Puppy Housetraining Ultimate Guide To Dog Training

PUPPY
HOUSETRAINING:
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
2 EDITION
ND
BY NATHALIE LAFLEUR
Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition
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TA BLE O F C O N TEN TS
A boutthis B ook and a L ittle B itA boutM e..................................................5
Introduction .......................................................................................................7
C hapter 1:E ssentialFacts you N eed to K now B efore w e Start................9
W hatto Expect..........................................................................................................9
W hen W illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?..............................................................9
H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?............................................10
W here m y Puppy should Elim inate?.....................................................................11
G ive M e a Sign ...................................................................................................12
Puppy orA dult IsTherea D ifference?..............................................................13
C hapter 2:T im e for E xecutive D ecisions....................................................14

O utdoororIndoorTraining?..................................................................................14
G etting Prepared .....................................................................................................14
Choosing an Elim ination Zone orToiletStop......................................................15
C hapter 3:L eash and C ollar T raining........................................................18

W hatK ind ofCollarand Leash should IBuy?.....................................................18
H ow to G etM y Puppy U sed to hisLeash and Collar?.........................................19
C hapter 4:C rate T raining ............................................................................21

D en Sw eetD en........................................................................................................21
W hatK ind ofCrate Should IBuy?........................................................................21
H ow Big a Crate Should IBuy?.............................................................................22
Crate Training Step-by-Step...................................................................................23
Crate Training D uring the N ight............................................................................26
H ow Long can ILetm y Puppy in herCrate?.......................................................27
The Surefire W ay to G etyourA dultD og U sed to H erCrate..............................28
The Big D O N TS during CrateTraining...............................................................28
Sorry,butIjustcantdo it!....................................................................................29
Conclusion...............................................................................................................31
C hapter 5:W hatsFood G otto D o w ith it? ...............................................32

IsitReally W orth the Extra Penny?......................................................................32
RegularFeeding EqualsRegularElim ination H abits...........................................33
The BiggestM istake Y ou Can M ake Relating to Food........................................33
H ow M any Tim esShould IFeed M y D og?..........................................................34
H ow M uch Food IsEnough?.................................................................................34
LabelReading 101..................................................................................................35
W ater........................................................................................................................36
C hapter 6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step......................................................37

The O riginalSeven-Step Technique......................................................................37
In M ore D etailsN ow ..............................................................................................37
M ore Tipsand Inform ation on H ousetraining ......................................................41
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H ousetraining the A dultD og.................................................................................43

The Big D O N TS D uring H ousetraining ..............................................................44
C hapter 7:A Schedule for Everyone...........................................................46

A H ousetraining D ay in yourPuppysLife..........................................................46
Som e PiecesofA dvice forFullTim e W orkers....................................................48
M ore Tips ............................................................................................................49
C hapter 8:A W ord A boutPaper T raining ................................................51

PaperM anagem entin Three Steps........................................................................52
M aking the Transition.............................................................................................52
O ne LastW ord........................................................................................................53
C hapter 9:W ow ,ItsSpotlessC lean in H ere!...........................................54

JustTellM e W hy....................................................................................................54
N o Tim e fora Botched Job....................................................................................54
Productsto A void ...................................................................................................54
H om em adeProducts...............................................................................................55
Com m ercialProducts..............................................................................................55
Effective Step-by-Step Cleaning M ethods............................................................56
In M ore D etailsN ow ..............................................................................................57
M ore Cleaning Tips................................................................................................58
ItsN ow a H abit......................................................................................................58
Conclusion...............................................................................................................59
C hapter 10:T he Solutions C orner...............................................................60

So M any Problem s,so M any Solutions................................................................60
Supervision:N otJustforK ids...............................................................................60
Com m on H ousetraining Problem sw ith Puppies..................................................61
ButH e W asPerfectly H ousetrained!.....................................................................64
Com m on H ousetraining Problem sw ith A dultD ogs............................................65
The Solution forM ostH ousetraining Problem s...................................................67
Frequently A sked Q uestions.........................................................................68

H ousetraining T ips.........................................................................................73
C onclusion........................................................................................................85
B onus1:Schedule H elper..............................................................................86
B onus2:E quipm entC hecklist.....................................................................87
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A BO UT
T H IS B O O K A N D A
L IT T L E B IT A B O U T M
Ivelived w ith dogsallm y lifeand Ican honestly say thatIm a dog

passionate person. Ivealw aysbeen fascinated by how m uch a dog can
learn ifyou takethetim eto teach him . Atthe m om ent,Ilive w ith a Golden
Retrieverw ho isa typicalbook dog. Y ou know the kind ofdog you can
train by follow ing thetraining principlesyou can read in m ostbooks. Ialso
have a M iniatureSchnauzerwho iscom pletely the opposite!Ihad to w rite
m y ow n book to train her. Ihad to figureouthow herhead w asw orking and
thatgave m e a w holenew perspective on dogs.
Idecided to write thisbook becausetherearelotsofdogslike m y M iniature

