Ebook Ultimate Guide To Dog Training

PUPPY HOUSETRAINING: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE 2 EDITION
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BY NATHALIE LAFLEUR
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A boutt hi s B ook and a L i t tl eBi tA boutM e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Int roducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C hapt er 1:E ssent i alFact s you N eed t o K now B efore w e St art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
W hatt o Expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 W hen W i l lm y Puppy N eed t o El i mi nat e?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 H ow Fr equent l ywi l lm y Puppy N eed t o El i mi nat e?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 W her e m y Puppy s houl d El i mi nat e?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Gi ve M e a Si gn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Puppy orA dul t I sTher ea D i f f er ence?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C hapt er 2:T i m ef or E xecuti ve D eci si ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

O ut doororI ndoorTr ai ni ng?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 G et t i ng Pr epar ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Choos i ng an El i mi nat i on Zone orToi l etSt op. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
C hapt er 3:L eash and C ol l ar T rai ni ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

W hatK i nd ofCol l arand Leas hs houl d IBuy?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 H ow t o G etM y Puppy U sed t o hi sLeash and Col l ar ?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
C hapt er 4:C rate T rai ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

D en Sw eetD en. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 W hatK i nd ofCr at e Shoul d IBuy?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 H ow Bi g a Cr at e Shoul d IBuy?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cr at e Tr ai ni ng St epbySt ep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cr at e Tr ai ni ng D ur i ng t he N i ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 H ow Long can ILetm y Puppy i n herCr at e?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Sur ef i r e W ay t o G etyourA dul tD og U s ed t o H erCr at e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Bi g D O N TS dur i ng Cr at eTr ai ni ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sor r y,butIj us tcantdo i t !. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Concl us i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
C hapt er 5:W hat sFood G ott o Do wi th i t? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

I si tReal l y W or t ht he Ext r a Penny?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Regul arFeedi ng Equal sRegul arEl i mi nat i on H abi t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The Bi gges tM i s t ake Y ou Can M ake Rel at i ng t o Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 H ow M any Ti m esShoul d IFeed M y D og?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 H ow M uch Food I sEnough?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LabelReadi ng 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 W at er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C hapt er 6:H ouset rai ni ng St epbyStep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The O r i gi nalSevenSt ep Techni que. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I n M or e D et ai l sN ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 M or e Ti psand I nf or m at i on on H ous et r ai ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
H ous et r ai ni ng t he A dul tD og. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Bi g D O N TS D ur i ng H ous et r ai ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
C hapt er 7:A Schedul ef or Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

A H ous et r ai ni ng D ay i n yourPuppysLi f e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Som e Pi ecesofA dvi ce f orFul lTi m e W or ker s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 M or e Ti ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
C hapt er 8:A W ord A boutPaper T rai ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

PaperM anagem enti n Thr ee St eps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 M aki ng t he Tr ansi t i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 O ne Las tW or d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C hapt er 9:W ow ,It sSpotl essC l ean i n H ere!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

J us tTel lM e W hy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 N o Ti m ef ora Bot ched J ob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pr oduct st o A voi d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 H om em adePr oduct s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Com m er ci alPr oduct s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Ef f ect i ve St epbySt ep Cl eani ng M et hods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 I n M or e D et ai l sN ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 M or e Cl eani ng Ti ps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 I t sN ow a H abi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Concl us i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C hapt er 10:T he Sol uti ons C orner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

So M any Pr obl em s ,s o M any Sol ut i ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Super vi s i on:N otJ us tf orK i ds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Com m on H ous et r ai ni ng Pr obl em sw i t h Puppi es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 ButH e W asPer f ect l y H ous et r ai ned! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Com m on H ous et r ai ni ng Pr obl em sw i t h A dul tD ogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Sol ut i on f orM ostH ous et r ai ni ng Pr obl em s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Frequent l y A sked Q uest i ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 H ousetrai ni ng T i ps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 C oncl usi on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 B onus1:Schedul e H el per. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 B onus2:E qui pm entC heckl i st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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I vel i ved w i t h dogsal lm y l i f eand Ican hones t l ys ay t hatI m a dog pas si onat e per s on. I veal w aysbeen f asci nat ed by how m uch a dog can l ear ni fyou t aket het i m et ot each hi m . Att he m om ent ,Il i ve w i t h a Gol den Ret r i everw ho i sa t ypi calbook dog. Y ou know t he ki nd ofdog you can t r ai n by f ol l ow i ng t het r ai ni ng pr i nci pl esyou can r ead i n m os tbooks. Ial so have a M i ni at ur eSchnauzerwho i scom pl et el yt he opposi t e!Ihad t o wr i t e m y ow n book t ot r ai n her . Ihad t of i gur eouthow herhead w asw or ki ng and t hatgave m e a w hol enew per s pect i ve on dogs.
Ideci ded t o wr i t et hi sbook becauset her ear el ot sofdogsl i ke m y M i ni at ur e Schnauzerw ho dontf i tcom pl et el yi nt r adi t i onalt r ai ni ng,t hatar enotyour t ypi calbook dog. Y ou havet ot hi nk ofnew w ayst o hel pt hem under s t and.
A sf ort he cont entoft hi sbook,al t hough gr am m at i cal l yspeaki ng Ishoul d us ei t t or ef ert o yourdog orpuppy,Icoul dntbr i ng m ysel ft o use i t . For m e adog i snotj ustat hi ng. So Ius ed heors heso you coul dr el at e m or e eas i l yt he i nf or m at i on I m pr ovi di ng you w i t h yourpuppy. I ve al s o opt ed f ort hedi r ects t yl e. Thi sbook i sf oryou and si nceIr eal l y w antt o hel p you es t abl i sh agr eatr el at i onshi pwi t h yourdog and gett hr ough t hi s hous et r ai ni ng phaseaseas i l y asIcan,i tm ade m or es ens et o m et o wr i t et hi s book asi fIw ast al ki ng t o you i n per son.
Techni cal l ys peaki ng,hous et r ai ni ng i st he pr ocessoft eachi ng yourdog t o el i mi nat e o u t s i d e . Si ncea l otofpeopl e ar entaw ar eoft hi s ,I vedeci ded t o
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Fi r s tofal l ,l etm e t hank you f orbuyi ng m y book. Y ou w ontbe di sappoi nt ed. A sIpr om i s ed you on m y w eb si t e,Iw i l lhel p you go t hr ough t hehous et r ai ni ng phas eofyourpuppy ever y st ep oft he w ay.
W hy a book on hous et r ai ni ng?Becaus ei ti st he#1 r eason w hy ow ner sgi ve up t hei rdog orhavehi m putdow n. Iw r ot et hi sgui de becaus eIw antt o m ake a di f f er ence. I nf act ,I ve deci ded t o m ake i tm y m i s si on t o saveas m any dogsasIcan by hel pi ng peopl et o hous et r ai nt hei rdog.The f actt hat you boughtt hi sbook pr ovest hatyou car eand t hat sw hy Iw antt o hel p you.
I vest r uct ur ed t hi sgui de i n a ver y pr act i calm anners t ar t i ng w i t h es sent i al f act syou need t o know t os t ar thous et r ai ni ng yourdog. I n chapt er2 ent i t l ed Ti m ef orExecut i ve D eci si ons ,Ipr es entyou w i t h di ver s es i t uat i onsand deci si onsyou have t o m akes ot hathous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy f i t sper f ect l y yourl i f es t yl e,yours chedul e and yourenvi r onm ent .
It hen t al k aboutt wo t ypesoft r ai ni ng t hatyou s houl d do r i ghtaway and t hat wi l lf aci l i t at et r em endousl yt he houset r ai ni ng pr ocess . Chapt er5 i sdevot ed t of ood and t heconsi der abl er ol ei tpl aysi n hous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy. I n t henextchapt er ,H ouset r ai ni ng St epbySt ep,youl lf i nd al lt hedet ai l s you need t ot each yourdog w hen and w her et o el i mi nat e. Chapt er7 i ncl udesa t ypi cals chedul et hatyou can eas i l yf ol l ow oradapt .I n chapt er8, Idealw i t h papert r ai ni ng and t he r easonsw hy i tcan onl y bea t em por ar y sol ut i on.
Al t hough Ihave no doubtt hatyourpuppy i sapur e geni us ,he w i l lm ake som e m i s t akes . Y oul lf i nd i n chapt er9,W ow !I t sSpot l essCl ean i n H er e! al lt he i nf or m at i on per t ai ni ng t o cl eani ng,f r om t he househol d pr oduct st o avoi dt ot he t ool savai l abl e on t he m ar kett o m ake yourl i f e eas i er .
Fi nal l y,i nt he l astchapt er ,The Sol ut i onsCor ner ,youl lf i nd s ever al sol ut i onst o houset r ai ni ng pr obl em st hatm os tbooksdontt al k about .I r eal l yt houghti tw asi m por t antt o gi ve you asm any s ol ut i onsaspos si bl es o you w oul d know w hatt o do i fyou encount ert hes epr obl em s.
Let ss t ar t !
C H A PT E R 1:E SSE N T IA L F A C T S Y O U N E E D B E FO R E W E ST A R T
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Fi r s tofal l ,you cantexpectyourpuppy t o bef ul l y hous et r ai ned and f ul l y r el i abl e bef or es hessi x m ont h ofage. Thatbei ng s ai d,a dog can be hous et r ai ned bet w een onet o si x w eeks .A l otdependson yourpuppyssi ze and br eed and m ost l yt he ef f or t syou puti nt o hous et r ai ni ng her . Ther ei sal s ot hef actt hatyourpuppy w onthaveadequat ebl adderand bowelcont r ol sbef or eshes16 weeksol d. I n ot herw or ds ,s hesnotabl et o hol di t f orl ong per i odsso you m us tbeext r avi gi l antdur i ng t hatper i od. Butt hatdoes ntm ean t hatyou cantst ar thous et r ai ni ng hert he m i nut es he putherpaw si nt o yourhom e. I tj us tm eanst hatyou have t o expectyour puppy t o haveacoupl e ofacci dent s . Butdontwor r y,t hi sG ui de cont ai ns ever yt hi ng youl lneed t o handl et hes el i t t l em i shaps,f r om how t or eactt o how t o cl ean up.
W h e n W ill m y P u p p y N e e d to E lim in a te ?
O ne oft he key t o hous et r ai ni ng succes si sbei ng abl et o pr edi ctw hen your dog w i l lneed t o el i mi nat e. Y ourpuppy w i l lm ostl i kel y need t or el i eve her sel f :
Fi r s tt hi ng i nt he m or ni ng Af t erm eal sbecaus et heexpansi on oft hest om ach w i l lexer tpr es s ur e
on t he bl adderand t he col on
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Puppy H ouset rai ni ng:T he U l t i m at e G ui de 2nd E di t i on D ur i ng and/ oraf t erpl ayi ng orexer ci si ng Af t erchewi ng on herchew t oys Af t erany exci t em ent( som eone knocki ng att hedoor ,gues t sar r i vi ng
f orexam pl e)
Af t erar i de i nt hecar( t hat sw hy the f i rstt hi ng you m us tdo w hen
you br i ng yourpuppy hom e i st o br i ng hert o herEl i mi nat i on Zone ( EZ)orherToi l etSt op ( TS)so s he can r el i eve her s el f )
D ur i ng t he act i ve per i ods( bet ween si x and t en i nt he m or ni ng and
f i veand ni ne i nt he eveni ng)

Af t ersm el l i ng anot herdogsur i neors eei ng herur i nat e W hen she l eaveshercr at e Las tt hi ng atni ght
A syou can s ee,yourpuppy w i l lneed t o go outqui t e of t en. Butdont des pai r ,asshe gr ow sup s he w i l lneed t o bet aken out doorl es sof t en.
H o w
F r e q u e n tly w ill m y P u p p y N e e d t o E lim in a te ?
H er esa t abl et hats um sup t he f r equency oft r i pst ot heel i mi nat i on zone or t het oi l ets t op r equi r ed day and ni ghtdependi ng on t heageofyourpuppy. A ge
E very 301,452,603 t o 1 or 2 4 90 m i nut es 8t o 12 w eeks E very t w o hours 1 12 t o 16 w eeks E very t hree hours 11,N one234 16 t o 20 w eeks E very f our hours N one 20 t o 30 w eeks 4t o6t i m es/ day N one 30+ w eeks 3 or 4 t i m es/ day N one 12 m ont hsol d T hree t i m esa day N one 1 For t he t oy and sm al lbreeds( dogsup t o 20 pounds) 2 For t he m edi um breeds( dogsup t o 50 pounds) 3 For t he l arge breeds( dogsf rom 50 t o 85 pounds) 4 For t he gi antbreeds( dogsover 85 pounds) 10 N at hL afE nt erpri se www. puppyhouset rai ni ng. com Al lR i ght sR eserved W orl dw i de 6t o 8 w eeks
Fr equency
Tr i psdur i ng t he ni ght
Fi nal l y,yourpuppy w i l lus ual l y w antt o def ecat ebet ween 1 and 30 m i nut es af t ereat i ng and t o ur i nat ewi t hi n 20 m i nut esofdr i nki ng a l otofwat er .
O fcour s e,t hes ear e gener ales t i m at es. I fyou us et hebl ank s chedul e,your puppysi nt er nalcl ock w onthaveany s ecr etf oryou i n no t i m e. Y oul lbe abl et o pr edi ctw hen she needst o go and si ncedogsl ear n by r epet i t i on, ever yt i m eshe goesatt he ri ght pl aces her ei nf or cesa good behavi or . D ur i ng t he f i r s tw eek,t he m or et he bet t er . That sw hy i ti sa good i dea t o t ake som e t i m e of fw hen you br i ng yourpuppy hom e. By est abl i s hi ng good habi t sf r om day one,youl lbe abl et os pend t he r estofyourl i f et oget her enj oyi ng each and ever y m om ent .
I fyou deci det ot ake a week of f ,dontm aket he m i s t akeofhavi ng t he puppy wi t h you al lt het i m ebecause you w ontbe t her eal lt het i m e w hen you go back t o w or k and youl lm ake i thar derf oryourpuppy t o adj us t .I nst ead, f ol l ow t he s chedul ef orpeopl e athom e s t ar t i ng on page 45. Thatway,youl l ki l lt w o bi r dsw i t h one s t one:1)youl lspeed up yourpuppyshouset r ai ni ng pr oces sby br i ngi ng herout doorort o herdes i gnat ed pl ace i ndoorm or eof t en t han you coul di fyou w er e w or ki ng;and 2)youl lhel p yourpuppy l ear nt hat bei ng al one i snott heend oft he w or l d.
W h e r e m y P u p p y s h o u ld E lim in a te ?
Ther ear eonl yt w o pl acesyourdog can el i mi nat e:out doorather el i mi nat i on zone ori ndoorathert oi l ets t op. O ne oft he m os tf r equent mi s t ake new ow ner sm ake i st ot hi nk t hatpapert r ai ni ng i st hef i r s ts t ep t o hous et r ai ni ng. I ti sN O T.
H ous et r ai ni ng,orout doort r ai ni ng,i st he pr oces soft eachi ng yourpuppy t o el i mi nat e o u t s i d e A LL t he t i m e w hi l ei ndoort r ai ni ng i nvol vest eachi ng your dog t o el i mi nat e ata desi gnat ed pl ace,hert oi l etst op,i n s i d e yourhouseor apar t m ent .
G iv e M e a S ig n
M ostdogsf ol l ow a r i t ualj us tbef or eel i mi nat i ng. Y ourt ask i st ol ear nt o r ead yourdog. To hel p you w i t ht hi st ask,her ear et he si gnsyou shoul d pay at t ent i on t o:
Y ourpuppy w hi m per s ; H ert ai li sr i si ng; Sher unsar ound i n ci r cl e; Shes ni f f si nt ent l yt he f l oor ,car pet ,gr ound i n a questf ort he r i ght
spot !
Shepacesr es t l ess l y; Shes cr at chest hedoort hatl eadst o herel i mi nat i on zone; She m ovesaw ay f r om t he pl ayi ng ar ea; Shes quat s.
A tt he m om entyou s eeany oft hesebehavi or s,s t op w hat everyou ar edoi ng, putherl eas h on and t akeherout s i det o herel i mi nat i on zoneori nsi det o her t oi l ets t op.I fs hes t ar t speei ng,i nt er r uptherby s ayi ng a f i r m out si de or t oi l et and t hen t ake hert ot heEZ orTS.
P u p p y o r A d u lt
Is T h e r e a D iffe r e n c e ?
Thehouset r ai ni ng m et hod i st hes am e f orapuppy oran adul t . The onl y di f f er encei st hatan adul tdog can hol di ta l otl ongert han apuppy. So,i t m ay seem easi ert ot r ai n an adul tdog,buti tcan al so bet r i cky si nce your adul tdog com esw i t h a backgr ound and you dontal w aysknow how her pr evi ousow nert r ai ned her .
Thecr at et r ai ni ng par toft he m et hod m ay t ake abi tl ongerwi t h an adul tdog butdontw or r y Iw i l lgi ve you a s ur ef i r ew ay t o getyouradul tdog used t o hercr at e.
Y ou now have al lt hees sent i ali nf or m at i on behi nd houset r ai ni ng. I ti snow t i m ef oryou t o m ake s om e i m por t antexecut i vedeci si ons .
C H A PT E R 2:T IM
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E X E C U T IV E D E C ISIO N S
O u td o o r o r In d o o r T r a in in g ?
D ependi ng on yoursi t uat i on,you have t o deci de i fyou w antt ot r ai n your dog t o el i mi nat e out si de ori nsi de yourhom e. Ihi ghl yr ecom m end you t ot r ai n yourdog t o go out si de i fyou have accesst o abackyar d,a par k ort hes t r eet . I fyou l i ve i n a hi ghr i s eoryou ar eadi s abl ed per s on and i t sal m os t i m poss i bl ef oryou t o getout si de qui ckl y,you shoul dt r ai n yourdog t o el i mi nat ei n as peci f i c pl ace i nsi de yourhous eorapar t m ent . O w ner sofa t oy br eed w ho l i ve i n ar egi on w her ei tget scol di nt he w i nt erm ay al so deci de t ot r ai nt hei rdog t o go i nsi de.
