When you first brought your cute cuddly puppy home house training a dog was probably not high on your priority list. You likely were too engrossed in how cute the puppy was and how much he already seemed to love you and your family.
The day wears on and he is an absolute joy bounding around the house. You are so happy that you finally decided to get a pet. Isn’t he the cutest thing in the world? Then disaster strikes right there on the living room carpet!
Before long, there have been several “accidents” and you are headed straight for the internet. You type in Google and then search the World Wide Web for “house training a dog”!
Here are three helpful tips you can use to house train your dog so that you can enjoy your new pet and not have to replace the carpet in a few weeks.
Generous Reward
The natural reaction to your new puppy when he leaves gifts all over the house is to punish him. Particularly when these are repeated offenses. Haven’t you already told him several times not to potty in the house! (Impatience is truly a human trait) Just remember do not punish the dog. You will get much further if you will reward the good behavior instead of punishing the bad when house training a dog.
You will have a better relationship with your puppy and he will be more content as well.
Go over the top with your praise and rewards; do not just give him a treat. When you make a big fuss, you thoroughly associate the correct behavior with the praise and reward.
It is in the dog’s nature to want to please you. Most of the time they will do whatever it takes to garner your praise and attention. Some possible rewards include speaking to him in an excited voice, clapping your hands or a tasty treat. Do anything that communicates to your dog that you are pleased with him.
Command Words
You must use command words when training. Good communication is crucial to successful training and you must talk to him in a way he understands.
The human language is beyond a dog’s comprehension. Nevertheless, they do understand when words are associated with actions. For example, if you consistently use the words go potty and then escort them to a potty area they learn that you want them to go potty.
The trick here is associating the same words with the same action every time. What phrase you choose is not nearly as important as the words being connection to the action. In fact, you could say “Red baby buggy bumpers” and use it consistently with a specific action, over time you would get that action every time you said the words. You probably do not want to use a tongue twister during your dog training, but you get the point.
Consistency
When house training a dog you will soon learn that one thing is vitally important, and that is to be consistent. This should be foremost in your mind.
Dogs are like people in that they are creatures of habit. This means that when you begin training your puppy you must conduct your training in the same manner every time. Use the same exact command words with the same action. You will confuse your pet and interrupt your progress by not doing so.
In addition to using the same words and actions, you need to use the same location. Do not leave room for interpretation on the part of your dog about where it is acceptable to use the bathroom. Moreover, make sure you reward your dog as soon as he has finished his business. The reward will then always be associated with the last action performed.
Chris Alexander is the publisher of DogTrainingCoursesReport.com, a website that helps users research popular dog training courses and dog training products by providing unbiased facts and user experiences.
Related Videos :
- AMAZING DOG BIRTH
Watch all 8 videos, from birth through 9 weeks. This is the 1st of 8 videos of five cute puppies from birth to 9 weeks old. These puppies were born on January 19th 2005. Visit Muffins Facebook page at: www.facebook.com Watch a pregnant dog, expecting 5 puppies, in labor give birth during welping! This dog birth and development of this Maltese breed is similar to dogs such as Yorkshire Terrier, - Skateboarding Dog
Tillman the skateboarding bulldog from the iphone commercial. All clips are from January 2007. Tillman was a little over a year old at the time and is a much better skateboarder now. Tillman does not belong to me, to find out more about Tillman visit www.gotillman.com A little history of this first video. I Filmed the video using a just purchased Panasonic Lumix TZ1. I was bicycling through Venice Beach California - Jerry needs no help playing with his ball
I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me to build. So after two years of on and off work, with many safety features such as IR proximity sensors to protect Jerry and my son from the machine, I finally complete. Far from being a replacement for me, I was always right there - RS Summoning pets 1 99 guide
RS Summoning pets – 1-99 [guide] Runescape Summoning guide. Summoning pets shown in this guide for lvl 1-99 summoning: Baby dragon, monkey, chameleon, vulture, raccoon, zamorak hawk, saradomin owl, guthix raptor, squirrel, raven, giant crab, penguin, platypus, gecko, dogs. NEW: after completing the quest Rocking Out you can get a new pet, called Ex-Ex-Parrot. Requires 71 summoning. To bring it alive use the parrot cage with the black - Invisible Dogs
Buy the new Improv Everywhere book: www.amazon.com More info on this mission tons of photos: improveverywhere.com For our latest mission, over 2000 people walked “” down the streets of Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon. The leashes were on loan from the current owner of 51 Bergen Street, the factory space where the invisible dog toy was invented in the 1970s. Participants of all ages spread out from