Schnauzerw ho dontfitcom pletely in traditionaltraining,thatarenotyour
typicalbook dog. Y ou haveto think ofnew w aysto help them
understand.
A sforthe contentofthisbook,although gram m atically-speaking Ishould

useit to referto yourdog orpuppy,Icouldntbring m yselfto use it. For
m e adog isnotjustathing. So Iused heorsheso you could relate m ore
easily the inform ation Im providing you w ith yourpuppy. Ive also opted
forthedirectstyle. Thisbook isforyou and sinceIreally w antto help you
establish agreatrelationship w ith yourdog and getthrough this
housetraining phaseaseasily asIcan,itm ade m oresenseto m e to writethis
book asifIw astalking to you in person.
Technically speaking,housetraining isthe processofteaching yourdog to

elim inate o u t s i d e . Sincea lotofpeople arentaw areofthis,Ivedecided to
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usetheterm housetraining asa generalconceptand usethe expressions

outdoortraining and indoortraining to m akethe differencebetween the
two m ethodsyou can choosefrom .
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Introduction
Firstofall,letm e thank you forbuying m y book. Y ou w ontbe
disappointed. A sIprom ised you on m y w eb site,Iw illhelp you go through
thehousetraining phaseofyourpuppy every step ofthe w ay.
W hy a book on housetraining?Because itisthe#1 reason w hy ow nersgive

up theirdog orhavehim putdow n. Iw rote thisguide becauseIw antto
m ake a difference. In fact,Ive decided to m ake itm y m ission to saveas
m any dogsasIcan by helping peopleto housetrain theirdog.The factthat
you boughtthisbook provesthatyou careand thatsw hy Iw antto help you.
Ivestructured thisguide in a very practicalm annerstarting w ith essential

factsyou need to know to starthousetraining yourdog. In chapter2 entitled
Tim e forExecutive D ecisions,Ipresentyou w ith diversesituationsand
decisionsyou have to m akeso thathousetraining yourpuppy fitsperfectly
yourlifestyle,yourschedule and yourenvironm ent.
Ithen talk abouttw o typesoftraining thatyou should do rightaway and that

w illfacilitate trem endously the housetraining process. Chapter5 isdevoted
to food and theconsiderablerole itplaysin housetraining yourpuppy. In
thenextchapter,H ousetraining Step-by-Step,youllfind allthedetails
you need to teach yourdog w hen and w hereto elim inate. Chapter7
includesa typicalschedule thatyou can easily follow oradapt. In chapter8,
Idealw ith papertraining and the reasonsw hy itcan only bea tem porary
solution.
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A lthough Ihave no doubtthatyourpuppy isapure genius,he w illm ake

som e m istakes. Y oullfind in chapter9,W ow !ItsSpotlessClean in
H ere! allthe inform ation pertaining to cleaning,from the household
productsto avoid to the toolsavailable on the m arketto m ake yourlife
easier.
Finally,in the lastchapter,The SolutionsCorner,youllfind several

solutionsto housetraining problem sthatm ostbooksdonttalk about. I
really thoughtitw asim portantto give you asm any solutionsaspossibleso
you w ould know w hatto do ifyou encountertheseproblem s.
Letsstart!
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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
TO
K NO W
W h a t to E x p e c t
Firstofall,you cantexpectyourpuppy to befully housetrained and fully
reliable beforeshessix m onth ofage. Thatbeing said,a dog can be
housetrained betw een oneto six w eeks. A lotdependson yourpuppyssize
and breed and m ostly the effortsyou putinto housetraining her.
Thereisalso thefactthatyourpuppy w onthaveadequatebladderand
bowelcontrolsbeforeshes16 weeksold. In otherw ords,shesnotable to
hold it forlong periodsso you m ustbeextravigilantduring thatperiod.
Butthatdoesntm ean thatyou cantstarthousetraining herthe m inuteshe
putherpaw sinto yourhom e. Itjustm eansthatyou have to expectyour
puppy to haveacouple ofaccidents. Butdontworry,thisG uide contains
everything youllneed to handle these little m ishaps,from how to reactto
how to clean 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 ofthe key to housetraining successisbeing able to predictw hen your
dog w illneed to elim inate. Y ourpuppy w illm ostlikely need to relieve
herself:
Firstthing in the m orning
A fterm ealsbecause theexpansion ofthestom ach w illexertpressure
on the bladderand the colon