G e tt in g P r e p a r e d
I ti sal w aysbet t ert o getever yt hi ng pr epar ed bef or eyourpuppysar r i val . Butdontw or r y,i fyou al r eady have yourpuppy I l lhel p you getsetr i ght away. D ur i ng t he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s ,w el luset w o ki ndsof conf i nem ent s :shor tt er m and l ong t er m . To conf i neyourdog f orashor t per i od oft i m e,youl lus eacr at e. Y oul lf i nd i n chapt er4:C r a t e T r a i n i n g , al lt he i nf or m at i on you need t o choos et he r i ghtcr at ef oryourdog and how t o gethi m us ed t o hi scr at e.
W hen youl ll eaveyourpuppy f orm or et han acoupl eofhour s ,youl lus e l ong t er m conf i nem ent . To t hi send,youl lhave t o bl ock par tofa r oom i n yourhous ei n w hi ch youl lputyourpuppyscr at e,paperon t he f l oorand a
coupl eofchew t oys. I t sa good i dea t o putapl as t i c sheetundert he papert o pr ot ectt hef l ooreven m or e. W el lcal lt hi spl ace yourpuppysdom ai n.
Theki t chen i susual l yt he bes tchoi cebecaus ei ti sabus y pl ace. D ogsr eal l y need t of eelt hatt hey ar epar toft he f am i l y and bei ng i nt he m i ddl eofal lt he act i on i shi ghl y m ot i vat i ng f ort hem . I n gener al ,a ki t chen f l oori sal s o easy t o cl ean up w hi ch i sam us t dur i ng hous et r ai ni ng.
To bl ock par toft he r oom ,you can us ebaby gat es . They ar eeas yt oi nst al l and t o open w hen i t st i m et o getyourpuppy out si de. Y ou can al s o us ea pl ay pen t o conf i ne yourdog. M ostpetst or eshavet hem . Theset ool sar e m or eexpensi vet hough. W hen Iw ashous et r ai ni ng m y dogs,Iused acoupl e ofpl yw ood boar dst o bl ock t he ki t chen ent r i esand t hey w or ked j ustf i ne.
So,yourpuppysdom ai n shoul d bedel i mi t at ed w i t h gat esorboar d,hi scr at e shoul d be i n one cor nerand t her estoft hef l oorcover ed w i t h paper . By t he w ay,but cherorbr ow n paperi sa l otbet t ert han new s papersi nce i tdoesnt cont ai ni nk,t her ef or ei ti sa l otl es sm essy. Y ourpuppy shoul d havea coupl eofchew t oyst o pl ay w i t h. O ne ver y popul archew t oy i sa K ong becaus eyou can f i l li tw i t h peanutbut t er ,ki bbl esand ot herf avor i t et r eat st o yourdog t o keep hi m occupi ed. A syourpuppy gr ow s ,you can expand hi s dom ai n.
C h o o s in g a n E lim in a tio n Z o n e o r T o ile t S to p

Y ou have t o deci de w her e you w antyourpuppy t o el i mi nat e. Fort hos eof you w ho wi l lout doort r ai nt hei rpuppy,chooseapl ace t hati seasi l y acces s i bl eand r el at i vel y qui etand t hatw ontgett oo m uddy. Forexam pl e,I
chos eacor nerofm y backyar d nott oo cl oset ot hes t r eets o m y dogsw ont getdi s t r act ed w hen i t st i m et o go. W e w i l lcal lt hi spl acet heEl i mi nat i on Zone( EZ) .
O fcour s e,f ort heci t y dog,t heel i mi nat i on zone w i l lpr obabl y bet he gut t er . N o m at t erw hi ch s potyou choos e,j us tf ol l ow t he sevenst ep t echni que ( p.37)and ever yt hi ng i sgoi ng t o bef i ne.
Ther eas on Iwantyou t o choose as potand al w aysbr i ng yourdog t her ei s t hatdogshavea ver y power f uls ens eofsm el l .I tonl yt akesone peeand poop f oryourdog t or ecogni ze t hespotaf t ert hat . Thesm el lw i l lt r i gger yourdogsdesi r et o el i mi nat eand s peed up t he whol e pr oces s.
D ogsal s o w antt o r ef r esh t hei rspotorm ar k anot herdogss potw i t h t hei row n sm el l ,s o unl essyou w antt o st op atever yt el ephonepos t sand ever y hydr ant syou encount er ,dontl etyourdog s ni f ft hose w hen your e goi ng on a w al k wi t h hi m.
Thet oi l ets t op i st he equi val entoft heel i mi nat i on zonebuti t si nsi de your hous e. You have t o choos ea pl acet hatw ontbe i nt he w ay,butnott oo i s ol at ed so t hatyourpuppy w i l lhavea har dt i m ef i ndi ng i t . Iw oul d r ecom m end t he bat hr oom . Thef l oors ur f ace i sus ual l y easy t o cl ean up, t her ei sgener al l y af an t hatm akesi teasi ert o getr i d oft heodorand i ti s us ual l y on t he sam ef l oorast heone w her eyoul lsetup yourpuppys dom ai n.
Thebas eofa l i t t erbox ora l ow bas e pl as t i cbox l i ned w i t h paperw oul d be per f ect . Fort hoseofyou w ho al s o havea cat ,f or gett he i dea ofhavi ng your f our l egged f r i endss har et he s am el i t t erbox. Bel i eve m e,i twontwor k and youl lhave m or epr obl em st os ol vet hatyou can t hi nk of .
Som epeopl echoos et o have t hei rdog el i mi nat ei n al ow basest or agebox ( l i ke t hoseyou can f i nd i n har dw ar es t or esand t hatyou can sl i deunderyour bed)l i ned w i t h gr as sand puton t he bal cony. I ti scer t ai nl y a good i dea,but r em em bert hatatone poi ntyoul lhave t or epl ace t he gr as s.
O k. So yourpuppysdom ai ni sr eady,you know i fyou wanthi m t o el i mi nat ei nsi de orout si de and you havechos en t heper f ectspotf orhi m.I t i snow t i m ef oryou t o accom pl i s h yourf i r s tt asksasa new owner :getyour puppy used t o hi sl eash and col l ar .
C H A PT E R 3:L E A SH
AND
C O L L A R T R A IN IN G
Fi r s tt hi ngsf i r st . Y ou havet ot r ai n yourpuppy t o accepthi scol l arand l eas h. I nt he hous et r ai ni ng m et hod I m goi ng t os how you,you have t o wal k yourpuppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone orhi st oi l ets t op on l eas h. U nt i lyour puppy know sw hatyou expectf r om hi m and w her ehess upposed t o el i mi nat e,youl lhave t o hel p hi m.
W h a t K in d o f C o lla r a n d L e a s h s h o u ld I B u y ?
Si nce yourpuppy w i l lout gr ow hi scol l ara num beroft i m esbef or er eachi ng adul t hood,Ir ecom m end you t o buy a si m pl e,i nexpensi ve,nyl on buckl e col l ar .I fyou s t i l lhaventm ade yourt r i pt ot he pets t or et o getever yt hi ng youl lneed f oryournew f am i l y addi t i on,youl lr eal i ze once t her et hatt he choi ce ofcol l ar sand l eashesi sal m os tunl i mi t ed.
Col l ar sal so com e i n a var i et y ofs i ze,us ual l yf r om 10 t o 24 i nches. To know whi ch si ze t o buy,m easur e yourdogsneck ver yl oos el ywi t ha m eas ur i ng t apeand add acoupl e ofi nches . Forexam pl e,i fyourpuppys neck i s10 i nches,you shoul d buy a 12i nch col l ar . O ne ver y pr act i calcol l ar i st headj us t abl ecol l ar . A si t snam e s uggest s ,i tal l owsyou t o adj us tt he si ze oft hecol l arasyourpuppy gr ow sand hast he gr eatadvant ageofs avi ng you m oney and a coupl eoft r i pst ot he petst or e!
A sf ort he l eas h,Ir ecom m end asi xf ootl eas h. I ti sa l oteasi ert o w al ka dog on a 6f ootl eas ht han as hor t erone. I n addi t i on,i fyou deci de t o at t end obedi encecl as sw i t h yourpuppy ( w hi ch Is t r ongl y encour age you t o do) , youl lal r eady have t he l eas h m os tt r ai ner sr equi r e you t o get .
Y oul lf i nd a checkl i stofever yt hi ng youl lneed f oryourpuppysar r i vali n Bonus2.
H o w
to G e t M y P u p p y U s e d to h is L e a s h a n d C o lla r ?
T he col l ar: Thef i r s tt i m e youl lputa col l aron yourpuppy,hel lpr obabl ys cr at ch i ta l ot . That sper f ect l y nor m al . By t he w ay,oncef ast ened,you s houl d beabl e t o sl i pt wo f i nger sunderyourpuppyscol l ar .
To getyourpuppy us ed t o hi scol l ar ,puti ton hi m 10 m i nut esata t i me ever y hourf ort hef i r stf ew days . Then l eti ton f or20 m i nut esf ort henext coupl eofdays. Af t ert hat ,f orhal fan hourand s o on unt i lhe w ear si tal lday l ong.
N O TE:W hen you ar el eavi ng f orw or k orj us tgoi ng outf oracoupl eof hour s,al w ayst akeof fyourpuppyscol l arw hen you puthi m i n hi scr at e. Thatway,you w onthavet o w or r yt hatyourpuppyscol l arget ss t uck i nt he bar soft hecr at e. Iknow w hatar et he chances ?O ne i n am i l l i on,m aybe, butw hy t ake t he r i sk. Som e dogsar er ealH oudi ni ,dontf i nd outt he s ad w ay t hatyourdog w asonesuch dog.
T he l eash: A ver y easy way t o getyourpuppy used t o hi sl eash i st ol ethi m dr ag i t ar ound. O fcour s e,you m ustbe w i t h yourpuppy and w at ch hi m w hen you do t hat . Y ou dontw anthi m t o gets t uck som ew her e.
O nce hedoes nts eem t o not i cet he l eash,t r y pi cki ng i tup butw i t hout pul l i ng on i t .J ustf ol l ow yourpuppy w i t houtput t i ng any pr ess ur eon t he l eas h. Y ou w antyourpuppy t o getused t o you bei ng cl os e si ncehel lhave t ol ear nt o el i mi nat e w hi l e heson l eas h.
Ther ear el ot sofr eas onsw hy Iw antyou t ot each yourdog t o el i mi nat eon l eas h. Fi r stofal l ,youl lbeabl et o cont r olhi sact i vi t i es. I n ot herw or ds , w hen i t st i m et o el i mi nat ei t snott he t i m ef orhi m t o expl or eever y cor ner oft hebackyar d.
Puppi esf or geteasi l yt he r eas on w hy t heyr eout si de i fyou l ett hem s ni f f ar ound i nst ead ofkeepi ng t hem i nt heel i mi nat i on zone w her et heyr e suppos ed t o getdow n t o busi nes s. O nce he hasel i mi nat ed,yourdog w i l l have pl ent y oft i m et o expl or eand pl ay. H ous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy t hatw ay hel pshi m l ear nt hatt hesoonerhe el i mi nat est hes oonerhe can pl ay. Bel i eve m e,you w i l lgr eat l y appr eci at e havi ng t r ai ned yourdog f ol l ow i ng t hi s m et hod w hen M ot herNat ur e w ontbe i n a good m ood orw hen youl lbe r unni ng l at e! ! !
Teachi ng yourdog t o el i mi nat eon l eas h wi l lal s o m akeyourl i f ea l oteasi er w hen youl lbe t r avel i ng and i fyou ar et hi nki ng ofget t i ng i nt o dog spor t act i vi t i es.
I t snow t i m et os t ar tcr at et r ai ni ng yourdog.
C H A PT E R 4:C R A T E T R A IN IN G
D e n S w e e t D e n
W hatdo exper t sm ean by D ogsar edenni ng ani m al s ?They m ean t hat i nst i nct i vel y yourdog w ontw antt o soi lt hepl ace w her es hesl eepsand eat s. That sw hy acr at ei st he m os tus ef ult oolyou can uset o dr am at i cal l ys peed up t he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s.
Si nce yourpuppy w ontw antt os oi lhercr at e,she w i l ldevel op bl adderand bowelcont r ol sand l ear nt o hol di tunt i li ti st i m et o go t o herel i mi nat i on zoneort oi l ets t op.
Pl eas edontl etyourow n per cept i onsofa cr at edepr i ve yourdog t os at i s f y herm os tbasi c needs .A l otofpeopl et hi nk t hatput t i ng a puppy i n a cr at ei s cr uel .I ti sN O T. O n t hecont r ar y,yourpuppyscr at ewi l lbecom eherow n cozy pl ace w her eshe can go t or est . M os tdogscont i nuet o go i nt hei rcr at e even af t ert hehouset r ai ni ng s t age i soverbecaus ei ts at i s f i est hei rpr of ound denni ng i ns t i nct .
Fi nal l y,a cr at e gi vesyou peaceofm i nd w hen you cantsuper vi s e ori nt er act wi t h yourdog becaus e you know t hats he i si n as af eand com f or t abl e pl ace and cantdes t r oy anyt hi ng pr eci ousw hi l eshest her e.
W h a t K in d o f C r a te S h o u ld I B u y ?
Y oul lf i nd t wo ki ndsofcr at esi n pets t or es :w i r ecr at esand pl as t i cpet car r i er s. Thepl as t i c cr at esar epar t i cul ar l y us ef uli fyou pl an t ot ake your
dog on a pl anesi nce m ostoft hesecr at esar eappr oved by ai r l i nes. They ar e al so l essheavy t han wi r ecr at es.
I n addi t i on,t hey dontal l ow asm uch ai rci r cul at i on ast he w i r ecr at esdo. On t he one hand,i ti san advant age i n col d orwetcl i m at essi nce i tw i l lal l ow yourdog t o keep herbody war m . On t he ot herhand,how ever ,i twi l lbean i nconveni enti n hotorhum i d w eat hercondi t i ons .
Al otofpeopl e putt hei rdog i n acr at e w hen t r avel i ng by car .I fyou dont pl an t o us ea cr at ef oryourcart r i ps,pl eas e buy a dog s eat bel tort i e your dogsl eas h on ar egul arseat bel ts o yourdog w ontend up i nt he w i nds hi el d i fyou have an acci dent . A nyw ay,a dog l oos ei n a cari sa ver y danger ous pr act i ce. O ne l astw or d aboutdogsand car s:t he i nt er i orofacaron as unny day can r each 100o i nl es st han 10 m i nut es ,so pl eas eneverl etyourdog unat t ended i n acar .
Fort hos eofyou w ho havea bi g chew eron t hei rhands,Ir ecom m end a w i r e cr at e. M os toft hem can bef ol ded f l atm aki ng t hem easy t os t or eorcar r y ar ound. Fur t her m or e,puppi esusual l yl i ke t he w i r ecr at ebecaus ei ti sm or e open and t hey can s eea l otbet t erw hati sgoi ng on.
H o w
B ig a C r a t e S h o u ld I B u y ?
The m os tusef uladvi ceIcan gi ve you on t hi sm at t eri s:buy acr at et hatwi l l bebi g enough f oryourdog t o us e onces he hasr eached herf ul ladul tsi ze.
W hy? Fi r st ,becaus ei tw i l lal l ow you t os ave a l otofm oney and s econd, becaus ei ti sver y eas yt or educet he si zeoft hecr at ew i t h car dboar d orw i r e separ at ort of i tyourdogssi ze asshe gr ow sup.
Thatbei ng sai d,her ear et hepr i nci pl est of ol l ow w hen choosi ng acr at e: H ei ght :Y ourdog m us tbe abl et o st and w i t houthavi ng t o duck herhead. Wi dt h:Y ourdog m ustbe abl et o com f or t abl yl i e on hersi deand s t r et ch out . Lengt h:Y ourdog m us tbeabl et ol i e dow n com pl et el ys t r et ched w i t hout havi ng t o cur lup.
W hen you br i ng yourpuppy hom e,al lyou have t o do i st or educet he l engt h oft hecr at eby i ns t al l i ng a car dboar d,pl yw ood boar d orw i r e separ at or . As yourpuppy gr ow ,j us tm ove t he s epar at ort of i tyourdogssi ze.
D o you r eal l y have t or educet he cr at esl engt h? Y es. I fyourpuppy hast oo m uch r oom i n hercr at eshecoul d easi l y deci de t o sl eep i n one end and el i mi nat ei nt he ot her . Thatw oul d def eatt he w hol e pur poseofusi ng a cr at e t o houset r ai n yourpuppy.
Fi nal l y,once youve r educed t he si zeoft he cr at e,j us tl ook i fyourdog seem scom f or t abl ei ni t .I fso,ever yt hi ng i sO K !
C r a t e T r a in in g S te p -b y - S t e p
D ogsl ear n by as s oci at i on. I fs om et hi ng i spos i t i ve,t hey w i l laccepti teas i l y and w i l ll ook f or war dt oi t . On t he ot herhand,i fs om et hi ng i snegat i ve,t hey wi l lwantt o avoi di t . W hatwe w anther ei st ot each yourpuppy t hata cr at e i ss om et hi ng posi t i ve. H er eshow t o achi eve t hi s:
St ep 1:Bl ock t he dooropen,si tbesi de yourpuppyscr at e,have yourpuppy s ni f ft he t r eati n yourhand and t hr ow t het r eati nt hecr at e. W hen yourpuppy goesi nt hecr at et o gett het r eat ,pr ai seher .Dot hi st hr ee orf ourt i m es,and st op. Repeatt hepr oces sasof t en asyou can ( ever y 15 m i nut est o hal fhour ,f orexam pl e)unt i lyourpuppy goesi n and outoft he cr at ewi l l i ngl y. A tt he begi nni ng,t hr ow t he t r eati n t hef r ontpar toft hecr at eand gr adual l yt hr ow i tf ur t herand f ur t her i n.
I ti sver yi m port ant t o pr ai s e yourdog w hen she goesi n and notw hen s hescom i ng outoft hecr at e. I nf act ,you s houl dnts ay a w or d w hen yourpuppy com esoutofhercr at e. Y ou dontwanthert ot hi nk t hat get t i ng outoft he cr at ei sm or ef un t han s t ayi ng i ni t .
St ep 2:St i l lsi t t i ng bes i det he cr at e,t hr ow t het r eati nt he cr at e,cl os et he dooroft hecr at ef or1530 s econdsand cont i nuet os si ng sm al lt r eat s t o yourpuppy dur i ng t hatt i m e. Letyourpuppy outoft hecr at e wi t houts ayi ng a w or d.
Repeatt hi sst ep m any t i m esunt i lyourpuppy s t aysqui et l yi n her cr at eabout45mi nut es. O fcour s e,you w ontt os st r eat si nt he cr at e f or5 m i nut ess o m akesur e w hen you t hr ow t he f i r stt r eati nt o al so puta chew t oy i nt hecr at es o yourpuppy hass om et hi ng t o keep her occupi ed.
