Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Friendly Potty Training Your New Pet

By Blake Hirt

Mastering potty training for puppies can be difficult if you don't follow time proven advice of those who have gone before you. Make sure you work as a team with those living in the household. Planning and patience will get the job done quickly.

Make sure you don't start too soon. Wait at least one month before undertaking potty training. Enjoy this time with your pup and give lots of love. Soon you will be keeping a schedule and the work will begin, but its easier if you have that irresistible love bond between you to help.

Stick to dry food, one that makes the stool consistent. Good quality dry food will help him develop good eating habits. This positively affect how solid his stools are, his potty schedule and him ability to control when he has the urge.

Lead him to the designated place where he can do his thing. Be consistent and show how he should position himself properly. Do this often at first. If he messes outside of the area, just clean the mess immediately and mask the odor. Try to have fun, make a game of it. Praise him if he does it right. Reinforce the idea regularly.

Determining a training routine is up to you. You don't want it too frequent or you won't stick to it. Remember to have help, so you can keep to your schedule. The sooner you have an established schedule the sooner your training will start working. Don't go out less than every halve hour. You and you pup should be comfortable with the schedule. Praise him whenever he does it right.

Routine and repetition are keys to your puppy's potty training. Do not think of it as work. If you have a team of helpers and stay consistent the puppy will learn quicker.

The first thing you will teach your dog, is the potty is outside. Be consistent and use positive encouragement. Some dogs will refuse to go outside. Just be consistent. Seek other books and articles.
Don't yell, be patient and your and your puppy will be potty trained in a short time.
After this is mastered you can begin to work on other dog issues like chewing or barking.

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