A fterdrinking w ater
A fterw aking up from anap
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D uring and/orafterplaying orexercising
A fterchewing on herchew toys
A fterany excitem ent(som eone knocking atthedoor,guestsarriving
forexam ple)
A fteraride in thecar(thatsw hy the firstthing you m ustdo w hen
you bring yourpuppy hom e isto bring herto herElim ination Zone
(EZ)orherToiletStop (TS)so she can relieve herself)
D uring the active periods(between six and ten in the m orning and
fiveand nine in the evening)

A ftersm elling anotherdogsurineorseeing herurinate
W hen she leaveshercrate
Lastthing atnight
A syou can see,yourpuppy w illneed to go outquite often. Butdont

despair,asshe grow sup she w illneed to betaken outdoorlessoften.
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 eresa table thatsum sup the frequency oftripsto theelim ination zone or
thetoiletstop required day and nightdepending on theageofyourpuppy.
A ge
Frequency
Tripsduring the night
E very 301,452,603 to
1 or 2
4
90 m inutes
8 to 12 w eeks
E very tw o hours
1
12 to 16 w eeks
E very three hours
11,N one234
16 to 20 w eeks
E very four hours
N one
20 to 30 w eeks
4 to 6 tim es/day
N one
30+ w eeks
3 or 4 tim es/day
N one
12 m onthsold
T hree tim esa day
N one
1
For the toy and sm allbreeds(dogsup to 20 pounds)
2
For the m edium breeds(dogsup to 50 pounds)
3
For the large breeds(dogsfrom 50 to 85 pounds)
4
For the giantbreeds(dogsover 85 pounds)
10
6 to 8 w eeks
Finally,yourpuppy w illusually w antto defecatebetween 1 and 30 m inutes

aftereating and to urinate w ithin 20 m inutesofdrinking a lotofwater.
O fcourse,theseare generalestim ates. Ifyou usetheblank schedule,your

puppysinternalclock w onthaveany secretforyou in no tim e. Y oullbe
able to predictw hen she needsto go and sincedogslearn by repetition,
every tim eshe goesatthe rightplaceshereinforcesa good behavior.
D uring the firstw eek,the m orethe better. Thatsw hy itisa good idea to
take som e tim e offw hen you bring yourpuppy hom e. By establishing good
habitsfrom day one,youllbe ableto spend the restofyourlife together
enjoying each and every m om ent.
Ifyou decideto take a week off,dontm akethe m istakeofhaving the puppy

w ith you allthetim ebecause you w ontbe thereallthetim e w hen you go
back to w ork and youllm ake itharderforyourpuppy to adjust. Instead,
follow the scheduleforpeople athom e starting on page 45. Thatway,youll
killtw o birdsw ith one stone:1)youllspeed up yourpuppyshousetraining
processby bringing heroutdoororto herdesignated place indoorm oreoften
than you could ifyou w ere w orking;and 2)youllhelp yourpuppy learn that
being alone isnottheend ofthe w orld.
W h e r e m y P u p p y s h o u ld E lim in a te ?
Thereareonly tw o placesyourdog can elim inate:outdoorather
elim ination zone orindoorathertoiletstop. O ne ofthe m ostfrequent
m istake new ow nersm ake isto think thatpapertraining isthefirststep to
housetraining. ItisN O T.
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H ousetraining,oroutdoortraining,isthe processofteaching yourpuppy to

elim inate o u t s i d e A LL the tim e w hile indoortraining involvesteaching your
dog to elim inate ata designated place,hertoiletstop,i n s i d e yourhouseor
apartm ent.
G iv e M e a S ig n
M ostdogsfollow a ritualjustbeforeelim inating. Y ourtask isto learn to
read yourdog. To help you w ith thistask,herearethe signsyou should
pay attention to:
Y ourpuppy w him pers;
H ertailisrising;
Sherunsaround in circle;
Shesniffsintently the floor,carpet,ground in a questforthe right
spot!
Shepacesrestlessly;
Shescratchesthedoorthatleadsto herelim ination zone;
She m ovesaw ay from the playing area;
Shesquats.
A tthe m om entyou seeany ofthesebehaviors,stop w hateveryou aredoing,

putherleash on and takeheroutsideto herelim ination zoneorinsideto her
toiletstop.Ifshestartspeeing,interruptherby saying a firm outside or
toilet and then take herto theEZ orTS.
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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 ?
Thehousetraining m ethod isthesam e forapuppy oran adult. The only