I ti sal s o a good t i m et oi nt r oduceacue w or d when yourpuppy goes i n hercr at eeasi l y. Isi m pl y usei n yourcr at e. Choos ea w or dt hat com esnat ur al l yt o you and t hatyoul lonl y us ef ort hatpur pose.
Cr at et r ai ni ng i snotaboutbeat i ng w or l dr ecor ds!D ontt r yt o pus h t hi ngst os eehow l ong yourpuppy w i l lt ol er at ehercr at e. I fyou do t hat ,you m ay end up w i t h apuppy t hatw i l ls t ar tw hi ni ng t o getout .I t t akesa l otm or et i m et or et r ai n a dog t han t ot each hercor r ect l yt he f i r s tt i m e.
St ep 3:N ow ,you w i l lst ar tt o go aboutyourbus i nes sar ound t he hous e w hi l e l eavi ng yourpuppy i n hercr at e. Rem em bert o gi ve herachew t oy w hen you putheri n hercr at e. Si nceshe w i l lseeorhearyou cl ose by,she w i l lknow t hatyou haventabandoned her !
A gai n,dontpus ht hi ngs . Af t erf i ve m i nut es,r el eas eherf r om her cr at ebutdontm akeaf us sabouti t . Cont i nuepr act i s i ng t hi sst ep and gr adual l yi ncr eas et het i m e you l etheri n hercr at e.
St ep 4:Fi nal l y,you w i l lt r ai n yourpuppy t os t ay al one i n hercr at ew hi l e your e noti nt he hous e. A tt hebegi nni ng,j us tl eavef or10 t o 15 m i nut es. G o gett he m ai l ,go r un an er r and,wat eryourf l ow er s , et c. U s e youri m agi nat i on. D ontl eavehom e f orm or et han hal fan hourt hef i r s tf ew t i m es . A gai n,dontf or gett ol etyourpuppy her f avor i t echew t oy w hen you putheri n hercr at e.
I fyou f ol l ow t hes est eps ,you s houl d have apuppy goi ng i n hercr at ehappi l y i n no t i m e. The m ai ni dea i st o go sl ow l y and gr adual l y and m akecr at e t r ai ni ng a posi t i ve exper i ence f oryourpuppy.
O ne l astt hi ng:w hy i st hechew t oy s oi m por t ant ?Because 1)puppi ess l eep a l otdur i ng t he day and 2)t hey us ual l yf al las l eep af t erchewi ng on t hei rt oy f or1015 m i nut es. Cr at et r ai ni ng yourpuppy f ol l owi ng t hi sm et hod al l ow s you t ot each yourpuppy t w o ver y val uabl et hi ngs:a)sl eepi ng i n hercr at ei s t he m os tnat ur aland pl eas antact i vi t yi nt he w or l d,and b)shecan chew on herchew t oy onl y and not hi ng el s e;notyourshoes,yourchai rl egs,et c.
To m akes ur eyourpuppy s eeshercr at e ver y posi t i vel y,f eed heri nt he cr at e. W hen shesf i ni s hed eat i ng,t akeheron l eas ht o herel i mi nat i on zone orher t oi l ets t op.
C r a t e T r a in in g D u r in g th e N ig h t
W eve s een i nt hes ect i on H ow Fr equent l y wi l lm y Puppy N eed t o El i mi nat e? t hatyou w i l lhavet o br i ng yourpuppy t o herel i mi nat i on zone ort oi l ets t op atl eas toncedur i ng t he ni ght .
Fort he ni ght ,t hecr at es houl d be i n yourbedr oom s o you can hearyour puppy cr i esw hen s heneedst o el i mi nat e. I ti sver yI M PO RTA N T t o getup and br i ng yourpuppy t o herdes i gnat ed pl aces os hecan el i mi nat e.
I fyou dont ,yourpuppy w i l lel i mi nat ei n hercr at eand al lyourhar d w or k cr at et r ai ni ng herw i l lbe i n vai n. Fur t her m or e,apuppy w ho l ear nst os oi l hercr at ebecom esext r em el yt ough t o houset r ai n af t er war d. So,getup.
D ontw or r y,you w onthave t o do t hi sf ort her es tofherl i f e. I ti sonl y t em por ar y.
The m os ti m por t antt hi ng t or em em berw hen you t ake yourpuppy outofher cr at edur i ng t he ni ghtt o have herel i mi nat ei snott os ay a w or d. J ustbr i ng hert ot he desi gnat ed pl aceand onceherbusi nes si sdone putherback t o her cr at ewi t houts ayi ng a w or dt o her .
W hy? Because i fyou s t ar tt al ki ng t o herorw or s t ,pl ay w i t h her ,s hew i l l t hi nk t hati t st i m et o getup and havef un. She w i l ll ear nt o getup m or e of t en dur i ng t heni ghtt o getpl ay t i m es . O fcour se,t hat snotw hatyou w ant .
A coupl e ofdaysbef or eget t i ng yourpuppy,i ti sa good i deat o wearan ol d t shi r t . O nce you have yourpuppy,putyourt shi r ti n yourpuppyscr at eat ni ght . Thi sw ay,even t hough shecantsee you i nt he dar k,yours centw i l l r eass ur eher . Thi st i p wor ksf ora l otofdogs .
H o w
L o n g c a n I L e t m y P u p p y in h e r C r a te ?
Thenum berofhour syou can l etyourpuppy i n hercr at ecor r es pondst o her age. I n ot herw or ds ,i fyourpuppy i st w o m ont hsol d you can l ethert wo hour si n hercr at e,i fshest hr ee m ont hsol d,s hecan s t ay i n hercr at ef or t hr eehour s .
W hen your e houset r ai ni ng an adul tdog,t he m axi m um per i od oft i m e you can cr at e yourdog i sf ourhour sata t i m e. Lat er ,w hen yourdog i sf ul l y hous et r ai ned,you can deci de t ol etherf r eei nt he hous e. O fcour s e,expect t of i nd dog hai r son t hem os tcom f or t abl e chai rorbed i n yourhouse!
T h e S u r e fir e W a y t o G e t y o u r A d u lt D o g U s e d to H e r C ra te
Som et i m esan adul tdog t hathasneverbeen cr at et r ai ned wontw antt o go i n hercr at e. Fi r s t ,f ol l ow t he m et hod des cr i bed i nt he sect i on Cr at eTr ai ni ng St epbySt ep ( p.23) .
I fyouradul tdog st i l ldoesntw antt o go i n,s t ar tf eedi ng heri n hercr at e. W hen i t st i m et of eed yourdog,w i t h herbowli n yourhand,t el lhergo i n yourcr at e and putt hebow latt hef arend oft hecr at e. D o t hi sf ora w eek and Ipr om i seyou t hati n no t i m eal lyoul lhave t o say i sgo i n yourcr at e and s he w i l lber unni ng t her e.
Form e,t hi shasbecom ea per m anentr out i ne. Ial so consi dert hi san excel l entoppor t uni t yt o pr act i ce m y dogs s i t s t ay and downs t ay.
T h e B i g D O N T S d u r i n g C r a t e T r a i n i n g
D O N T l etyourpuppy i n hercr at el ongert han s hessuppos ed t o. ( Rem em ber :t w o m ont hs= t w o hour s ,t hr ee m ont hs= t hr eehour s, et c. ) . D O N T use t hecr at et o puni sh yourdog. I ti sver yi m por t antt hat yourpuppy s eeshercr at easapos i t i veexper i ence. D O N T l etyourpuppy outofhercr at ei fs hesw hi ni ng ors hest ar t st o m ake af uss .I ft hathappens,w ai tf orhert o cal m dow n bef or el et t i ng herout . A good habi tt ot ake i st o ask yourpuppy t o si tbef or e
openi ng t hedoor . A dog bol t i ng outofacr at ei sdanger ousbot hf or you and her . D O N T putt hecr at ei n an i sol at ed r oom l i ke t he gar age ort he bas em ent .I ti sver yi m por t antf oryourpuppy t o be w i t h you. The ki t chen orf am i l yr oom i st he i dealchoi ce. D O N T al l ow yourchi l dr en t o go i nt he puppyscr at e. I ti sherpl ace, hers af ehaven i nt hehous e. D O N T cr at e yourpuppy unt i lyou gotherus ed t o hercr at e. D O N T f or ce yourpuppy i nt hecr at eand cl ose t he door .Al lyoul l achi eve i ss car eherand i tw i l lt ake you a l otl ongeraf t er war dt o r ei nt r oducehert o hercr at e.Rem em ber ,ever y new exper i ence i n your puppysl i f e m us tbe posi t i ve.
S o r r y , b u t I j u s t c a n t d o i t !
I f ,af t err eadi ng t hi schapt er ,you ar est i l lnotconvi nced t hatcr at et r ai ni ng yourpuppy i st hebes tt hi ng you can do f orherand you cantbr i ng your s el f t o us ea cr at e,you have t w o ot heropt i ons.
Y ou can us ea t i edown orcr eat eaphysi calbond bet w een you and your puppy.
Ti e-dow n At i edow n i ssi m pl y a 3 or4f ootl eas ht hatyou at t ach t o aheavy pi ece of f ur ni t ur e. I ti sver yi m por t ant ,w hen you hook yourpuppy t ot he l eas h,t hat she wear sa buckl ecol l arand t hatyou gi ve herachew t oy t o keep her occupi ed.
D ependi ng on t hesi ze ofyourpuppy,you m us tadj us tt he l engt h oft he l eas h. Y ourpuppy shoul d beabl et o si t ,s t and,l i e dow n and st r et ch w hi l e sheshooked t ot he t i edow n. D ontl ethert oo m uch l eew ay orshecoul d deci de t o do herbusi nes satt heend oft he l eas h and com e back t o herpostt o cont i nue pl ayi ng.
O ne l astt hi ng,N EV ER t i edow n yourdog i fyour enotar ound t os uper vi se her .I ti sext r em el y danger ous . H erl egscan becom e ent angl ed i nt he l eas h and s hecoul d even hang her s el f . Bel i eve m e,a cr at ei sf arm or es af er .
Physi calB ond Thedi f f er encebet ween t he t i edow n and t hephysi calbond i st hatt heend of t he l eash i sat t ached t o you i ns t ead ofapi eceoff ur ni t ur e. I ti sm or e cum ber s om e t o havea puppy at t ached t o you,buti tal l ow syou t o wat ch her l i ke a haw k!U sual l y,a f our f ootl eas hi sper f ectf ort hi s . Fi nal l y,even i fyou choos et o us ea t i edow n ora physi calbond,your puppysel i mi nat i on needsdontdi s appear . Y ou havet of ol l ow t he hous et r ai ni ng m et hod asi fyou w er eusi ng acr at e.
C o n c lu s io n
Ther ear eabs ol ut el y no doubt si nmymi nd t hatcr at et r ai ni ng yourdog i st he m ostcani ne ser vi ce you can r endert o yourdog. Besi desspeedi ng up dr am at i cal l yt he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s ,a cr at epr ovi desyourdog w i t h asaf e pl ace t or es t .I tal so m akest r avel i ng w i t h yourdog by carm or esecur e. Fur t her m or e,i fyou havet ol etyourdog t ot he vetover ni ght ,you w i l lm ake t hes epar at i on a l oteas i erf oryourdog and hel p herr ecover y si nces he w i l l beus ed t o sl eepi ng i n acr at e. Fi nal l y,l ot sofhot el sw ontacceptdogsi f t hey ar enotcr at et r ai ned.
W er eal m os tt her e One l astchapt ert o dealw i t h and w el lr eal l y geti nt o t hehear tofhous et r ai ni ng. Butbef or e w edo so,you have t or ead t henext chapt ersi nce f ood hasa bi gi m pacton yourpuppysabi l i t yt o get hous et r ai ned.
C H A PT E R 5:W
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W IT H IT ?
Ever yt hi ng! Iw i l lshow you i nt hi schapt ert he i m por t antr ol ef ood can pl ay i n yourhouset r ai ni ng s uccessorf ai l ur e. Iw i l lal s o expl ai n how f ood can i m pactyourdogsheal t h and behavi or .
Is it R e a lly W o r th th e E x tr a P e n n y ?
A bsol ut el y. Feedi ng a good qual i t yf ood t o yourdog hasa H U G E i m pacton hous et r ai ni ng and her esw hy.
W hen you f eed a good qual i t yf ood t o yourdog,heneedst o eatl essofi tt o sat i sf y hi shungerand t o m eethi snut r i t i onalneeds. Cons equent l y,t he pr em i um f ood bag m ay cos tm or e,buti tw i l ll as tl onger .
A good qual i t yf ood i sal s o m or eeas i l y di ges t i bl e. So i fyou com bi net hes e t wo f act or s ,you end up w i t h a puppy t hatw i l lel i mi nat el es sbypr oduct s . Fur t her m or e,si ncet he excr em entw i l lbesm al l erand f i r m er( because m os t oft hef ood w i l lbedi ges t ed) ,i tw i l lbea l oteas i erf oryourpuppy t o hol di t and l ear nt o cont r olhi sbow elm ovem ent s . N eedl es st os ay t hatdur i ng hous et r ai ni ng,t hesear ewi nni ng condi t i ons!
G ood qual i t yf oodsar e m ade w i t h nut r i t i onali ngr edi ent s . Y ourdog t hen get sever yt hi ng heneedst o keep hi m happy and heal t hy. Si nceaheal t hy dog doesnthavet o vi si tt he vet er i nar i an m any t i m esa year ,youl lsave an am azi ng am ountofm oney on vetbi l l s. Bel i eve m e,t heannualcostofa pr em i um qual i t yf ood i sa l otl es st han t hecostofcheap f ood pl ust he vet bi l l s.
H er esanot heradvant age t hatm ostpeopl e dontknow and t hatm akes f eedi ng yourdog a good qual i t yf ood w or t hw hi l e:a w el l nour i shed dog has f arl esschancet o getf l eas .
R e g u la r F e e d in g E q u a ls R e g u la r E lim in a t io n H a b its
D ur i ng houset r ai ni ng,i ti sver yi m por t antt o st i ck t o af eedi ng schedul e. I f you al waysf eed yourdog att he s am et i m e,youl lbeabl et of i gur eouti n no t i m e w hen hel lneed t o el i mi nat e. Cons equent l y,ever yt i m e you gi ve your dog t he chance t o do t her i ghtt hi ng ( t hati s,br i ngi ng hi m t o hi sel i mi nat i on zoneort oi l ets t op on t i m e) ,you hel p hi m l ear nf ast erwhatyou expectf r om hi m.
Thi nk abouti tf r om yourpuppysper spect i ve:dogsl ear n by as s oci at i on and w antt or epeatbehavi or st hatcaus esom et hi ng posi t i vet o happen. D ur i ng t hehous et r ai ni ng pr oces s,pr ai seand pl ay ar ef oryourpuppy t heposi t i ve cons equencesofel i mi nat i ng att her i ghtspot .
T h e B ig g e s t M is ta k e Y o u C a n M a k e R e la t in g to F o o d
Bas ed on t he pr i nci pl et hatever yt hi ng t hatgoesi n hast o com e out ,i fyou l et yourdog f r eef eed hi ms el f( i n ot herw or d,l et t i ng yourdog have accesst o hi sf ood al lday l ong) ,gues sw hat youl lbecl eani ng up al lday l ong and youl lneverbe abl et o hous et r ai n hi m.
A not hert hi ng aboutf r eef eedi ng:t r ai ni ng m et hodshave consi der abl y changed i nt he pastt en year s . W e now us ef ood and t oysaspos i t i ve r ei nf or cem ent st ot each dogsw hatw eexpectf r om t hem . I fyou al l ow your
dog t o eatal lt hef ood i nt he w or l d,youl ll os eal lyourappealw hen i tw i l l bet i m ef oryou t ot r ai n hi m . Thi nk abouti t .W hy w oul d yourdog w or kf or f ood i fhecan have w hathe w ant s,w hen he w ant si t !
H o w
M a n y T im e s S h o u ld I F e e d M y D o g ?
If i r ml y bel i eve t hata dog s houl d be f ed t wi ce aday. Forpuppi es,t hr ee m eal sar eeven bet t er . O fcour se,i fyou w or k dur i ng t he day and cantcom e back dur i ng yourl unch br eak t of eed yourpuppy,f eed hi m t w o m eal sa day. I thasbeen pr oven t hatf eedi ng t wi cea day hasar ealposi t i ve i m pacton yourdogsbehavi or . D og f ood st aysi n yourdogsst om ach bet w een 4 t o8 hour s. Consequent l y,i fyou f eed yourdog onl y oncea day,i tm eanst hathe l i veson an em pt ys t om ach 16 hour saday. M os tbehavi orpr obl em s,l i ke chew i ng and r es t l es s nes s,or i gi nat ef r om dogsw ho ar esi m pl y hungr y.
On t he ot herhand,i fyou f eed yourpuppy t wi ce aday,hel lhave an em pt y st om ach onl y 8 hour sa day w hi ch cor r esponds ,i fyou t hi nk abouti t ,t oa good ni ghtsl eep!
H o w
M u c h F o o d Is E n o u g h ?
St ar tby f eedi ng t he por t i on i ndi cat ed on t hef ood bag dependi ng on your puppysageand w ei ght . The easi estw ay t o know i fyou f eed t oo m uch or notenough i s,bel i eve i tornot ,by count i ng t he num berofs t ool syourdog pr oduces. I fyourdog def ecat esm or et han t hr eet i m esa day,you ar e gi vi ng hi m t oo m uch f ood. A l lyou havet o do i sadj ustt he por t i on off ood unt i l yourdog def ecat est hr eet i m esa day.
By t he way,dontsw i t ch t o anot hert ype off ood dur i ng hous et r ai ni ng. A puppyss t om ach i seasi l y upsetby a changeoff ood and i t shar dt o hous et r ai n apuppy w ho hasdi ar r hea!Once yourpuppy i shous et r ai ned,i t wi l lbe easi erf orhi m t o adaptt ot hechange.
L a b e l R e a d in g 1 0 1
I vet ol d you how i m por t anta good qual i t yf ood can be i n you dogsl i f e. H ow ever ,Is t i l lhave nott ol d you how t o di f f er ent i at ea good qual i t yf ood f r om acheap one. Thes ur ef i r ew ay t o m akesur eyour ef eedi ng yourdog appr opr i at el yi st or ead t he l abelt o know exact l y whati si nt hebag.
