reciting what you should do to
properly house train your new dog is all over the
internet. Countless books have been written about
the best methods to house train a puppy. Very
little is written about what you shouldn't do
when it comes to house training the new member of
your household.

What shouldn't be done when house training a new
puppy?

1. Do not assume that your new puppy will always
make his need to eliminate known. Give the puppy
more opportunity than may actually be required.

2. Do not permit a puppy to have the use of your
entire yard. Escort your puppy by leash to his
designated potty area.

3. Do not wait to praise or treat the animal for
his good work until you return to the home.
Praising and rewarding should be done during and
after elimination.

4. Do not try to force your schedule on the new
puppy. You must learn to adhere to his and do so
consistently.

5. Do not allow your puppy any opportunity to
eliminate in your home. Supervising a dog means
you must remain vigilant.

6. Do not ignore signs. Very often a puppy will
begin circling and or sniffing around. The speed
and success of house training depends largely on
your supervision and willingness to take action.

7. Do not permit the puppy to eliminate in the
home. You must anticipate it coming and learn to
interrupt the process. Get him on his leash and
to his designated spot quickly. Do not punish a
puppy if and when mistakes go uncaught. Clean the
area thorughly and continue the house training
regiment. Mistakes will happen.

The above are simply a few of the things you
should not do when house training a new puppy.
The important thing to remember the process is
not perfect. Failures will happen and it is our
responsibility to hold these failures to a
minimum.

The importance of consistent supervision cannot
be over emphasized. In the home a puppy needs
constant watching.

During those periods of time that you simply
cannot be there to supervise. By using a dog cage
or crate you can be satisfied your puppy is
confined to an area small enought that he doesn't
want to eliminate.

Cage training or crate training is a key
ingredient when you just cannot be there. Cage
training will certainly speed the learning curve
of the animal. Every new pup should be caged
trained.

Cage or crate trained animals have all the
advantages when they are in the house training
stages. In effect by cage training you are
incorporating the laws of nature into the house
training program.

House training will be easier and include less
failures for a cage trained puppy. It is natural
for the dog and will give you far more control
and peace of mind than the alternative.

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Dog training aids and tools exist for reasons.
They work, they keep dogs out of trouble, they
keep owners from property loss and the loss of
temper and in cases their mind. Properly employed
and used almost everything from cages to leashes
to treats is a dog training aid or tool.
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