differenceisthatan adultdog can hold ita lotlongerthan apuppy. So,it
m ay seem easierto train an adultdog,butitcan also betricky since your
adultdog com esw ith a background and you dontalw aysknow how her
previousow nertrained her.
Thecratetraining partofthe m ethod m ay take abitlongerwith an adultdog

butdontw orry Iw illgive you a surefirew ay to getyouradultdog used to
hercrate.
Y ou now have alltheessentialinform ation behind housetraining. Itisnow

tim eforyou to m ake som e im portantexecutivedecisions.
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C H A PT E R 2:T IM
E FO R
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 epending on yoursituation,you have to decide ifyou w antto train your
dog to elim inate outside orinside yourhom e.
Ihighly recom m end you to train yourdog to go outside ifyou have accessto
abackyard,a park orthestreet.
Ifyou live in a high-riseoryou areadisabled person and itsalm ost
im possibleforyou to getoutside quickly,you should train yourdog to
elim inate in aspecific place inside yourhouseorapartm ent. O w nersofa
toy breed w ho live in a region w here itgetscold in the w interm ay also
decide to train theirdog to go inside.
G e tt in g P r e p a r e d
Itisalw aysbetterto geteverything prepared beforeyourpuppysarrival.
Butdontw orry,ifyou already have yourpuppy Illhelp you getsetright
away. D uring the housetraining process,w ellusetw o kindsof
confinem ents:shortterm and long term . To confineyourdog forashort
period oftim e,youlluseacrate. Y oullfind in chapter4:C r a t e T r a i n i n g ,
allthe inform ation you need to choosethe rightcrateforyourdog and how
to gethim used to hiscrate.
W hen youllleaveyourpuppy form orethan acoupleofhours,youlluse

long term confinem ent. To thisend,youllhave to block partofa room in
yourhouse in w hich youllputyourpuppyscrate,paperon the floorand a
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coupleofchew toys. Itsa good idea to putaplastic sheetunderthe paperto

protecttheflooreven m ore. W ellcallthisplace yourpuppysdom ain.
Thekitchen isusually the bestchoicebecause itisabusy place. D ogsreally

need to feelthatthey arepartofthe fam ily and being in the m iddleofallthe
action ishighly m otivating forthem . In general,a kitchen floorisalso easy
to clean up w hich isam ust during housetraining.
To block partofthe room ,you can usebaby gates. They areeasy to install
and to open w hen itstim eto getyourpuppy outside. Y ou can also usea
play pen to confine yourdog. M ostpetstoreshavethem . Thesetoolsare
m oreexpensivethough. W hen Iw ashousetraining m y dogs,Iused acouple
ofplyw ood boardsto block the kitchen entriesand they w orked justfine.
So,yourpuppysdom ain should bedelim itated w ith gatesorboard,hiscrate

should be in one cornerand therestofthefloorcovered w ith paper. By the
w ay,butcherorbrow n paperisa lotbetterthan new spapersince itdoesnt
contain ink,thereforeitisa lotlessm essy. Y ourpuppy should havea
coupleofchew toysto play w ith. O ne very popularchew toy isa K ong
becauseyou can fillitw ith peanutbutter,kibblesand otherfavoritetreatsto
yourdog to keep him occupied. A syourpuppy grow s,you can expand his
dom ain.
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 to decide w here you w antyourpuppy to elim inate. Forthoseof
you w ho willoutdoortrain theirpuppy,chooseaplace thatiseasily
accessibleand relatively quietand thatw ontgettoo m uddy. Forexam ple,I
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choseacornerofm y backyard nottoo closeto thestreetso m y dogsw ont

getdistracted w hen itstim e to go. W e w illcallthisplacetheElim ination
Zone(EZ).
O fcourse,forthecity dog,theelim ination zone w illprobably bethe gutter.

N o m atterw hich spotyou choose,justfollow the seven-step technique
(p.37)and everything isgoing to befine.
Thereason Iwantyou to choose aspotand alw aysbring yourdog there is

thatdogshavea very powerfulsenseofsm ell. Itonly takesone peeand
poop foryourdog to recognize thespotafterthat. Thesm ellw illtrigger
yourdogsdesireto elim inateand speed up the whole process.
D ogsalso w antto refresh theirspotorm ark anotherdogsspotw ith

theirow n sm ell,so unlessyou w antto stop atevery telephonepostsand
every hydrantsyou encounter,dontletyourdog sniffthose w hen youre
going on a w alk w ith him .
Thetoiletstop isthe equivalentoftheelim ination zonebutitsinside your