D og f ood i sas ci ence i ni t sel fand Iw ontpr et end t hatIknow ever yt hi ng abouti t . H owever ,af t err eadi ng a l oton t hats ubj ect ,Ican gi ve you one pr i nci pl et of ol l ow t hatw i l lhel p you m ake a good choi ce. Bas i cal l y,t wo of t hef i r s tt hr ee i ngr edi ent s,and pr ef er abl yt hef i r s tt wo i ngr edi ent s,l i st ed on t he l abels houl d be ani m alpr ot ei ns( beef ,chi cken,l am b,f i s h) . The l aw r equi r esm anuf act ur er st ol i stt hei ngr edi ent si nt heor derofpr edom i nance by w ei ght . So,t hef i r s ti ngr edi entl i s t ed on t he l abeli st he onef ound i n bi gges tpr opor t i on i nt he f ood com posi t i on. Al t hough i ti sa bi tt echni cal ,Iencour age you t or ead t he ar t i cl e ent i t l ed I nt er pr et i ng PetFood Label s post ed on t he websi t eoft he Cent erf or V et er i nar y M edi ci ne att hef ol l ow i ng addr ess : ht t p: / / www. f da. gov/ cvm / i ndex/ cons um er / pet l abel . ht m.
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Thes am e pr i nci pl ef orf ood appl i est o w at er .I fyou dontm oni t orhow m uch goesi n,you wontbe abl et o pr edi cthow m uch w i l lgetout .
D ur i ng t he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s,you w ontl etyourdog haveaccesst o al l t he w at erhe w ant s. Y oul lgi vehi m w at erats peci f i c m om ent sand never af t er7: 00 p. m .i fyou dontw antt o getup t hr eet i m esdur i ng t he ni ght .
H ow ever ,i fyou getyourpuppy i nt he m i ddl eofas cor chi ng heat ,youl l have t o m ake an except i on t ot he7 ocl ock r ul e. W hen i t sver y hot ,Igi ve m y dogsi cechi ps . They l ove t hem and i tr eal l y hel psbr i ng dow n t hei r i nt er nalt em per at ur e.
O nce yourdog i shous et r ai ned,you w i l lm ake sur et hatheal w ayshasacces s t o af r es h suppl y ofw at er .
Fi nal l y hous et r ai ni ng st epbys t ep i snext .
C H A PT E R 6:H O U SE T R A IN IN G S T E P ST E P BY If i r ml y bel i eve t hatever y dog can be houset r ai ned. I tm ay s om et i m est ake l ongert han w e w oul dl i ke,butw i t h al i t t l e bi tofpat i enceand consi st ency you w i l ls ucceed.
T h e O r ig in a l S e v e n - S t e p T e c h n iq u e
Steps W hatt o do 1 G etyour puppy outofhi s crat e or hi sdom ai n and puthi sl eash on. 2 A ccom pany hi m to hi sel i mi nati on zone or toi l etst op. 3 D O N T say a w ord unt i lhe st art sel i mi nati ng. 4 W hen hesget ti ng dow n to busi ness,say your com m and w ord i n a softvoi ce. 5 Prai se hi m l i ke crazy for el i mi nat i ng atthe ri ghtpl ace. 6 Pl ay w i t h your puppy a coupl e ofm i nut esatl east. 7 B ri ng your puppy back t o hi scrat e or dom ai n. Fol l ow t hes es t epsever yt i m e yourpuppy needst o el i mi nat e and i n no t i me youl lhave ahous et r ai ned dog,guar ant eed!
In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
T he R i ghtPat h I ti sver yi m por t antt hatyou al waysf ol l ow t hesam epat h,uset hesam e door , w hen accom panyi ng yourpuppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone ort oi l ets t op. That show youl lt each yourdog t o as k you t o go outort o go on hi sow n t o hi st oi l ets t op.
I fyourpuppy st ar t sel i mi nat i ng on yourw ay t ot he EZ orTS,s ay a f i r m out s i de ort oi l et ( orw hat everw or d you w antt o us e) ,pi ck hi m up,br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS and f ol l ow t heot hers t eps( s i l ence,com m and w or d, pr ai s eand pl ay) . A ccom panyi ng your puppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone or t oi l etstop W hy do Iw antyou t o accom pany yourpuppy? Fi r s t ,becausesi nce your puppy i son l eas h and you can cont r olhi sw her eabout s ,he w ontdo anyt hi ng el sebutgetdow n t o busi ness .
Second,i ti st heonl y way f oryou t o bes ur et hatyourdog hascom pl et el y em pt i ed bot h r es er voi r s .Fur t her m or e,si ncepr ai s ei san i m por t ants t ep t o yourpuppyshouset r ai ni ng s uccess ,you M U ST be t her et o pr ai s ehi m w hen hedoest he r i ghtt hi ng.
Thi r d,youl ls ee w hat sget t i ng outoft her e!Som e puppy get sdi ar r hea when you br i ng t hem hom ebecaus eofal lt heexci t em ent .I nt hes eci r cum s t ances , i ti sver yi m por t antt o m oni t orcl osel yt he si t uat i on. A dog dehydr at esver y eas i l y,par t i cul ar l y sm al lpuppi es,donthesi t at et o cal lyourvetand ask hi m/ herw hatt o do i ft he di ar r hea l as t sm or et han a day.
Four t h,i ti st heonl y w ay f oryou t o counthow m any s t ool syourdog pr oducesi n a day.A sI ve m ent i oned bef or e,yourgoali st hr eepoopsa day.
Fi nal l y,i fyou dontgo out si de w i t h yourpuppy,t her esa good chancet hat al lhel lw antt o do i scom e back i ns i debecaus ehew ant st o be w i t h you. I f you l ethi m i nt hi nki ng he does ntneed t o go,Ican guar ant ee you t hathel l pr obabl yr el i evehi m sel fi n s i d e w i t hi n a coupl eofm i nut es! Shhhh. . . U nt i lyourpuppy st ar t st o el i mi nat e,you w onts ay a w or d.Som e ofyou m ay bet hi nki ng:W hatdoesi tchange i fIt al kt o m y dog? Fi r s t ,you dont w anthi m t o getdi s t r act ed.Y ou br oughthi m outf orone pur pose: el i mi nat i ng.
Second,you dontwantt o m ake oneoft he m ostcom m on m i st akesnew owner sm ake:I fyou w er et hi nki ng l i kea dog,i n ot herw or dsas soci at ean act i on w i t h a cons equence,her est he concl us i on you w oul d ar r i ve at :w hen w e go outIgetal lt heat t ent i on,butt he m i nut eIr el i eve m ysel f ,no m or e at t ent i on and back i nt he house. D ogsar esm ar t ,you know . They l i ke t he out door sand w oul d m uch pr ef ers t ayi ng out s i de t hen goi ng back i nt he hous e. Thef i nalr esul tw oul d be adog t hathol dsi tasl ong ashe can s o he can s t ay out s i de l onger . El i mi nati ng on C om m and Fort hos eofyou w ho pl an t o par t i ci pat ei n obedi ence,agi l i t y orany ot her dog act i vi t i es ,t eachi ng yourdog t o el i mi nat eon com m and w i l lbe ver y us ef ul . A nd f ort hoseofyou w ho dontpl an t o com pet ei n any oft hese spor t s,t hi scom m and w i l lm ake yourl i f ea l oteasi er .J ustt hi nk f orexam pl e t hatyou ar ei n ahur r y oryour el at ef oran appoi nt m ent ,you cer t ai nl y dont w antt o spend hal fan hourout si de wai t i ng f oryou dog t o at t end t ot he cal l
ofnat ur e!Y oul lal so f i nd t hi scom m and ver y us ef ulw hen i t sf r eezi ng out si deorr ai ni ng cat sand dogs!
Y ou f i r s thavet o chooseacom m and w or d. Rem em bert hatyou w i l lonl y us et hatw or df ort hatpur pos e. A l otofpeopl e us ehur r y up,butdont hes i t at et o becr eat i ve. H ow ever ,dontchoos ea w or dt hatyou us er egul ar l y i n casualconver sat i ons. Forexam pl e,f ort hos eofyou w ho have ki ds ,I w oul dntus e l et sgo!I m sur e you can i m agi ne w hatt her es ul tcoul d be T eachi ng your D og to G o on C om m and 1. Br i ng yourdog t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone ort oi l ets t op. 2. D ontsay a w or d. Rem em ber ,i fyou t al k and pay at t ent i on t o hi m, hel lf or getw hathess uppos ed t o do. 3. The m om enthe st ar t st o ur i nat e ordef ecat e,s ay yourcom m and w or d i n a ver ys of tt one ofvoi ce. 4. O nce f i ni s hed,pr ai s e yourdog l avi s hl y.
A syou can s ee,i t sver y easy t ot each t hi scom m and. Buts i ncedogsl ear n by r epet i t i on,i ti sver yi m por t antt o us ei tever yt i m e you br i ng yourdog t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone ort oi l ets t op. O nce yourdog hasl ear ned t he com m and, hew i l lgetdow n t o busi ness r api dl y and t hatw i l lal l ow t he bot h ofyou t o spend m or equal i t yt i m et oget her . Prai se,prai se,prai se Pr ai s esar eext r em el yi m por t antw hen your ehous et r ai ni ng yourdog becaus et hat show hel lknow t hathehasdonet he r i ghtt hi ng. D ont
hes i t at et o pr ai se yourdog wi t h a G oood boy and G oood gi r l ever yt i me yourpuppy doess om et hi ng you l i ke. Pl ay,a nat uraldog behavi or D ogsl i ke t o pl ay.N ot hi ng m akest hem m or ehappy t han pl ayi ng w i t h you. A sI ve t ol d you bef or e,i fyou pl ay w i t h yourdog,even i fi t sonl yf ora coupl eofm i nut es ,A FTER hehasel i mi nat ed,hel lr el i eve hi m sel fa l ot f ast er .
M o r e T ip s a n d In f o r m a t io n o n H o u s e t r a in in g
For t hose ofyou i nt he N orth Bel i eve i tornot ,s now can sl ow dow n yourpuppyshouset r ai ni ng pr ogr es s . H ow ?I fyou l etyourpuppy w al ki nt he snow w her ehe j ustr el i eved hi m sel f , hel lbr i ng snow w i t h ur i ne s t uck i n hi spaw sback i nt he house.
I fyou dontdr y yourpuppyspawsw i t h at owelbef or eput t i ng hi m back t o hi scr at eordom ai n,t he snow w i l lm el ti nt hecr at eoron t hef l oor .Y our puppy w i l lt hen sm el lt he ur i ne and i tm ay ver y w el lt r i ggerhi sdesi r et o el i mi nat e agai n.Y oul lend up w i t h an acci dentt hatcoul d have been eas i l y avoi ded.
K eepi ng yourpuppyshai rshor tand cl ean i si m por t ant ,i n par t i cul ardur i ng t hehous et r ai ni ng pr oces s.
Im portance ofpi cki ng up aft er your dog A thom e:A ss t r angeasi tm i ghts eem ,a dog w ontdef ecat ej ustbesi de anot herst ooll ef ton t he gr ound.Consequent l y,i fyou dontpi ck up af t er yourdog,he w i l lgr adual l y wi den hi sel i mi nat i on zone.So,i fyou dontw ant yourw hol e backyar dt o becom e adoggy t oi l et ,i t sbet t ert o keep t he el i mi nat i on zone cl ean. E veryw here el se: Icannotst r es senough t he i m por t ance ofpi cki ng up af t er yourdog w hen you br i ng hi m f ora w al k,i n apar k,cam pi ng,et c.Too m any peopl ehat e dogsbecaus esom e dog ow ner sl eavet hei rdogsw ast e ever yw her e.Pl eas e,poop and scoop.I t st hebes tcont r i but i on you can m ake t ot he i m pr ovem entoft hecani nepopul at i onsr eput at i on. H esnotel i mi nati ng,w hatshoul d I do? I fyouve spent5 m i nut esw i t h yourpuppy athi sEZ orTS and he hasnot el i mi nat ed,puthi m back i n hi sCRA TE,l ethi m t her ef or10 m i nut esand t r y agai n. I m sur et hatw i t hi nt hr eeat t em pt syourpuppy w i l lhave r el i eved hi ms el f . T eachi ng your dog t o respectt he house A tone poi nt ,you w i l lpr obabl y w antt ol etyourdog l oose i nt hehous e.To achi eve t hi s,you have t ot each yourdog t or es pectt he w hol e hous e.Thebest w ay i st ol etyourpuppy expl or eoner oom oft hehouse ata t i m e and al w ays A FTER he hascom pl et el y em pt i ed bot h bl adderand bow el .
D ontst ar tt heexpl or at i on oft he housebef or eyourdog hasl ear ned t o keep hi sdom ai n cl ean and even t hen,you m ustw at ch hi m l i kea haw k!Iw oul d
al so r ecom m end t o have yourdog on l eas h dur i ng youradvent ur e t oget her . O utdoor T rai ni ng and Inf ect i ous D i seases M ostvet sw i l lr ecom m end you nott ot ake yourpuppy outf orwal ksunt i lhe hasbeen i m m uni zed agai ns ti nf ect i ousdi s eas es. Fort heci t y dog,t hi si s par t i cul ar l yt r uesi nce yourpuppy can cat ch di seasesby sni f f i ng t he excr em ent sofot herdogsnoti m m uni zed.
Bei ng awar eoft hi s,i fyou w antyourpuppy t o el i mi nat eout doorr i ghtaw ay, It hi nk t heeasi estw ay i st o al w aysus et he s am es potand nott ol etyourdog sni f fatot herdogs excr em ent s .
H o u s e tr a in in g th e A d u lt D o g
A sI ve t ol d you pr evi ousl y,t he hous et r ai ni ng m et hod does ntchange w i t h an adul tdog. I t sm or eaquest i on oft i m et han anyt hi ng el s e:an adul tdog can hol di tand s t ay i n hi scr at el onger . Ther ef or e,you can el i mi nat et he hour l yt r i psout si deand pl an f ort hr eeorf ourt r i psa day.
Thef i r s tt hi ng you have t o do w hen you getan adul tdog i st o have hi m check by a vet . O nce you know t hatyourdog i si n per f ectheal t h,you can st ar thous et r ai ni ng hi m . O fcour s e,yourdogspr evi ousow nerm ay have per f ect l y houset r ai ned hi m.I ft hat st hecas e,al lyoul lhavet o do hi sshow yourdog hi snew el i mi nat i on zoneort oi l etst op.
T h e B i g D O N T S D u r i n g H o u s e t r a i n i n g
D O N T putyourdogsnosei n hi sm es s. I thasbeen pr oven overand overagai nt hatal lyou w i l laccom pl i s hi st o m ake m at t er sw or s e,s car e yourpuppy and des t r oy any chanceofbui l di ng a s t r ong r el at i ons hi p wi t h hi m. D O N T r epr i m and yourdog af t erhehasm adea m i st ake. H e w ont r em em berw hathe hasdone. A dogsm em or y ofhi sact i onsl ast sonl y f r om 1 t o 6 seconds. That sw hy r epr i m andi ng yourdog f orhi sm es s w hen you ar r i ve f r om wor ki sabsol ut el y poi nt l ess . Fr om yourdogs poi ntofvi ew ,yourar r i vali ssom et hi ng negat i vet hathe shoul d be af r ai d of . D O N T shoutatyourdog i fyou cat ch hi m i nt he act .I nst ead, i nt er r upthi m by s ayi ng af i r m out si de ort oi l et ,pi ck hi m up ( t hat st he onl yt i m e you s houl d pi ck up yourdog t o br i ng hi m t o hi s el i mi nat i on zone ort oi l etst op) ,puthi sl eash on,go t ot he desi gnat ed spot ,l ethi m f i ni sh w hathe had s t ar t ed att he wr ong pl ace and t hen pr ai s ehi m l avi shl yf orgoi ng att he r i ghtpl ace. I fyou scol d hi m ,you wi l lonl yt each hi m t o el i mi nat e w hen your enotar ound and t hat s exact l yt he opposi t eofw hatwe w antt o accom pl i s h. H e m ay al s of i nd hi ms el fahi dden s pots om ew her ei n yourhous e w her ehecan go peacef ul l y!A gai n,t hat snotw hatw e w ant .Cal m and vi gi l ance ar e yourbes tal l i esw hen hous et r ai ni ng yourdog. D O N T w al k yourdog t o havehi m el i mi nat ed.A w al ks houl d bea r ewar df orel i mi nat i ng qui ckl y nott he ot herway ar ound.Bel i eve m e, yourwal ksw i l lbecom e l ongerand l ongeronceyourdog w i l lhave f i gur ed outt hatel i mi nat i ng m eanst he end oft he w al k.H e w i l l suddenl y be abl et o hol di tf orm i l es!
D O N T l etyourdog r oam f r eel yi nt hehouseunt i lhe i scom pl et el y and r el i abl y houset r ai ned. That sone oft he m os tcom m on m i st akes new ow ner sm ake. Rem em ber ,a dog w onts oi lhi sl eavi ng quar t er s, t hat sw hy youl lus e bot ht ypesofconf i nem ent s . Lat er ,once your puppy hasl ear ned t o cont r olhi sbl adderand t hatt hedesi gnat ed pl ace ( EZ orTS)i st he one and onl y pl aceaccept abl et o do hi sbusi nes s , youl lbe abl et ol ethi m expl or et he r es toft hehous e. D O N T pr ai s e yourdog f orel i mi nat i ng on t hepaperunl es syou ar e am ong t he ver yf ew w ho w i l lneed t o papert r ai nt hei rdog.The onl y r eas on Is ugges tput t i ng paperon t hef l oori st o m ake i teasi erf oryou t o pi ck up t he m es s .I fyou dontm i nd pi cki ng up yourpuppys gi f t s di r ect l yf r om t he f l oor ,donthesi t at et of or gett hepaper al t oget her . D O N T f or gett hatyou ar edeal i ng w i t h a puppy. H e w ont under s t and w hatyou w antunt i lyou havet aughthi m i nt hesi m pl est w ay. That sw hy Ius et he s evens t ep t echni que. I t seasy t of ol l ow and cantbe m or ecl earf r om adogspoi ntofvi ew .
I nt henextchapt er ,A Schedul ef orEver yone,I ve pr ovi ded you w i t h an exam pl eofw hata t ypi calday w oul d be l i kedur i ng t hehouset r ai ni ng phas e ofyourpuppy.