house. You have to choosea placethatw ontbe in the w ay,butnottoo
isolated so thatyourpuppy w illhavea hard tim e finding it. Iw ould
recom m end the bathroom . Thefloorsurface isusually easy to clean up,
thereisgenerally a fan thatm akesiteasierto getrid oftheodorand itis
usually on the sam efloorastheone w hereyoullsetup yourpuppys
dom ain.
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Thebaseofa litterbox ora low -base plasticbox lined w ith paperw ould be
perfect. Forthoseofyou w ho also havea cat,forgetthe idea ofhaving your
four-legged friendssharethe sam elitterbox. Believe m e,itwontwork and
youllhave m oreproblem sto solvethatyou can think of.
Som epeoplechooseto have theirdog elim inate in alow -basestoragebox

(like thoseyou can find in hardw arestoresand thatyou can slideunderyour
bed)lined w ith grassand puton the balcony. Itiscertainly a good idea,but
rem em berthatatone pointyoullhave to replace the grass.
O k. So yourpuppysdom ain isready,you know ifyou wanthim to

elim inate inside oroutside and you havechosen theperfectspotforhim . It
isnow tim e foryou to accom plish yourfirsttasksasa new owner:getyour
puppy used to hisleash and collar.
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C H A PT E R 3:L E A SH
AND
C O L L A R T R A IN IN G
Firstthingsfirst. Y ou haveto train yourpuppy to accepthiscollarand

leash. In the housetraining m ethod Im going to show you,you have to walk
yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone orhistoiletstop on leash. U ntilyour
puppy know sw hatyou expectfrom him and w herehessupposed to
elim inate,youllhave to help him .
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 ?
Since yourpuppy w illoutgrow hiscollara num beroftim esbeforereaching
adulthood,Irecom m end you to buy a sim ple,inexpensive,nylon buckle
collar. Ifyou stillhaventm ade yourtrip to the petstore to geteverything
youllneed foryournew fam ily addition,youllrealize once therethatthe
choice ofcollarsand leashesisalm ostunlim ited.
Collarsalso com e in a variety ofsize,usually from 10 to 24 inches. To

know which size to buy,m easure yourdogsneck very loosely w ith a
m easuring tapeand add acouple ofinches. Forexam ple,ifyourpuppys
neck is10 inches,you should buy a 12-inch collar. O ne very practicalcollar
istheadjustablecollar. A sitsnam e suggests,itallowsyou to adjustthe size
ofthecollarasyourpuppy grow sand hasthe greatadvantageofsaving you
m oney and a coupleoftripsto the petstore!
A sforthe leash,Irecom m end asix-footleash. Itisa loteasierto w alk a

dog on a 6-footleash than ashorterone. In addition,ifyou decide to attend
obedienceclassw ith yourpuppy (w hich Istrongly encourage you to do),
youllalready have the leash m osttrainersrequire you to get.
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Y oullfind a checklistofeverything youllneed foryourpuppysarrivalin

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 collar:
Thefirsttim e youllputa collaron yourpuppy,hellprobably scratch ita
lot. Thatsperfectly norm al. By the w ay,oncefastened,you should beable
to slip tw o fingersunderyourpuppyscollar.
To getyourpuppy used to hiscollar,putiton him 10 m inutesata tim e

every hourforthefirstfew days. Then letiton for20 m inutesforthenext
coupleofdays. Afterthat,forhalfan hourand so on untilhe w earsitallday
long.
N O TE:W hen you are leaving forw ork orjustgoing outforacoupleof

hours,alw aystakeoffyourpuppyscollarw hen you puthim in hiscrate.
Thatway,you w onthaveto w orry thatyourpuppyscollargetsstuck in the
barsofthecrate. Iknow w hatarethe chances?O ne in a m illion,m aybe,
butw hy take the risk. Som e dogsarerealH oudini,dontfind outthe sad
w ay thatyourdog w asonesuch dog.
T he leash:
A very easy way to getyourpuppy used to hisleash isto lethim drag it
around. O fcourse,you m ustbe w ith yourpuppy and w atch him w hen you
do that. Y ou dontw anthim to getstuck som ew here.
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O nce hedoesntseem to noticethe leash,try picking itup butw ithout

pulling on it. Justfollow yourpuppy w ithoutputting any pressureon the
leash. Y ou w antyourpuppy to getused to you being close sincehellhave
to learn to elim inate w hile heson leash.
Therearelotsofreasonsw hy Iw antyou to teach yourdog to elim inateon

leash. Firstofall,youllbeable to controlhisactivities. In otherw ords,
w hen itstim eto elim inate itsnotthe tim e forhim to exploreevery corner
ofthebackyard.
Puppiesforgeteasily the reason w hy theyreoutside ifyou letthem sniff

around instead ofkeeping them in theelim ination zone w heretheyre
supposed to getdow n to business. O nce he haselim inated,yourdog w ill
have plenty oftim e to exploreand play. H ousetraining yourpuppy thatw ay
helpshim learn thatthesoonerhe elim inatesthesoonerhe can play. Believe
m e,you w illgreatly appreciate having trained yourdog follow ing this
m ethod w hen M otherNature w ontbe in a good m ood orw hen youllbe
running late!!!
Teaching yourdog to elim inateon leash w illalso m akeyourlifea loteasier

w hen youllbe traveling and ifyou arethinking ofgetting into dog sport
activities.
Itsnow tim e to startcratetraining yourdog.
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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 expertsm ean by D ogsaredenning anim als?They m ean that
instinctively yourdog w ontw antto soiltheplace w hereshesleepsand eats.
Thatsw hy acrateisthe m ostusefultoolyou can useto dram atically speed
up the housetraining process.
Since yourpuppy w ontw antto soilhercrate,she w illdevelop bladderand

bowelcontrolsand learn to hold ituntilitistim e to go to herelim ination
zoneortoiletstop.
Pleasedontletyourow n perceptionsofa cratedeprive yourdog to satisfy

herm ostbasic needs. A lotofpeoplethink thatputting a puppy in a crate is
cruel. ItisN O T. O n thecontrary,yourpuppyscrate w illbecom eherow n
cozy place w hereshe can go to rest. M ostdogscontinueto go in theircrate
even afterthehousetraining stage isoverbecauseitsatisfiestheirprofound
denning instinct.
Finally,a crate givesyou peaceofm ind w hen you cantsupervise orinteract

w ith yourdog because you know thatshe isin asafeand com fortable place
and cantdestroy anything preciousw hileshesthere.
W h a t K in d o f C r a te S h o u ld I B u y ?
Y oullfind two kindsofcratesin petstores:w irecratesand plasticpet
carriers. Theplastic cratesareparticularly usefulifyou plan to take your
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dog on a planesince m ostofthesecratesareapproved by airlines. They are

also lessheavy than wirecrates.
In addition,they dontallow asm uch aircirculation asthe w irecratesdo.

O n the one hand,itisan advantage in cold orwetclim atessince itw illallow
yourdog to keep herbody warm . O n the otherhand,how ever,itwillbean
inconvenientin hotorhum id w eatherconditions.
A lotofpeople puttheirdog in acrate w hen traveling by car. Ifyou dont

plan to usea crateforyourcartrips,please buy a dog seatbeltortie your
dogsleash on aregularseatbeltso yourdog w ontend up in the w indshield
ifyou have an accident. A nyw ay,a dog loose in a carisa very dangerous
practice. O ne lastw ord aboutdogsand cars:the interiorofacaron asunny
day can reach 100o in lessthan 10 m inutes,so pleaseneverletyourdog
unattended in acar.
Forthoseofyou w ho havea big chew eron theirhands,Irecom m end a w ire

crate. M ostofthem can befolded flatm aking them easy to storeorcarry
around. Furtherm ore,puppiesusually like the w irecratebecause itism ore
open and they can seea lotbetterw hatisgoing on.
H o w
B ig a C r a t e S h o u ld I B u y ?
The m ostusefuladviceIcan give you on thism atteris:buy acratethatwill

bebig enough foryourdog to use onceshe hasreached herfulladultsize.
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W hy? First,because itw illallow you to save a lotofm oney and second,
becauseitisvery easy to reducethe sizeofthecratew ith cardboard orw ire
separatorto fityourdogssize asshe grow sup.
Thatbeing said,herearetheprinciplesto follow w hen choosing acrate:

H eight:Y ourdog m ustbe able to stand w ithouthaving to duck herhead.
W idth:Y ourdog m ustbe able to com fortably lie on hersideand stretch out.
Length:Y ourdog m ustbeable to lie dow n com pletely stretched w ithout
having to curlup.
W hen you bring yourpuppy hom e,allyou have to do isto reducethe length
ofthecrateby installing a cardboard,plyw ood board orw ire separator. A s
yourpuppy grow ,justm ove the separatorto fityourdogssize.
D o you really have to reducethe crateslength? Y es. Ifyourpuppy hastoo

m uch room in hercrateshecould easily decide to sleep in one end and
elim inate in the other. Thatw ould defeatthe w hole purposeofusing a crate
to housetrain yourpuppy.
Finally,once youve reduced the sizeofthe crate,justlook ifyourdog