C H A PT E R 7:A SC H E D U L E FO R E V E R Y O N E
G et t i ng apuppy does ntm ean t hatyou havet o change yourl i f es t yl e com pl et el y. W hati si m por t antf oryourpuppy i sconsi st ency. Ther ei sno doubtt hatadher i ng t o a st r i cts chedul ei nt hebegi nni ng w i l lspeed up your puppyshous et r ai ni ng pr ogr es s. I fyou cantf ol l ow a r i gi d schedul e,i tw i l l t ake abi tl onger ,butyoul lgett her edontwor r y.
A H o u s e t r a i n i n g D a y i n y o u r P u p p y s L i f e
Let snow s ee w hata day i n yourpuppysl i f eshoul d be l i ke w hen you ar e hous et r ai ni ng hi m. 6: 30 G etyourpuppy outofhi scr at e,puthi sl eas h on and wal k wi t h hi m t o t heel i mi nat i on zone ort oi l ets t op. D ontsay a w or d. W hen hest ar t s peei ng,us e yourcom m and w or d. O ncehesf i ni s hed,pr ai s ehi m l avi s hl y and w ai tf orhi m t o def ecat e. W hen hes t ar t st o poop us e your com m and w or d agai n. O nce hesf i ni s hed,pr ai s ehi m asi fhej ust f ound apotofgol d!Pl ay w i t h yourdog f oracoupl eofm i nut es. Br i ng hi m back i nt hehouse. 6: 45 Lethi m pl ay i n hi sdom ai n. 7: 15 Feed yourdog and gi vehi m s om e w at er . 7: 30 Br i ng yourpuppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone ( EZ)ort oi l ets t op ( TS) . O nce hehasel i mi nat ed,pr ai s eand pl ay w i t h yourdog and br i ng hi m back i nt he hous e. 7: 45 Letyourpuppy pl ay i n hi sdom ai n. 8: 00 Conf i ne yourpuppy i n hi sdom ai ni fyou l eave f ort heday ori n hi s cr at ei fyou ar eathom e. 10: 00 ( f orpeopl eathom e)G i ve yourpuppy som e wat ert hen br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS. O ncehe hasel i mi nat ed,pr ai seand pl ay w i t h yourdog.
Lethi m pl ay i n hi sdom ai nf orhal fan hourand conf i ne hi m t o hi s cr at e. N oon ( f orpeopl eathom e)G etyourpuppy outofhi scr at eand br i ng hi m t o hi sdesi gnat ed pl acef orel i mi nat i on. Lethi m pl ay i nt he ki t chen f or 15 t o 30 m i nut est hen f eed hi m and gi ve hi m w at er . 12: 15 ( f orpeopl eathom e)G i ve yourpuppy som e wat ert hen br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS agai n. O ncehe hasel i mi nat ed,pr ai s eand pl ay w i t h hi m. Lethi m pl ay i n hi sdom ai nf orhal fan hourand conf i ne hi m t o hi s cr at e. 2: 00 p. m. ( f orpeopl eathom e)G i ve yourpuppy som e wat ert hen br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS. O nce hehasel i mi nat ed,pr ai seand pl ay wi t h yourdog.Lethi m pl ay i n hi sdom ai nf orhal fan hourand conf i nehi m t o hi scr at e. 4: 00 p. m. ( f orpeopl eathom e)G i ve yourdog s om e w at erand br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS. O ncehe hasel i mi nat ed,pr ai s eand pl ay wi t h yourdog. Lethi m pl ay i n hi sdom ai nf orhal fan hourand conf i nehi m t o hi scr at e. 6: 00 p. m . H opef ul l y,al lofyou w i l lbe hom e by now .So,t hem om entyou com e back hom e br i ng yourpuppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone or t oi l ets t op. O ncehe hasel i mi nat ed,pr ai se and pl ay w i t h your dog. Br i ng hi m back i nt he hous e. 6: 15 p. m . Letyourdog pl ay and w at ch al lt heact i on i nt he ki t chen f r om hi sdom ai n.Thi si saper f ectt i m et o havea t r ai ni ng s es si on. Y ourpuppy w i l lbe hungr y and eagert ol ear n.D onthes i t at et o us eapor t i on ofhi sf ood r at i on asr ewar ds .W i t h 15 ki bbl es,you can pr act i ce 8 dow nsand 7 si t s ,al li nl es st han 5 m i nut es! 6: 30 p. m . Putyourpuppy i n hi scr at eand gi vehi m hi sm eal . 6: 45 p. m . Letyourpuppy dr i nk and br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS. O nce he hasel i mi nat ed,pl ay w i t h yourdog and br i ng hi m back i n hi s dom ai n.
8: 45 p. m . Br i ng yourpuppy t o hi sEZ orTS. O ncehehasel i mi nat ed, pr ai s eand pl ay wi t h yourdog.Puthi m i n hi sdom ai n. 11: 00 p. m . O ne l astt r i pt o hi sEZ orTS. O ncehe hasel i mi nat ed,pl ay w i t h yourdog br i ef l y and conf i ne hi m t o hi scr at ef ort heni ght . Thi si sa gener ales t i m at e. K eep t hel aps e oft i m e bet w een act i vi t i est he sam eand you shoul dnthave any pr obl em .A l s o,us et he bl ank s chedul e pr ovi ded asBonus1 t o det er mi ne yourpuppysel i mi nat i on habi t s ,and si m pl y adj us tt hi ss chedul e accor di ngl y.
A syou can s ee,al lyou havet o do i st o becons i s t ent . Y ourpuppy wi l lgr ow up and t het r i pst ot heEZ and TS w i l lbecom e l essf r equent . Thes peed ofyourpuppyshous et r ai ni ng pr ogr essdependsa l oton t he num beroft i m esyou can br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS dur i ng a day.
S o m e P ie c e s o f A d v ic e f o r F u ll T im e W o r k e r s
Fi r s t ,t r yt o getup 15 m i nut esear l i er . Thi sw i l lal l ow you t o accom pl i s ht wo t hi ngs:a)pl ay l ongerw i t h yourpuppy s o hel lsl eep pr obabl yt hr ough t he m or ni ng and b)youl lhave t i m et o br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS one m or et i me bef or el eavi ng f orw or k.
Second,Iencour age you t o ask anei ghbort o com e by atl eas tonce dur i ng t heday t o br i ng yourpuppy t o hi sEZ orTS. Y ou can al so hi r e apet si t t er .
I fnoneoft hes eopt i onsar epossi bl e,i t snott he end oft he w or l d butexpect t o havesom ecl eani ng up t o do w hen youl lcom e back hom e.
M o r e T ip s
Al li si nt he bond D onthesi t at e once yourdog hasel i mi nat ed t o uset he physi calbond expl ai ned i n chapt er4 t o keep yourpuppy cl os et o you. Thi sr ei nf or cest he bond and hel pscr eat east r ong r el at i onshi p bet ween you t w o. Forexam pl e,you can easi l y have yourpuppy pl ay wi t h hi schew t oy atyour f eetwhi l e your er eadi ng a book,r es pondi ng t o yourem ai l sorw at chi ng TV . Y ou donthave t o w or r yt hathel lm ake a m i st ake si nce hest i ed t o you. Y ahoo!T he w eekend Y ou m ay have not i ced t hatt he bl ank s chedul et hatIgave you asBonus1 i s as evenday schedul e. I n ot herw or ds,t hehouset r ai ni ng s chedul eofyour puppy w ontchange becaus ei t st he w eekend. I fhesused t o getup at 6 ocl ock dur i ng t he w eek,you can bepr et t y sur et hathel lal so w akeup ar ound t hatt i m e dur i ng t he w eekend. Ti mi ng i s everythi ng Fr om t he begi nni ng,I vet ol d you aboutt he i m por t ance ofpr edi ct i ng w hen yourpuppy w i l lneed t o el i mi nat eand I ve pr ovi ded you w i t h a bl ank schedul et o hel p you w i t ht hi st ask.
M aybe you ar eas ki ng your sel f :why i si ts oi m por t antt hatIw r i t edow n m y puppysel i mi nat i on habi t s? Becaus et i mi ng i sever yt hi ng! Som e dogsw i l l def ecat e5 m i nut esaf t ereat i ng,ot her s10,15,30 m i nut esl at er .
I n or derf oryou t o know w hen yourpuppy w i l lneed t o def ecat e,you f i r st have t o keep a l og ofhi shabi t s. Let ssay f orexam pl et hatyou have
det er mi ned t hatyourdog us ual l y def ecat es20 m i nut esaf t ereat i ng. I m sur e you w oul d agr ee w i t h m et hataccom panyi ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS f i ve mi nut esaf t erhi sm ealw oul d bepr obabl y usel es s. Al lt hatw oul d do i sm ake you l ose yourpr eci oust i m e. A nyw ay,keepi ng a l og w i l lj us tm ake yourl i f e al oteas i ersi nce i tw i l ls peed up yourpuppyshous et r ai ni ng pr ogr ess . Rem em ber ,ever yt i m e yourdog i sr i ghti sas t ep cl os ert o aper f ect l y hous et r ai ned dog.
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BecauseIw antt o be t hor ough and Iwantal lm y cl i ent st of i nd answ er st o t hei rhous et r ai ni ng ques t i ons ,I veadded t hi schapt erf ort he ver y sm al l pr opor t i on ofyou w ho w oul d wantt o papert r ai nt hei rdog. A sI ve t ol d you i nt hebegi nni ng,papert r ai ni ng yourdog i sN O T t he f i r st st ep t o hous et r ai ni ng.I nf act ,papert r ai ni ng w oul d be hi ghl y conf usi ng t o yourpuppy i fyou w anthi m t o el i mi nat e out doora l l t h e t i m e si nce you w oul d bet eachi ng hi m t hatel i mi nat i ng i nt hehouse i saccept abl e. Fort hos eofyou w ho l i ve i n ahi ghr i s eorar edi sabl ed,you j us thave t o f ol l ow t he s evens t ep t echni que and br i ng yourpuppy t o hi st oi l ets t op. A gai n,you dontneed t of i r s tpapert r ai n yourdog i nt hi ssi t uat i on. The paperon t he f l oori n yourpuppysdom ai ni sonl y acl eani ng up t ool ,not t hef i r s tst ep t oi ndoort r ai ni ng. Ther ei sno doubti nmymi nd t hatpapert r ai ni ng i sa t em por ar y sol ut i on. Forexam pl e,yourvetst r i ct l yf or bi dsyou t ot akeyourpuppy out si de unt i l hesf ul l yi m m uni zed. Ial s of i r ml y bel i eve t hati tpr ol ongst hehouset r ai ni ng pr oces ssi nceonce yourdog i sr eady t o go out s i de you have t or et r ai n hi m. W hatI ve deci ded t o gi ve you i sapaperm anagem ent t echni que. The i dea i st o getyourpuppy us ed t o el i mi nat eon a f ew pi ecesofpaperi na des i gnat ed pl ace i nsi de hi sdom ai n. I nt heseci r cum s t ances ,Iw oul d r ecom m end t o nei t herr epr i m and norpr ai s e yourdog f orgoi ng on paper . Thi ssi t uat i on i st em por ar y and you dontw antt o pr ai s e yourdog f or r el i evi ng hi ms el fi nt hehouse.
P a p e r M a n a g e m e n t in T h r e e S te p s
Step W hatto do Covert he ent i r ef l oorofyourpuppysdom ai n wi t h a pl as t i csheetand 1 puts ever all ayer sofpaperon i t . O nce s oi l ed,putt hepaper sf r om t he bot t om l ayer son t op oft he new 2 cl ean ones.Thesm el lw i l lat t r actyourdog t ot hi ss pott he nextt i me heneedst o go. I fyou w antt o encour age hi m t o us eones poti n par t i cul ar ,t hat sw her eyou s houl d putt he s oi l ed paper . O nce yourdog const ant l y us et he s am espot ,gr adual l yr em ove t he 3 paperf r om t he ar eahesnotus i ng f orel i mi nat i on. I fhe keepst he uncover ed ar eacl ean,you can cont i nuer em ovi ng s om e paper sunt i l heel i mi nat esr epeat edl y on a sm al lcover ed ar ea. I fhes oi l st he uncover ed ar ea,go back a coupl e ofst epsand r ecovert hear ea. Tr yt o r em ovesom epaper sagai ni n acoupl eofdays. Rem em bert hatever y pr i nci pl esofout doorand i ndoort r ai ni ng pr evi ousl y m ent i oned appl yf orpapert r ai ni ng t oo. Forexam pl e,you w i l ls t i l lus ea cr at eand you wontl etyourpuppy expl or eot herr oom si nt hehous ebef or e hehasel i mi nat ed.
M a k in g th e T r a n s it io n
I t snow t i m ef oryourdog t os t ar tel i mi nat i ng out si de. A l lyou have t o do i s f ol l ow t he s evens t ep t echni que expl ai ned i n det ai li n chapt er6. Y ou shoul ds t ar tt het r ansi t i on on a w eekend so t hatyou can conf i ne your puppy s t r i ct l yt o hi scr at e. I tw i l lhel p speedi ng up t hepr oces si fhecant soi lhi sdom ai n. W hen i t sel i mi nat i on t i m e,j us tf ol l ow t he s t epsout l i ned on page 37.
O n M onday,go back t ot he usualschedul e:l et t i ng hi m i n hi sdom ai n w hi l e your e atw or k. I tw oul d becr uelt o conf i ne yourpuppy i n hi scr at ei f your e nott her et ot akehi m out s i de. H e w oul dntbe abl et o hol di tt hatl ong and youl lend up w i t h a ver y di f f i cul thouset r ai ni ng pr obl em t o sol ve. H er esa pr obl em you m ay encount erdur i ng t he t r ans i t i on:w hen you br i ng yourpuppy out si de,hedoesntel i mi nat e. I nf act ,he hol dsi tunt i lhesback i nsi de. Jus tbr i ng s om e ofyourpuppyspaper sout s i de and putt hem on t he gr assori nt he gut t er . Pl acehi m on t hepaperand w ai tf orhi m t o getdow n t o busi nes s . I fhehasnotel i mi nat ed af t er5 m i nut es,puthi m back i n hi scr at eand w ai t 15 m i nut es . G o back out si de and r epeatt he pr ocessunt i lheel i mi nat es.The f i r s tt i m e yourdog el i mi nat esout doordontf or gett o pr ai s e hi m l i ke cr azy and gi ve hi m s om e t r eat sso he w i l lr eal l y ass oci at eel i mi nat i ng out si deas som et hi ng w onder f ul . Y ourdog s houl d gett he i deapr et t ys oon t hathi s el i mi nat i on s poti snow out si de. Y oul lt hen beabl et or em ove al lt he paper s .
O n e L a s t W o rd
Even i fyou need f orone r eas on ort he ot hert o papert r ai n yourdog,i tw oul d bean excel l enti deat o al s oi nt r oduce yourpuppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on spot out si deatl eastonceort wi ce ever y w eek unt i li t st i m ef ort het r ansi t i on. I t wi l lm aket het r ansi t i on f as t erand easi erf oryourpuppy.
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,IT S SPO T L E SS C L E A N
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A tone m om entort he ot her ,yourpuppy w i l lm ake a m ess! I nt hi schapt er ,I wi l lt el lyou ever yt hi ng you need t o know aboutcl eani ng up yourpuppys m ess ess ot hatshe doesntgeti nt ot he habi tofm essi ng ever yw her e.
J u s t T e ll M e W h y
Ther ear et wo r easonsw hy a dog w i l lm es st hes am espotoverand over agai n:1)t hesm el lofherl astcal l i ng car d at t r act sherand s he w ant st o r ef r esh herspot ;2)el i mi nat i ng att hatspothasbecom ea habi t . I nt hef i r s tcas e,t he s ol ut i on i ssi m pl e. A l lyou have t o do i scl ean up t hor oughl y. For t unat el y,t hi schapt eri sf i l l ed w i t ht i psand advi ceon t he subj ect .I nt he s econd cas e,youl lhave t o br eak t hehabi tby s uper vi si ng yourpuppy m or ecl osel y am ong ot hert hi ngs .
N o T im e fo r a B o tc h e d J o b
Icannots t r es senough t he i m por t anceofcl eani ng up t hor oughl y. A dogs nos ei sbet w een a t housand and t en t housandst i m esm or epower f ult han a hum an nose. I n ot herw or ds,onedr op ofur i ne i senough t o pr om ptyour dog t or ef r es ht hes pot .
P r o d u c t s to A v o id
Bel i eve i tornot ,s om ecom m on hous ehol d cl eani ng pr oduct scan m ake m at t er sw or s e. That st he case w i t h al lpr oduct scont ai ni ng am m oni aand phenol .A m m oni ai sa nat ur albypr oductofdecom posi ng ur i neand phenol bas ed pr oduct shavea st r ong odort hatm askst hem es sbutdoesntgetr i d of i t .
H o m e m a d e P ro d u c ts
Y ou can easi l y concoctcl eani ng up s ol ut i onsm adef r om househol d pr oduct s .M i x onepar tofvi negart ot hr ee par t sofwar m wat erf r om t he f aucetand one cap ofl i qui d det er gent ,l i ke I vor y. Bi car bonat e ofsoda i s al so ver y us ef ulsi nce i tcan absor b m ostoft he l i qui d. A l lyou have t o do nexti st o vacuum i t . Y ou can al so us ea col dw as hl aundr y det er gentt hat cont ai nsenzym est hatyou w i l lm i xwi t h enough w at ert o di ss ol ve t he pow der .
Fi nal l y,hous ehol d pr oduct scont ai ni ng or ange peelar eal s o ver y ef f ect i ve and have t headvant ageofl eavi ng apl easantf r agr ance i nt heai r .
C o m m e r c ia l P r o d u c ts
Y ou can f i nd a vastnum berofcl eans er s ,petdeodor i zer sand odor neut r al i zer si n pets t or es . Thes epr oduct sar ever y ef f ect i ve becauset hey cont ai n enzym est hatneut r al i ze t heur i neand f ecesby br eaki ng t hem dow n. O nce br oken dow n,yourpuppy w ontbeat t r act ed t ot hatspotanym or e.
Forvom i t i ng and di ar r hea,you can usehi ghl y abs or bentcr ys t al sorf l akes . Y ourj us thave t o spr i nkl et hepr oductovert he m es s. O ncet he l i qui di s abs or bed,you can sw eep ever yt hi ng ont o a dus tpan.