seem scom fortable in it. Ifso,everything isO K !
C r a t e T r a in in g S te p -b y - S t e p
D ogslearn by association. Ifsom ething ispositive,they w illacceptiteasily
and w illlook forward to it. O n the otherhand,ifsom ething isnegative,they
w illwantto avoid it. W hatwe w anthere isto teach yourpuppy thata crate
issom ething positive. H ereshow to achieve this:
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Step 1:Block the dooropen,sitbeside yourpuppyscrate,have yourpuppy

sniffthe treatin yourhand and throw thetreatin thecrate. W hen
yourpuppy goesin thecrateto getthetreat,praiseher. D o thisthree
orfourtim es,and stop. Repeattheprocessasoften asyou can
(every 15 m inutesto halfhour,forexam ple)untilyourpuppy goesin
and outofthe crate w illingly. A tthe beginning,throw the treatin
thefrontpartofthecrateand gradually throw itfurtherand further
in.
Itisvery im portantto praise yourdog w hen she goesin and notw hen
shescom ing outofthecrate. In fact,you shouldntsay a w ord w hen
yourpuppy com esoutofhercrate. Y ou dontwantherto think that
getting outofthe crate ism orefun than staying in it.
Step 2:Stillsitting besidethe crate,throw thetreatin the crate,close the

doorofthecratefor15-30 secondsand continuetossing sm alltreats
to yourpuppy during thattim e. Letyourpuppy outofthecrate
w ithoutsaying a w ord.
Repeatthisstep m any tim esuntilyourpuppy staysquietly in her

crateabout4-5 m inutes. O fcourse,you w onttosstreatsin the crate
for5 m inutesso m akesure w hen you throw the firsttreatin to also
puta chew toy in thecrateso yourpuppy hassom ething to keep her
occupied.
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Itisalso a good tim eto introduceacue w ord when yourpuppy goes

in hercrateeasily. Isim ply usein yourcrate. Choosea w ord that
com esnaturally to you and thatyoullonly useforthatpurpose.
Cratetraining isnotaboutbeating w orld records!D onttry to push

thingsto seehow long yourpuppy w illtoleratehercrate. Ifyou do
that,you m ay end up w ith apuppy thatw illstartw hining to getout. It
takesa lotm oretim e to retrain a dog than to teach hercorrectly the
firsttim e.
Step 3:N ow ,you w illstartto go aboutyourbusinessaround the house w hile

leaving yourpuppy in hercrate. Rem em berto give herachew toy
w hen you putherin hercrate. Sinceshe w illseeorhearyou close
by,she w illknow thatyou haventabandoned her!
A gain,dontpush things. Afterfive m inutes,releaseherfrom her

cratebutdontm akeafussaboutit. Continuepractising thisstep
and gradually increasethetim e you letherin hercrate.
Step 4:Finally,you w illtrain yourpuppy to stay alone in hercratew hile

youre notin the house. A tthebeginning,justleavefor10 to
15 m inutes. G o getthe m ail,go run an errand,wateryourflow ers,
etc. U se yourim agination. D ontleavehom e form orethan halfan
hourthefirstfew tim es. A gain,dontforgetto letyourpuppy her
favoritechew toy w hen you putherin hercrate.
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Ifyou follow thesesteps,you should have apuppy going in hercratehappily

in no tim e. The m ain idea isto go slow ly and gradually and m akecrate
training a positive experience foryourpuppy.
O ne lastthing:w hy isthechew toy so im portant?Because 1)puppiessleep a

lotduring the day and 2)they usually fallasleep afterchewing on theirtoy
for10-15 m inutes. Cratetraining yourpuppy following thism ethod allow s
you to teach yourpuppy tw o very valuable things:a)sleeping in hercrate is
the m ostnaturaland pleasantactivity in the w orld,and b)shecan chew on
herchew toy only and nothing else;notyourshoes,yourchairlegs,etc.
To m akesureyourpuppy seeshercrate very positively,feed herin the crate.