I n gener al ,com m er ci alpr oduct sgi ve you ver y det ai l ed di r ect i onst of ol l ow. Per sonal l y,f orcar petIpr ef erodorneut r al i zer st hatyou can appl y di r ect l y on t he soi l ed ar ear i ghtaf t err em ovi ng asm uch was t eand ur i neasposs i bl e. Y ou can s ki pt hecl eani ng s t ep si ncet hese pr oduct sdo bot hj obs:r em ovi ng st ai n and odor .
E f fe c tiv e S t e p -b y -S te p C le a n in g M e th o d s
M ethod f or nonporoussurfaces,l i ke l i nol eum . Steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W hatt o do Cl ean up ass oon aspossi bl e. Putyourpuppy i n a pl ace w her eshe CAN T seeyou cl eani ng up. Rem ove ur i new i t h papert ow eland pi ck up s t oolwi t ht oi l etpapers o you can f l us hi tdow n t het oi l et . W ett he ar ea w i t h a hom em ade orcom m er ci alcl eanser . Al w ayscl ean f r om t heout si det ow ar dt he m i ddl et o avoi ds pr eadi ng t he m ess . Ri nse t wi ce,changi ng w at ereach t i m e. Spr ay t hespotw i t h an odorneut r al i zer . Bl ock acces st ot hespotunt i lt he pr oducti scom pl et el y dr y.
M ethod f or poroussurfaces,l i ke carpet . Steps 1 2 3 W hatt o do Cl ean up ass oon aspossi bl e. Putyourpuppy i n a pl ace w her eshe CAN T seeyou cl eani ng up. Spr i nkl ebi car bonat e orabsor bentf l akes ,w ai tf ort he l i qui dt o be absor bed t hen do t he vacuum i ng,orappl y apapert ow elt o absor b t heur i ne.Pi ck up t he s t oolwi t ht oi l etpapers o you can f l ush i tdow n t het oi l et . Al w ayst estt hecl eani ng pr oductf i r ston a hi dden ar eaoft hecar pet . W et ,butdontsoak,t hesoi l ed ar ea w i t ht hehom em ade or com m er ci alcl eani ng pr oductand w ai tacoupl eofm i nut es . G ent l y bl ott hes ur f ace. Al w ayscl ean f r om t heout si det ow ar dt he m i ddl et o avoi ds pr eadi ng t he m ess . Spr ay t hespotheavi l y wi t h an odorneut r al i zert o m ake s ur ei t r eachest heunder l ay and even t hef l oor . Bl ock acces st ot hespotunt i lt he pr oducti scom pl et el y dr y.
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In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
Step O ne Thel ongeri tt akesyou t o cl ean up,i n par t i cul ari fyourpuppy hass oi l ed on acar pet ,t hedeepert he ur i ne w i l lsi nk i n and t he har deri tw i l lbet o getr i d oft hesm el l . Step T w o Ther ear et wo r easonsw hy yourpuppy s houl dntsee you cl eani ng up her m ess .
Fi r s t ,you dontw anthert os ee you asherm ai d. Fur t her m or e,s hem ay deci de t he nextt i m et o cl ean up herm es sby eat i ng i t . By t he way,t he m os t ef f ect i ve way ofs t oppi ng t hi sdegust i ng behavi ori st o al w ayspi ck up your dogsf ecesr i ghtaf t ershehasel i mi nat ed.
Thes econd r eas on i st hatyou pr obabl y w ontbe i n a ver y good m ood. I f yourpuppy s eesyou i nt hatf r am eofm i nd,she m ay deci det o hi det he next t i m eshe needst o go becaus es hel lbe af r ai dt o el i mi nat ei nf r ontofyou. N eedl es st os ay t hatt hi scan onl y sl ow dow n herhouset r ai ni ng pr ogr es s. Step T hree Y ou can al s o pi ck up yourpuppysst oolw i t h a pl as t i cbag and di s pose ofi t . H ow ever ,It hi nk t hati ti sm or eenvi r onm ent al l yr es ponsi bl et oj us tuset he t oi l et .
M o r e C le a n in g T ip s
G otcha! Y ourpuppy m ay have el i mi nat ed som ew her ewi t houtyou everbei ng aw ar e ofi t . O ne ver y us ef ult oolt hatyou can r enti n som epetst or esi sa por t abl e bl ack l i ght . The U V l i ghtw i l lhel p you l ocat est ai nsf r om ur i neand t he hi dden s our cesofodoral l ow i ng you t o cl ean t hem up t hor oughl y.
M ore i sbett er D onthesi t at et o cl ean a l ar gers ur f acet han t he vi si bl es oi l ed ar ea. Y our puppy m ay ver y w el lhavew al ked i n hi sur i ne and br i ng i t on acoupl e of f eet .
By t he way,dontus easponget o cl ean. I ti sver y di f f i cul tt o com pl et el y wr i ng al lt he l i qui df r om as ponge. Consequent l y,t her esa bi g chancet hat youl lspr ead t he ur i ne t hatyou ar et r yi ng t o cl ean ever yw her e!
I t s N o w
a H a b it
I fyouve w ashed a s potm or et i m est han you can countand yourpuppy cont i nuest o el i mi nat et her e,i t snow m or e ofahabi tf oryourpuppy t han anyt hi ng el se.
Thef i r s tt hi ng you can do i st o us e ar epel l ent .J usts pr ay t hes potand see how yourpuppy r eact st oi t .I tm ay ver y w el ls ol ve yourpr obl em .
Thes econd s ol ut i on i st o super vi s e yourpuppy ver y cl os el y. M aybe you t houghtshe w ascom pl et el y houset r ai ned and al l ow ed hert oo m uch
f r eedom . G o back acoupl eofst eps. K eepi ng heri n herdom ai n one m or e w eek m ay al s o hel p br eak t hehabi tand r ei nf or cet heuseofherel i mi nat i on zoneort oi l ets t op.
C o n c lu s io n
Rem em bert hatcl eani ng up i sa vi t alpar tofyourpuppyshous et r ai ni ng pr ogr ess .I fyou do i tconsci ent i ous l y,you dr am at i cal l yr educet hechance f oryourpuppy t o havean acci dent . Al t hough t hi ssi t uat i on i st em por ar y, al w ayshavecl eani ng pr oduct son hand. Y ou neverknow w hen yourl i t t l e geni usm ay geti nt ot r oubl e!
C H A PT E R 10:T H E SO L U T IO N S C O R N E R
S o M a n y P r o b le m s , s o M a n y S o lu tio n s
I nt hi schapt er ,Iw i l lgi ve you sol ut i onsf oranum berofcom m on,and uncom m on,pr obl em syou m ay encount erdur i ng t he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s.
Thef i r s tt hi ng Iw antyou t or em em beri st hateach one ofyourpuppys mi s t akess houl d beconsi der ed asaper f ectt r ai ni ng oppor t uni t y. Ial s o w ant you t o pay at t ent i on t o Y O U R act i ons. Som et i m es,yourpuppysacci dent m ay have been pr event ed i fyou had br oughthi m t o hi sel i mi nat i on zone or t oi l ets pots ooner ;i fyou had w at ched hi m m or ecl osel y;ori fyou hadntl et hi m t oo m uch f r eedom . See t hi sasa t eam wor k. I m convi nced t hatyou and yourf our l egged com pani on coul dntask f ora bet t ert eam m at e.
S u p e r v is io n : N o t J u s t fo r K id s
Y ourpuppy s houl d be i n hi scr at eordom ai n w hen you cantw at ch hi m cl osel y. N otw at chi ng yourpuppy and l et t i ng hi m w anderi nt hehouseby hi ms el fi saski ng f ort r oubl e. Y ou cantbl am e adog f orhi sm i s t akesi f your e notdoi ng yourpar t .
Fur t her m or e,i fyour e notw at chi ng hi m ,you cantcat ch hi m i nt he act . Thi shast w o cons equences . Rem em bert hatdogsl ear n by r epet i t i on and as s oci at i on. Cons equent l y,ever yt i m e yourdog el i mi nat esatt he wr ong pl ace and your enott her et ot each hi m t he r i ghtt hi ng t o do,whathappens? 1)H et hi nkst hati ti sok t o el i mi nat et her es i nce no ones eem st omi nd and t hatcr eat esa m aj ors et back i n hi st r ai ni ng. 2)Y ou m i s sa per f ect
oppor t uni t yt ot each hi m w hathessuppos ed t o do. The m or eper f ect oppor t uni t i esyou get ,t he f as t erhel lbe hous et r ai ned.
C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h P u p p ie s
C aughti n the act W eve al r eady t al ked a bi tear l i eraboutw hatyou shoul d do w hen you cat ch yourpuppy el i mi nat i ng w her ehesnots uppos ed t o. Let sr evi ew t hi s.
Fi r s t ,s ay a f i r m out si de ort oi l et so he s t opsel i mi nat i ng dead i n hi s t r acks. N ext ,pi ck hi m up and gr ab t he l eas h on yourw ay outort ot he t oi l et st op. Thi si st he onl yt i m et hatyou w oul d pi ck up yourdog. A l lt he ot her t i m es ,you w antt o accom pany hi m t o hi sEZ orTS so hecan l ear nf ast ert he w ay t ot her i ghtpl ace. Fur t her m or e,i fyour eal wayspi cki ng hi m up,hel l neverl ear nt o ask you t hatheneedst o go. O nce att he EZ orTS,w ai tf oryourpuppy t of i ni s h w hathe had s t ar t ed, dontf or gett or epeatyourcom m and w or d and t hen pr ai se hi m l i ke cr azy. D ontf or gett o pl ay a coupl e ofm i nut esbef or egoi ng back i nsi de. Y ou nextt ask w i l lbe t o cl ean t hor oughl y. W eve s een how i n det ai l si n chapt er9. W hatsW rong w i t h m y Puppy? H e wasout si de f oran hourand t hes econd hecam e back i nsi de hepeed on t hecar pet ! D oest hi ss ent encesound t oo f am i l i ar ?I fs o,l et ss ee w hatyou can do abouti t .
Fi r s tofal l ,i fyou di dntaccom pany hi m out s i de,dontas sum et hathe has el i mi nat ed. A sI ve t ol d you bef or e,puppi esgetdi s t r act ed w i t h al lt he new t hi ngst hey w antt o expl or es o el i mi nat i ng i st he l as tt hi ng on t hei rm i nd. Y ou have t o go out si de wi t h yourpuppy and m or ei m por t ant l y you m ust keep hi m on l eash i n hi sel i mi nat i on zone unt i lhedoesw hathessuppos ed t o. I fyou do t hat ,t hi ssi t uat i on w i l lneveroccuragai n.
I fyou w er ewi t h hi m f ort he w hol et i m e and he di dntel i mi nat e,puthi m i n hi scr at eand t r y agai n 15 m i nut esl at er . A re you Si ngi ng i nt he R ai n? Al otofdogsdontl i ket o go pot t yi nt he r ai n. I ft hat st he cas ewi t h your puppy,you m us tt r ai n hi m t ol i ke i t . Jus tt ake ever y oppor t uni t yt o accom pany yourpuppy out si de when i t sr ai ni ng. I fyourpuppy does nt el i mi nat e,puthi m back i n hi scr at eand t r y agai n 15 m i nut esl at er .Dot hi s unt i lheel i mi nat es. D ontf or gett o pr ai s ehi m l avi s hl y w hen he does . A not herw ay t o sol vet hi spr obl em i st o go f ora wal k w hen i t sr ai ni ng. Si ncedogsl i ke w al ksso m uch,yourpuppy w i l lass oci at er ai nwi t h an oppor t uni t yt o be w i t h you and he w ontm i nd goi ng out si deaf t er war d. A C ase ofM i staken Ident i t y O ne oft he m ostm i si nt er pr et ed behavi ori ssubm i s si ve ur i nat i on. I tm os t l y happensw i t h bi t ches .A l otofpeopl et hi nk t hatt hei rdog hasa hous et r ai ni ng pr obl em becauseshe i nvol unt ar i l y peesw hen s he get sal lexci t ed orw hen shesf r i ght ened.
Fi r s tofal l ,D O N T puni sh yourdog i fs he doest hatoral lyou w i l l accom pl i sh i st o m ake m at t er sw or s e. Y ourpuppy i ss how i ng you r espect r ecogni zi ng you ast he l eaderoft hepack. M os tdogsw ho di spl ay t hi s behavi orei t herl ack conf i denceorar ever y subm i s si ve i n nat ur e. To r ever s e t hi s ,you havet oi ncr eas e yourdog conf i dence i n her sel fand bui l d as t r ong r el at i ons hi p wi t h herbas ed on encour agem entand under st andi ng.
N o m at t erw hat ,dontdes pai r ,t hi spr obl em does ntus ual l yl as tm or et han a year . Her esa coupl e oft hi ngsyou can do t o hel ps ol ve t hi ssi t uat i on f ast er :
1. D ontm ake abi gf us sw hen you ar r i ve. W ai tf oryourpuppy t o cal m dow n abi tbef or et al ki ng t o herand t aki ng hert o herEZ orTS. By t he w ay,i fyou havet o pi ck up yourpuppy,neverputyourhandson herbel l y. Si nce i t sus ual l yf ul lw hen you ar r i ve hom e,she m ay s t ar t em pt yi ng i ton you. Thes am e pr i nci pl e appl i esf i r s tt hi ng i nt he m or ni ng w hen yourpuppy j ustw oke up. 2. I fs hesol d enough,t ake hert o obedi ence cl ass es. A sshe l ear nsnew t hi ngsand s eehow happy i tm akesyou,hers el f conf i dence w i l l dr ast i cal l yi ncr eas eand w or ki ng t oget herw i l lhel p you bui l d as t r ong r el at i ons hi p. O nce t he bond i sest abl i s hed,herf earw i l ldecr easeand so wi l lt hesubm i s si ve ur i nat i on. Speci alSi t uat i ons Puppi esr ai sed i n puppy m i l l sori n poorcondi t i on br eedi ng f aci l i t i esm ay be ext r em el y di f f i cul tt o houset r ai n. Thes epuppi eshavel ostt hei rnat ur al i nst i nctofkeepi ng t hei rden cl ean and gotus ed t ol i vi ng i n af i l t hy envi r onm ent .
I fyou t hi nk t hi scoul d be t hecas ewi t h yourpuppy,hous et r ai ni ng hi m wi l l r equi r et wi ce t heef f or tand al lyourpat i encesi nce youl lhave t or et r ai n hi s l osti ns t i nct .
Fol l ow t he sevenst ep t echni que r i gor ousl y and br i ng hi m t o hi sEZ orTS as of t en asyou can. Pr ai s e hi m l avi s hl y ever yt i m e hesdoi ng t he r i ghtt hi ng. I fhes oi l shi scr at e,cl ean yourpuppy and hi scr at ei m m edi at el y. I ti sver y i m por t antt o keep yourpuppysenvi r onm entspot l esss o hecan devel op a r enewed f eel i ng ofcl eanl i nes s .
I fyou t r i ed ever yt hi ng and your e aboutt o gi ve up on yourdog,Iw oul d hi ghl yr ecom m end you t o cons ul tadog behavi or i st .
B u t H e W a s P e r f e c tly H o u s e tr a in e d !
I fyourdog w ashous et r ai ned and hesuddenl y st ar t shavi ng acci dent s,t he f i r s tt hi ng you shoul d do i st o consul tyourvet er i nar i an. Bl adders t onesand ur i nar yt r acti nf ect i onsar ecom m on caus esofhouset r ai ni ng s et backs . N ever hes i t at et o consul tyourveti fyourdog s t ar t sact i ng i n a di f f er entway.
I fyourvett el l syou t hatt her esnot hi ng wr ong w i t h yourpuppy,i tm eans t hatyou have abehavi orpr obl em . I tm ay bet hatyourpuppy hasj ust r eached hi st eenagerphas eand w ant st or un t he hous e. I fyou havent st ar t ed obedi encecl ass esyet ,now w oul d beagood t i m e.
D ogsneed st r uct ur es . Let t i ng yourdog do w hat everhe l i kesw ontm ake hi m happy. I ti sourr es ponsi bi l i t yt ot each t hem good m anner sand how t o behave i ns oci et y.
Fi nal l y,m aybe yourdog w asnotper f ect l y houset r ai ned af t eral l .I fyou t hi nk t hat st hecase,go back acoupl eofs t epsand w at ch hi m m or ecl os el y. I ts houl dntt ake hi m l ong t or em em berwher ehessuppos ed t o el i mi nat e.
C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h A d u lt D o g s
L eg l i f ti ng I fyourdog i sel i mi nat i ng out si de,buti sal so m ar ki ng i nt he house,t he eas i estw ay t o sol ve t hi spr obl em i st o have hi m neut er ed. Leg l i f t i ng i sa dom i nantbehavi or .I n ot herw or ds ,yourdog t hi nkshest he hi ghes tr anki ng m em beri nt he hous ehol d.
To hel p hi m r eal i ze w hathi sr ealpos i t i on i nt he f am i l ys houl d be,Iw oul d st ar tobedi encecl as sr i ghtaw ay. Y ouri ns t r uct orw i l lgi ve you exer ci s est o do t hatw i l lhel p you r eaf f i r m yourposi t i on ast he l eaderoft he f am i l yi n yourdogspoi ntofvi ew . O ncehel lknow w host he bos sar ound t hehous e, hel lst op m ar ki ng. Fi nal l y,i fyourdog hassoi l ed f orexam pl eyourdr apes ,us ea l aundr y det er gentt hatcont ai nsenzym esand l ett hem s oak f orhal fan hourbef or e st ar t i ng t he w ashi ng m achi ne. H eal th Probl em s Som eheal t h pr obl em sm ay expl ai n w hy you haves om edi f f i cul t i es hous et r ai ni ng yourdog. Forexam pl e,par asi t esand w or m scan cause di ar r hea. Check yourpuppy car ef ul l y and al wayscons ul tyourvetwhen i n doubt .
Stress Som edogsar es o at t ached t ot hei row nert hatt hey becom e ver y anxi ous w hen l ef tal one. I fyourdog i sper f ect l y hous et r ai ned when your ehom e, butr egul ar l y el i mi nat ei nsi de w hen your e gone,yourdog havean anxi et y pr obl em . Y ou can do t wo t hi ngst os ol ve t hi s.
Fi r s t ,you have t ot r ai n yourdog t o st ay al onequi et l y. A tt hebegi nni ng,j us t l eave t he hous ef or10 m i nut ess o he does nthave t he t i m et o getover l y anxi ous. G o gett he m ai l ,go r un an er r and,w at eryourf l ow er s ,et c. D o t hi s t hr eet of ourt i m esaday. W hatyou wanther ei st os how yourdog t hatyou haventabandoned hi m and t hatyour e al w ayscom i ng back. G r adual l y i ncr eas et he t i m e you l eave hi m al one. I tm ay t ake you a coupl e ofw eeks , buti t sw or t ht he ef f or t .
Thes econd t hi ng you can do i st of eed yourdog w hen your ecom i ng back i nst ead off eedi ng hi m bef or eyourdepar t ur e. I fyour enotl eavi ng f orm or e t han f ourhour s,r em ove hi sw at er . A dog w i l ldr i nk m or et han heneedst o w hen hess t r ess ed.
O nce youvet r ai ned yourdog t os t ay al one,you can r esum e gi vi ng hi m f ood and w at erbef or eyou l eave. G ett i ng ol der A sw i t h hum ans,som e dogsbecom e i ncont i nentw hen t hey getol der .A per f ect l y houset r ai ned dog w ho st ar t shavi ng acci dent sm us tbe deal tw i t h t heut m os tgent l eness . Y ourdog w i l lnotunder s t and w hati shappeni ng t o hi m and w i l lneed youruncondi t i onall ove now m or et han ever . H ave your
dog check by a vet .I fi t sj us tan ol d age pr obl em ,j usts t ar tbr i ngi ng hi m out si dem or eof t en. Som et hi ng new G et t i ng anot herdog,havi ng ababy,m ovi ng t o anot herhous ear eal lf act or s t hatm ay l ead t o hous et r ai ni ng acci dent sf r om youradul tdog. H est el l i ng you t hathesf eel i ng i ns ecur e. A l lyou havet o do i spay hi m m or eat t ent i on and ever yt hi ng w i l lcom e back t o hi m.I fyou j ustm oved t o a new house and t hepr evi ousow ner shad a dog,Iw oul dr ecom m end you t or entabl ack l i ghti fyourdog i ssuddenl y havi ng houset r ai ni ng acci dent s . Y ourdog m ay bej ustr ef r es hi ng ol ds pot s!
T h e S o lu tio n fo r M o s t H o u s e t r a in in g P r o b le m s
Si nce we know t hatdogsdontwantt os oi lt hepl ace w her et hey sl eep oreat , w e can us et hi si nst i nct i ve behavi ort o ouradvant age i fourdog doesnts eem t or eal i ze t hathe hast or espectnotonl y hi sdom ai n and cr at e,butal so t he w hol ehous e.
Ever yt i m e yourdog w i l lhave an acci dent ,f eed hi snextm ealexact l y wher e hem ade t hem es s . Cont i nuet of ol l ow t he sevens t ep t echni queatt he s am e t i m eand i n no t i m eatal lhel lunder s t and t hatt he w hol e house i shi sden and t hathe hast or es pecti t . A not hert hi ng you can do t o hel p hi m under s t and i st o spend s om et i mei n each r oom A FTER hehascom pl et el y el i mi nat ed.
F R E Q U E N T L Y A SK E D Q U E ST IO N S
O vert he year s ,m y cl i ent shave asked m e som equest i onsabout hous et r ai ni ng t hatIdi dntcoverw hen Iw r ot et he f i r s tedi t i on oft hi sG ui de. So,I vedeci ded t oi ncl ude t hem i nt hi schapt ers i nce s om e ofyou m ay exper i encet he s am e pr obl em s. 1)W e are t rai ni ng 2 puppi esatthe sam e ti m e;do you have any suggest i onson thi s uni que si t uati on? D o exact l yt he s am et hi ng f orbot h.K eep a l og f oreach one oft hem s o youl lknow exact l y asw eeksgo by w ho needst o go outand w hen.W hen you r ai s et w o puppi esi ti sEX TREM ELY i m por t antt os pend a l otoft i me wi t h each one oft hem separ at el y.Y ou dontw antt he puppi est o getm or e at t ached t o each ot hert han t o you.I n ot herw or ds,t hey s houl d pl ay l es s t oget hert han t hey pl ay w i t h you.
2)M y dog i sa very bri ght ,very happy puppy. Icrat ed her f rom the begi nni ng,f ol l ow i ng al loft he rul es. She i sabl et o be outofher crat e al l ni ghtf rom t he ti m e Icom e back hom e f rom w ork unti lt he ti m e Il eave for w ork i n the a. m . W hen Ibegan t oi ntroduce her t ot he house about a m onth ago,she w asvery good atfi rst,bei ng abl et o be l ef tal one f or 34 hours.M y probl em i st hatIam unabl e to l eave m y dog unat tended now as she i sel i mi nat i ng i nt he house i fl ef tunat tended! I have ret urned her to t he crate w hi l e I am out ,buthow w i l lI know w hen i ti s saf e to t rusther agai n to be i nt roduced to t he house and how do I know w hen she i s housebroken?
W hatIs uspecti st hatyou l etyourdog t oo m uch f r eedom t oo s oon. Sm al l dogst ake l ongert o be hous et r ai ned. W hen you st ar ti nt r oduci ng t he hous e t o yourdog,shes houl d st ay underyourcom pl et esuper vi si on atal lt i m e. I f shehasan acci dent ,you can t hen r eactqui ckl y and t ake herout si de i m m edi at el y.
I t sok t ol etheri n hercr at e w hen you l eave. I nf act ,bot h m y dogsgo t o t hei rcr at e w hen Igo outand t hey have been hous et r ai ned f oryear s. The cr at ei sasaf epl acef ort hem and Idonthave t o w or r y aboutt hem . W hen w i l lyou know thatshe i s houset rai ned? W hen yourdog w i l ls t ar t as ki ng you t o go out .I tw oul d m ean t hatsher eal l y under st andsw her es he i s suppos ed t o el i mi nat e. Fort hi s,i ti sver yi m por t antt o obs er ve yourpuppys behavi or ,i n par t i cul arw hen you know i t st i m ef orhert o go out . Som e dogsw i l lsi tbesi de t hedoor ,ot her sw i l lw hi ne.M y G ol den com est o m e and pus h m y el bow w hen he needst o go out . M aybe yourpuppy i st r yi ng t ol et you know ,butyou j usthaventnot i ced i t . D ontwor r y,w i t hal i t t l ebi tof pr act i ce,and t r i aland er r or ,youl lbe abl et oi nt er pr etyourdogs"l anguage" ver y w el l . W hen your eaf i r stt i m edog ow ner ,you have so m uch t ol ear n and t ot akecar eoft hatobser vi ng yourdog i snott hef i r s tt hi ng t hatcom est o yourm i nd.
H er esone f ul l pr ooft r i ck It aughtm y dogst ol etm e know t hey have t o go out :t i ea bel lon at w of oott hr ead and hang i tf r om t he doorhandl e( t hedoor you al waysuset ot ake yourdog out ) .EV ERY t i m e youl lbr i ng herout , hol d at r eati n yourhand j us tbesi de t hebel l .Y ourpuppy w i l lt r yt o gett he
t r eatoutofyourhand w i t h herpaw orhernose. W hen s he does,r i ng t he bel l ,say "good gi r l ",gi ve hert he t r eatand go out si de. G r adual l y,s hew i l l t r yt ot ouch t hebel lw i t h herpaw sornose. A gai n,pr ai s eher ,gi vehert he t r eatand go out si de.I fyou do t hi sever yt i m e,w i t hi n a coupl e ofweeks, yourpuppy w i l lr i ng t he bel lw hen sheneedst o go out .
U pdat ed new s:H i ,I ve l ear ned i nt he pastt w o w eekst hatw hen m y dog j um psup and r est sherpawson m y l egst hatshe i st el l i ng m e s hew ant st o go out ! Becauses hedoesnotbar k atm e w hen doi ng s o,It houghts he w ant ed at t ent i on! So w hen s hedoesso,Iask heri fs he want st o go outand t hen i ti scl eart hatt hi si sw hats he want s! 3)W e are havi ng a very di f fi cul tti m e. T hi sdog doesnotw antt o go out si de. W e keep taki ng hi m outevery 15 m i nut es,buthe hol dsi tand w ai ts unt i lhe i si n hi scrat e! H e used to go on t he ki t chen f l oor,t hen w e st art ed to crate hi m m ore stri ctl y-so now he justgoesthere! ! T he poor thi ng never get sa chance to pl ay because w e have to keep hi m i n the crate. W e have started t i mi ng hi sf eedi ng. H e has gone poop out si dei t st he peei ng t hathe j ustw ontdo. Iread som ew here aboutt he pl aypen m et hod. C onf i ni ng hi m t oa pl aypen and t rai ni ng hi m to go i n one area and gradual l y m ovi ng t hat out si de. D o you thi nk w e shoul d try that? Thepl aypen m et hod i st hes am e asm y "dom ai n"m et hod. W hatIw oul d sugges ti st o conf i ne hi m t o apl aypen orpar tofar oom ( hi sdom ai n asI expl ai ned i nt hebook) . Fol l ow t he "paperm anagem ent "i nst r uct i ons pr ovi ded i n chapt er8 on papert r ai ni ng. W hatyou w anti sf orhi m t o
el i mi nat e on a pi eceofpapert hatyou wi l lbr i ng out si de w hen i t st i m ef or hi m t o go. Thesm el lofhi sur i ne w i l lpr om pthi m t o el i mi nat e and t hat s how he w i l lgett he i dea t hathessuppos ed t o pee out si de. Event ual l y,you w ontneed t hepaperanym or e. D ontf or gett o pr ai sehi m t he f i r s tt i m e he wi l lpee out si de. Thi sw i l lbeabr eakt hr ough and you w anthi m t o r em em beri t .
Fort he m om ent ,Iw oul d notuse t hecr at esi nce het hi nkst hati ti st he pl ace w her ehe can el i mi nat e. H ow ever ,m ake s ur ehess af ei n hi sdom ai n/ pl aypen and pr ovi de hi m wi t h som e s or tofbeddi ng and chew t oys.
D ontw or r y,t hi sphas e w ontl astf or ever . Iw oul d al s os uggestt o keep a l og ofhi s"peei ng habi t s ". W r i t edow n w hen hedr i nksand w hen hepees. Y oul lknow i n no t i m ehow hi si nt er nals ys t em w or ksand you w i l lbe abl e t o br i ng hi m out si deatt he r i ghtm om ent .Bepat i entw hen you ar eout si de, t ake hi m on l eas ht ot hedesi gnat ed spotand w ai t .M aybe 15 m i nut esi snot enough f orhi m.
Iwoul d pr ai s ehi m l avi s hl y w hen he poopsout si deand pl ay f ora good 510 mi nut es .H em ay deci det o pee dur i ng t he pl ay and t hatw oul d bea ver y good s t ar t .I fhedoes ,pr ai s e,pr ai s e,pr ai se and r ewar d hi m wi t h m or epl ay,a t r eat ,a w al k,w hat everm akeshi m ver y happy.W e w anthi m t o as soci at e peei ng out s i de w i t h a "s uper "r ewar d.I tw ontt akehi m l ong t or eal i ze t hat hehast o pee bef or eget t i ng hi sr ewar d and yourpr obl em w i l lt hen be sol ved.
4)Shoul d I be l i mi ti ng m y puppys w at er i ntake duri ng the day as w el l ast aki ng i tup atni ght ? Y es .D ur i ng t he hous et r ai ni ng per i od,you shoul dl i mi tyourpuppysw at er i nt akeand dontgi ve herw at eraf t er7 p. m. 5)M y puppy l i vesattw o di ff erenthouses,one i nsi de and one out si de.Is i tpossi bl e to houset rai n a puppy atone house and notatt he other one? Itstaysatm y house f or one w eek and then goest ot he ot her one.A tm y house,t he puppy i si nsi de.A tt he other house,i ti soutsi de i na kennel / shed. Y es ,abs ol ut el y.Y ourpuppy can be houset r ai ned atyourpl ace.He/ she w i l l l ear nt hathe/ she cantsoi li nsi de yourhous e.M os tdogsdontgener al i zeor bar el y do.I n ot herw or ds,t hey can behavecom pl et el y di f f er ent l yf r om one pl ace t ot he ot her .I fyou ar econsi st ent ,yourpuppy w i l ll ear nt hatatyour pl ace el i mi nat i ng i nsi de i snotaccept abl e.
H O U SE T R A IN IN G T IPS
M any cl i ent sbuy t he book w i t houtsubs cr i bi ng t omyf r eet i ps. Si nce t hey cont ai n ot herdog t r ai ni ng advi ces ,I vedeci ded t oi ncl udet hem i nt hi s 2nd Edi t i on oft he book. They al so pr ovi de you w i t h a good s um m ar y of ever yt hi ng you j ustr ead.
FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #1 Thef i r s tchapt eri n Puppy Hous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de deal sw i t h es s ent i alf act syou need t o know . H ouset r ai ni ng a dog hasa l ott o do w i t h know i ng whatt o expect .A t8 weeksol d,apuppy does nthaveenough cont r oloverhi ssphi nct er st o hol di tf ora ver yl ong t i m e. That sw hy you cantexpectyourpuppy t o bef ul l y and r el i abl y hous et r ai ned bef or ehessi x m ont hsol d. I nt he m eant i m ehowevert her ei spl ent y oft r ai ni ng t o do t o hel p hi m getbet t erand bet t er .I ves een s om e dogsbei ng hous et r ai ned i n l esst han a w eek w i t h m y uni que 7st ep t echni que,your scoul d be oneof t hem ! Bei ng abl et o pr edi ctw hen yourpuppy w i l lneed t o el i mi nat ei soneoft he keyst o houset r ai ni ng a dog. I tcan m aket hedi f f er encebet ween havi ng a hous et r ai ned dog w i t hi n daysi ns t ead ofm ont hs.I n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng: TheU l t i m at e G ui de,youl lf i nd a l i stoft hesespeci f i c m om ent sand at abl e show i ng t hef r equency atw hi ch yourpuppy wi l lneed t o el i mi nat e dependi ng on hi sage. W i t ht hi si nf or m at i on i nmi nd,youl lbr i ng your puppy t o hi sel i mi nat i on s potatt he RI GHT t i m e and t hat show hel ll ear n w hen and w her ehe i ss uppos ed t o el i mi nat e.
M ostdogsf ol l ow a r i t ualj us tbef or eel i mi nat i ng. I fyou ar eabl et o r ecogni zet hi sr i t ual ,yourt i mi ng wi l lbe per f ect .I n ot herw or ds ,youl lhave t i m et o br i ng yourdog t ot her i ghtpl ace bef or ehedeci dest o pee on t he car pet ! Y oul lal s of i nd a l i s tofsi gnst o w at ch f ori n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui deand how t or eactw hen you s ee t hem . Fi nal l y,t hehous et r ai ni ng m et hod t o us ewi t h a puppy ora dog i st he SA M E. Theonl y di f f er encer el at est ot hehous et r ai ni ng s chedul e you need t of ol l ow and t he good new si st hati ti sa l otl essdem andi ng! So i fyou have an adul t dog and w onderi fPuppy H ouset r ai ni ng:TheU l t i m at e G ui de i sf oryou, t heansw eri sa def i ni t e Y ES. FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #2 D ependi ng on yoursi t uat i on,youl lhave t o m akes om edeci si ons concer ni ng w her e you w antyourpuppy t o el i mi nat e. Thes econd chapt er ent i t l ed Ti m ef orExecut i ve D eci si ons cont ai nsal lt he i nf or m at i on you need t o m ake an i nf or m ed deci si on t hatw i l lf i tyourl i f es t yl e,yours chedul e and yourenvi r onm ent . Bef or e we cont i nue,l etm e gi ve you som e i m por t antpi ecesofadvi ce. Puppi esbet w een 8 and 10 w eeksol d go t hr ough a f earper i od. D ur i ng t hat t i m e,i ti sext r em el yi m por t antnott o over l y cor r ectyourpuppy. I ti sal s o i m por t antt ol ethi m exper i encenew t hi ngsathi sow n pace. D ontf or cehi m t o do t hi ngs .I ns t ead encour age hi m wi t h som egooood boy ( orgoood gi r l )ever yt i m e yourpuppy t r i ess om et hi ng new . I fhedoess om et hi ng hes nots upposed t o,l i kechew i ng on achai rl eg,j us tdi st r acthi m and gi ve hi m an accept abl echew t oy.
To achi evesucces si n houset r ai ni ng,you have t o beorgetpr epar ed. Y ou have t o setup aspeci f i cpl acef oryourdog t os peed up hi spr ogr ess . Y ou al so havet o choos eas potw her e youl lw antyourpuppy ordog t o el i mi nat e. I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,youl lf i nd asetof gui del i nest hatw i l lhel p you getever yt hi ng or gani zed. Y oul lal s of i nd i nt he second chapt erofPuppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The Ul t i m at e Gui de som e gr eatm oney s avi ng t i pson t heequi pm entyoul lneed and t hatyou can r epl ace w i t h com m on hous ehol d m at er i al s . Fi nal l y,Im ake som e r ecom m endat i onson w hi ch r oom si n yourhous ewi l lbet he m os t ef f i ci entand conveni entf orhouset r ai ni ng yourpuppy. FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #3 I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,t he t hi r d chapt eri sdevot ed t o col l arand l eash t r ai ni ng. So,t oday,w el lexpl or et her easonsw hy a si m pl el eas h can consi der abl yf aci l i t at et he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s. I t sr eal l y si m pl eact ual l y. Ther eas on w hy you shoul d us ea l eash i st o hel p yourpuppy getdow n t o busi nes si nst ead ofbei ng di s t r act ed by ever yt hi ng el se. Fora l i t t l e puppy,a backyar d can be t he m ostexci t i ng pl ace i nt he w or l d wi t h al lt he new sm el l si tcont ai ns .I fyou l etyourpuppy out si de and dontw at ch hi m ,t wo t hi ngsm i ghthappen. Fi r s t ,hecan geti nt ot r oubl e by st ar t i ng t o chew on danger oust hi ngs. Second,w i t h al lt heexci t em ent , el i mi nat i ng w i l lbet he l as tt hi ng on hi sm i nd. Y oul lt hen end up w i t ha puppy t hatw i l lpee i nsi det he m i nut e youl lcal lhi m back i nt hehous e. To avoi dt hi s ,youl lus et he l eas h. I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,Iexpl ai ni n det ai l show t o getyourpuppy us ed t o hi sl eas h and col l ar
and w hatki nd ofcol l arand l eash you s houl d buy. I m al s o pr ovi di ng you a gr eatt i pt o save m oney w hen youl lbeatt hepets t or e. H er esa l i f e savi ng t i pf oryou:N EV ER t i e yourdog and l eave hi m unat t ended. Y ourpuppy coul d easi l y getent angl ed i nt he l eash and hur t hi ms el fver y badl y. Thi nk ofa puppy asa baby and youl lsave your sel fa l otofhear t aches! FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #4 Cr at et r ai ni ng i soneoft he m osti m por t antas pect sofhous et r ai ni ng. Cons equent l y,af ul lchapt erf i l l ed w i t ht i ps ,i nf or m at i on and m i s t akest o avoi di sdevot ed t ot hatsubj ecti n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de. Thi schapt eral so cont ai nsan eas yt of ol l ow st epbyst ep m et hod t o ef f ect i vel y cr at et r ai n yourpuppy ordog. D ogsar eden ani m al s .I n ot herw or ds,t hey l i ke t o havet hei row n pl aceand t heyl ldo ever yt hi ng t hey can t o keep i tcl ean. That sw hy usi ng acr at ecan dr ast i cal l y speed up t he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s. H ow ever ,i fyou w antyour puppy ordog t o accepthi scr at et her esone t hi ng you m us tneverdo:f or ce yourpuppy i n hi scr at e,cl ose t hedoorand l eave. I fyou do t hat ,youl lend up w i t h a puppy t hatw i l lwantt o getoutoft hecr at eatal lcostand youl l l ooset he bes tt oolavai l abl et o hous et r ai n yourdog easi l y. A cr at ew i l lhel p yourpuppy devel op t hesphi nct ercont r ol sIt al ked abouti n t hef i r s tt i p Isentyou. I tw i l lal s os at i s f yt hepr of ound denni ng i nst i nctof yourdog. Ther ear el ot sofadvant agesofcr at et r ai ni ng yourpuppy and not onl yf orhous et r ai ni ng. Forexam pl e,i fyourdog i sused t o acr at e,youl l
hel p hi m r ecoverm uch f ast eri fyou have t ol ethi m t ot he vetf ora ni ghtor t wo. I si tpos si bl et o cr at et r ai n an adul tdog? A bs ol ut el y. Forsom e dogsi tcan t ake a w hi l el ongert han f orapuppy,butIf ound a s ur ef i r e way t o cr at et r ai n an adul tdog and I ve i ncl uded i ti n Puppy Hous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de. To gi ve you an i dea,w hen It el lm y dogsgo i n yourcr at e t hey RU N t oi t ! ! ! I m ver y pr oud oft he Gui de I veputt oget herand par t i cul ar l yt he chapt eron cr at et r ai ni ng. Li ke t heot herchapt er s,i ti sf i l l ed w i t h pi ecesofadvi ce,easy t of ol l ow i nst r uct i onsand pl ent y oft i ps. Ieven added ot heropt i onsf or t hoseofyou w ho f eelt hatacr at ei snotf ort hei rdog. FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #5 I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,chapt er5 i sdevot ed t of ood and t heconsi der abl er ol ei tpl aysi n hous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy. That sr i ght , t he ki nd off ood you gi ve t o yourpuppy hasa m aj ori m pacton hi ssyst em and hi sabi l i t yt o be houset r ai ned. Iw ontgeti nt o di sgust i ng det ai l s,butj ust r em em bert hati ti spr et t y har dt o houset r ai n adog t hathasdi ar r hea. . . Som edog f oodsdontcos tm uch,butar enotasnut r i t i ousasa pr em i um dog f ood.Consequent l y,yourpuppy w i l lneed t o eatm or eoft he l ow cos tf ood t os at i s f y hi shunger . M or ef ood equal sm or epoops .I m sur e you can s ee w her eI m goi ng w i t ht hi s . W hen you ar ehous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy,you have t ot r yt o bet t ert heodds. I n ot herw or ds ,t he m or epoopst hatar e get t i ng outofyourpuppy,t hehar deri ti sf orhi m behouset r ai ned.
Conver s el y,apr em i um dog f ood w i l lbe m uch m or edi ges t i bl e and youl l end up w i t hl otl essofpoopst o pi ck up att heot herend! H er esanot herl i f esavi ng t i p:D ontexer ci s eyourdog an hourbef or eand af t ereat i ng and dontgi ve yourdog l ot sofw at erj ustbef or eoraf t er vi gor ousexer ci s e. W hy? Becaus ehecan devel op an ext r em el y danger ous di ges t i vecondi t i on know n asbl oat . Bl oatcaus est hes t om ach t o expand and, som et i m es,t ot wi st .I ft hi shappenst o yourdog,i ti san em er gency. I fyou dontbr i ng yourdog t o a vetw i t houtdel ay,hecan di e. Idontwantt os car e you,Ij ustw antyou t o know w hatm i ghthappen i fyou exer ci s e yourdog dur i ng t hatt i m e. Thechoi ceofdog f oodson t he m ar keti ss o huge t hatI ve i ncl uded i n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e Gui dea l i nk t o an excel l entar t i cl et hat wi l lhel p you m akean i nf or m ed choi cer egar di ng t he t ype off ood you shoul d gi vet o yourpuppy. FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #6 If i r ml y bel i eve t hatever y dog can be houset r ai ned. That st hef i r sts ent ence oft hesi xt h chapt eri n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:TheU l t i m at e Gui de. O ver t he year s,I ve hel ped al otofpeopl e hous et r ai ni ng t hei rdog and t hat show I w asabl et o devel op an easy t of ol l ow 7st ep t echni que. I thad t o be si m pl e and s t r ai ght f or war d,butm os tofal li thad t o W O RK f orA LL dogs. The7st ep t echni que i sbas ed on oneoft he m os tf undam ent alpr i nci pl esof dog t r ai ni ng:consi s t ency. I fyou f ol l ow t hes est epsever yt i m e yourpuppy needst o el i mi nat e,youl lhavea houset r ai ned dog i n no t i m e,guar ant eed!
Chapt er6:H ous et r ai ni ng St epbySt ep i sext r em el y com pr ehensi ve.Once I have pr es ent ed you t he 7st ep t echni que,I m gi vi ng you pl ent y oft i pson each st ep. Forexam pl e,youl ll ear n how t o getyourdog t o el i mi nat e on com m and. That sr i ght .I n a m at t erofw eeksyou can have adog t hatpees and poopsw hen you say t he w or d! I t sone oft he easi es tcom m and t ot each yourdog and i tw i l lm ake yourl i f ea l oteas i erand I m noteven t al ki ng aboutt het i m e youl ls ave becauseyou w onthavet o w ai tf oryourl i t t l e f r i end t o getdow n t o busi nes s. I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,I ve i ncl uded a l otoft i psi n t hef or m ofD ont s ent ences. H er esan exam pl et hatyoul lf i nd on page 44: D O N T f or gett hatyou ar edeal i ng w i t h a puppy. H e w ontunder s t and w hatyou w antunt i lyou havet aughthi m i nt hesi m pl estway. That sw hy I us et hes evens t ep t echni que. I t seas yt of ol l ow and cantbecl ear erf r om a dogspoi ntofvi ew . FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #7 D ogsar ecr eat ur eofhabi t s. By keepi ng yourdog on a s t r i ctschedul e dur i ng t hehous et r ai ni ng pr oces s,you w i l lhel p hi m l ear nf as t erand youl lm ake yourl i f eal oteasi er .I n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de youl l f i nd at ypi calhouset r ai ni ng s chedul e,f r om t he m om entyourpuppy wakes up t ot he m om entyou puthi m t o bed. Thi ss chedul ei sver y easy t o adapt and f i t sever yl i f est yl e. W hen yourpuppy w i l lbe hous et r ai ned,adher i ng t o ar egul ars chedul e w ont beasi m por t ant .I nf act ,i ti sa good t hi ng t o var y yourdogsf eedi ng
schedul e oncehel lbe ol ders o he does ntcom et o expecthi sm eal sat speci f i ct i m es. O ne oft het i psyou can f i nd i n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de f orf ul lt i m e w or keri st o getup 15 m i nut esear l i er .I ti snott oo m uch ofa sacr i f i ce,buti tcan m akea bi g di f f er encei n houset r ai ni ng yourpuppy. Thes e15 m i nut esw i l lal l ow you t o have yourpuppy el i mi nat eone m or e t i m ebef or e you l eave. Rem em bert hatever yt i m e yourpuppy doest her i ght t hi ng i sast ep f ur t hert o a hous et r ai ned dog! Fi nal l y,si nce pr edi ct i ng w hen yourpuppy w i l lneed t o el i mi nat ei sone of t he key t o hous et r ai ni ng,when you or derPuppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The Ul t i m at e Gui de you getasabonusa schedul e hel pert hatw i l lal l ow you t o keep a l og ofyourpuppysel i mi nat i on habi t s . FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #8 Fi r s tofal l ,cont r ar yt o a gener al i zed bel i ef ,papert r ai ni ng i snott hef i r sts t ep t o houset r ai ni ng.I nf act ,If i r ml y bel i eve t hatpapert r ai ni ng yourpuppy pr ol ongst he hous et r ai ni ng pr oces s.W hy? Fi r s t ,becaus ei tdoubl est he w or k. Y oul lhave t or et r ai n yourpuppy al loveragai n w hen youl lw anthi m t o st ar tel i mi nat i ng out si de.Second,by al l ow i ng hi m t o el i mi nat e on paper , your et el l i ng hi m t hati t sok t o m essi nsi de.N eedl es st os ay t hat st he opposi t eofw hatyou wantt o achi eve. I fyou havea sm al ldog and l i ve i n a hi ghr i s e,w hatyou w antt o do i st o t r ai n yourpuppy t o el i mi nat e atadesi gnat ed pl ace i nsi deyourcondo or apar t m ent .That sw hatIcal li ndoort r ai ni ng and t o achi evet hatal lyou have t o do i st of ol l ow m y uni que 7s t ep t echni que.
BecauseIw ant ed t o be ver yt hor ough and answeral lm y cl i ent s quest i ons abouthousebr eaki ng,youl lf i nd i n Puppy Hous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui dea s t epbyst ep papert r ai ni ng t echni que.Ther ear e ver yf ew si t uat i ons i n w hi ch youl lneed t o papert r ai n yourpuppy and Iexpl ai nt hem i nt he Ul t i m at e Gui de. Thebes tt i p Ican gi ve you i fyou r eal l y havet o papert r ai n yourpuppy i st o have hi m el i mi nat e out si de acoupl eoft i m esa w eek unt i li ti st i m et ot r ai n hi m t o go out si de.Thi st i p m ay s eem si m pl ebuti tw i l lm ake t he t r ansi t i on a l oteasi erf oryourpuppy. Si nce m os tofyou ar enew puppy ow ner s,Iw oul dl i ke t o gi ve you a ver y i m por t antpi eceofadvi ce r el at i ng t o puppy t r ai ni ng.Thi st i p hasnot hi ng t o do w i t h hous ebr eaki ng,butIknow f r om exper i encet hati tw i l lbeext r em el y us ef ult o you and yourdog. O ne oft he m ostcom m on m i s t akesnew puppy ow ner sm ake i st ol ett hei r puppy do unaccept abl et hi ngs.M os toft he t i m e,t hey donteven r eal i ze i t . W hen yourpuppy i sdoi ng som et hi ng,A LW AY S ask your s el fW i l lt hi s behavi orbeaccept abl e once m y puppy hasr eached adul t hood? I ft he answeri sno,s t op t hatbehavi or . Forexam pl e,w hen you ar r i ve yourpuppy j um pson you.A t8 or10 w eeks ol d,t hatm ay becut e,butw hen yourdog w i l lbe w ei ghi ng 60 poundsI m nots ur e youl lst i l lf i nd t hi ss o cut e!
FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #9 H ow you cl ean up yourl i t t l e puppy m es sescan have ahuge i m pacton hi s pr ogr essand t hat sw hy a w hol e chapt eri sdevot ed t o cl eani ng i n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de. Fi r s tofal l ,Icannots t r essenough t he i m por t anceofcl eani ng up t hor oughl y A LL yourpuppysacci dent s.A dogsnos ei sext r em el y power f uland onl y onedr op ofur i ne i senough t o pr om ptadog t o r ef r esh t hes pot .Som e of you m ay have subs cr i bed t omyf r eet i psbecauset hey r eal l y dontknow how t os t op t hei rdog f r om soi l i ng t hei rcar petoverand overagai n. I n Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de,Igi ve you ef f ect i ves t epbyst ep cl eani ng up t echni quess o you w ontm ake m at t er swor seand Iexpl ai n t hedi f f er entpr oduct syou can f i nd on t he m ar kett os uccess f ul l y el i mi nat e al lt r acesofyourdogsm es s.Y ou w i l lal s of i nd com m on hous ehol d pr oduct st hatcan hel p you wi t ht hatt as k and Ieven pr ovi de you w i t ha coupl eofhom em ade r eci pes. Ther ear eal s o com m on hous ehol d pr oduct st hatcan m ake m at t er sw or seby at t r act i ng yourdog t ot hespotyou j ustcl eaned up and pr om pt i ng hi m t o el i mi nat e.Ther es ul t :apuppy w ho w ant st o el i mi nat et her eoverand over agai n! FR E E H ouset rai ni ng T i p #10 W hen Iwr ot e Puppy H ouset r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e Gui de,one ver y i m por t antt hi ng f orm e w ast oi ncl udeaser i esofs ol ut i onst ot he m os t com m on and uncom m on houset r ai ni ng pr obl em s.I fyou s t ar tyourpuppy
wi t h m y uni que 7s t ep t echni queand r eal l yf ol l ow al lt he i nst r uct i onsgi ven i nt he G ui de,t her esno doubti nmymi nd t hathous et r ai ni ng yourpuppy w i l l bef un and eas y. H ow ever ,m os tofm y cl i ent sask f orm y hel p af t erm ont hsofpr obl em sand m uch gnashi ng oft eet h!K now i ng t hat ,I ve i ncl uded t onsoft i psand expl anat i onsi n m y book t o m akesur ei tw oul d answ erever yonesneeds. H er ess om e oft he m any answ er syoul lf i nd i nt he book concer ni ng hous et r ai ni ng pr obl em s: *** H ow t or eactw hen you cat ch yourpuppy i nt he act . *** W hatt o do i fyourdog w asout si de f oran hourand pee on t hecar pet t hes econd hecom esback i nsi de. *** Sol ut i onsf orpuppi esw ho dontw antt o el i mi nat e w hen i t sr ai ni ng; orwho peesw hen you ar r i ve;et c. *** Sol ut i onsf ort headul tdog and dogsget t i ng ol der . Thebes tt i p Ican gi ve you t o avoi d m os thouset r ai ni ng pr obl em si s s uper vi s i on.I fyou l ett oo m uch f r eedom t o yourpuppy,he w i l ll eave hi s cal l i ng car d ever yw her e.H e w i l ll ear nt hati t sok t o m essi nsi de t he hous e.I fyou dontwantt o use acr at e,you can t i e yourpuppy t o you w i t ha l eas hs o you can wat ch hi m l i ke ahawk! Fi nal l y,dontf or gett hatever yt i m e yourpuppy m akesa m i s t ake,hes gi vi ng you aper f ectoppor t uni t yt ot r ai n hi m and t each hi m w hatyou expect ofhi m.
W el l ,t hat si t .By now you s houl d have apr et t y good i dea i fm y book w i l l beus ef ult o you.O fcour s e,i nmymi nd t her esno doubt !I ti st he m ost com pr ehensi ve houset r ai ni ng gui de youl lf i nd on t he m ar ket . I nf act ,I vecal cul at ed t hati tw oul dt akeovers i x m ont hst os end you al lt he t i ps ,det ai l ed des cr i pt i ons,s t epbyst ep t echni ques ,m et hodsand m i st akest o avoi df ound i n Puppy H ous et r ai ni ng:The U l t i m at e G ui de.By t hen,you w oul d havepr obabl y gi ven up on yourdog and t hat scom pl et el yt he opposi t eofw hatIw ant . I m an act i vedog obedi enceand agi l i t yt r ai nerand m y dogshave t o be hous et r ai ned by t hr ee m ont hsofage.I ve deci ded t o wr i t et hi sbook t o hel p asm any peopl easIcan becaus et oo m any dogsar eputdow n becauseof hous et r ai ni ng pr obl em s.
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Y ou now have ever yt hi ng you need t o houset r ai n yourpuppy i n no t i m e.A s I vet ol d you,I ve m ade i tm y m i s si on i nl i f et o saveasm any dogsasIcan by hel pi ng new ow ner st o bui l d ast r ong r el at i onshi p wi t ht hei rnew f am i l y addi t i on.A hous et r ai ned dog goesa l ong w ay t o achi evet hatpur pose.
D ogsar eam azi ng cr eat ur es . Y oul ls ee t hatal lt heef f or tand ener gy puti n hous et r ai ni ng yourdog wi l lr eal l y pay of f . W hat sacoupl e ofm ont hsof hous et r ai ni ng i fyou can s pend year sofj oy w i t h yourdog af t er war d?
Fi nal l y,al w aysr em em bert hatw i t hal i t t l e bi tofpat i ence,under st andi ng and cons i s t ency,t her ei sabs ol ut el y not hi ng you cantt each yourdog,i ncl udi ng hous et r ai ni ng.
Ir eal l y hope t hatm y gui de i sus ef ult o you. D onthesi t at et os end m e your com m ent s ,good orbad. Iw antt hi sgui det o be per f ectand t o hel p asm any dogsand ow ner sasIcan.
Enj oy yourdog chi l dhood,i tdoes ntl as tver yl ong!
Nathalie
B O N U S 1:SC H E D U L E H E L PE R
A sIhavet ol d you,a r egul arschedul ei st he key t o hous et r ai ni ng your puppy. By keepi ng a l og ofyourpuppysact i vi t i es ,you w i l lm ake yourl i f e al oteas i erbecaus e youl lknow w hen he needst o go out .J ustf i l lt het abl e bel ow and i n no t i m e youl ls eea def i ni t epat t er ni n yourpuppysbehavi or s . Fort he E l i m i n a t e d a t : donthesi t at et os peci f y( D )def ecat eor( U)ur i nat e. My M onday Tues day W ednesday Thur sday Fr i day Sat ur day Sunday puppys act i vi t i es:
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H er esa l i s tofot herpr oduct st hatyourdog w i l lneed f orhi sdayt oday l i f e wi t h you.

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PUPPY HOUSETRAINING: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE 2 EDITION

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C hapt er 2:T i m ef or E xecuti ve D eci si ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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