W hen shesfinished eating,takeheron leash to herelim ination zone orher
toiletstop.
C r a t e T r a in in g D u r in g th e N ig h t
W eve seen in thesection H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to
Elim inate? thatyou w illhaveto bring yourpuppy to herelim ination zone
ortoiletstop atleastonceduring the night.
Forthe night,thecrateshould be in yourbedroom so you can hearyour

puppy criesw hen sheneedsto elim inate. Itisvery IM PO RTA N T to getup
and bring yourpuppy to herdesignated placeso shecan elim inate.
Ifyou dont,yourpuppy w illelim inate in hercrateand allyourhard w ork

cratetraining herw illbe in vain. Furtherm ore,apuppy w ho learnsto soil
hercratebecom esextrem ely tough to housetrain afterward. So,getup.
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D ontw orry,you w onthave to do thisfortherestofherlife. Itisonly

tem porary.
The m ostim portantthing to rem em berw hen you take yourpuppy outofher
crateduring the nightto have herelim inate isnotto say a w ord. Justbring
herto the designated placeand onceherbusinessisdone putherback to her
crate w ithoutsaying a w ord to her.
W hy? Because ifyou starttalking to herorw orst,play w ith her,shew ill

think thatitstim e to getup and havefun. She w illlearn to getup m ore
often during thenightto getplay tim es. O fcourse,thatsnotw hatyou w ant.
A couple ofdaysbeforegetting yourpuppy,itisa good ideato wearan old

t-shirt. O nce you have yourpuppy,putyourt-shirtin yourpuppyscrateat
night. Thisw ay,even though shecantsee you in the dark,yourscentw ill
reassureher. Thistip worksfora lotofdogs.
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 berofhoursyou can letyourpuppy in hercratecorrespondsto her

age. In otherw ords,ifyourpuppy istw o m onthsold you can lethertw o
hoursin hercrate,ifshesthree m onthsold,shecan stay in hercratefor
threehours.
W hen youre housetraining an adultdog,the m axim um period oftim e you

can crate yourdog isfourhoursata tim e. Later,w hen yourdog isfully
housetrained,you can decide to letherfreein the house. O fcourse,expect
to find dog hairson them ostcom fortable chairorbed in yourhouse!
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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 etim esan adultdog thathasneverbeen cratetrained wontw antto go in
hercrate. First,follow the m ethod described in the section CrateTraining
Step-by-Step (p.23).
Ifyouradultdog stilldoesntw antto go in,startfeeding herin hercrate.

W hen itstim eto feed yourdog,w ith herbowlin yourhand,tellhergo in
yourcrate and putthebow latthefarend ofthecrate. D o thisfora w eek
and Iprom iseyou thatin no tim eallyoullhave to say isgo in yourcrate
and she w illberunning there.
Form e,thishasbecom ea perm anentroutine. Ialso considerthisan

excellentopportunity to practice m y dogs sit-stay and down-stay.
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 letyourpuppy in hercrate longerthan shessupposed to.
(Rem em ber:tw o m onths= tw o hours,three m onths= threehours,
etc.).
D O N T use thecrateto punish yourdog. Itisvery im portantthat
yourpuppy seeshercrateasapositiveexperience.
D O N T letyourpuppy outofhercrate ifshesw hining orshestartsto
m ake afuss. Ifthathappens,w aitforherto calm dow n before letting
herout. A good habitto take isto ask yourpuppy to sitbefore
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opening thedoor. A dog bolting outofacrate isdangerousboth for

you and her.
D O N T putthecrate in an isolated room like the garage orthe
basem ent. Itisvery im portantforyourpuppy to be w ith you. The
kitchen orfam ily room isthe idealchoice.
D O N T allow yourchildren to go in the puppyscrate. Itisherplace,
hersafehaven in thehouse.
D O N T crate yourpuppy untilyou gotherused to hercrate.
D O N T force yourpuppy in thecrateand close the door.Allyoull
achieve isscareherand itw illtake you a lotlongerafterward to
reintroduceherto hercrate.Rem em ber,every new experience in your
puppyslife m ustbe positive.
S o r r y , b u t I j u s t c a n t d o i t !
If,afterreading thischapter,you arestillnotconvinced thatcratetraining
yourpuppy isthebestthing you can do forherand you cantbring yourself
to usea crate,you have tw o otheroptions.
Y ou can usea tie-down orcreateaphysicalbond betw een you and your

puppy.
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T ie-dow n
A tie-dow n issim ply a 3 or4-footleash thatyou attach to aheavy piece of
furniture. Itisvery im portant,w hen you hook yourpuppy to the leash,that
she wearsa bucklecollarand thatyou give herachew toy to keep her
occupied.
D epending on thesize ofyourpuppy,you m ustadjustthe length ofthe

leash. Y ourpuppy should beable to sit,stand,lie dow n and stretch w hile
sheshooked to the tie-dow n. D ontlethertoo m uch leew ay orshecould
decide to do herbusinessattheend ofthe leash and com e back to herpostto
continue playing.
O ne lastthing,N EV ER tie-dow n yourdog ifyourenotaround to supervise

her. Itisextrem ely dangerous. H erlegscan becom e entangled in the leash
and shecould even hang herself. Believe m e,a crate isfarm oresafer.
PhysicalB ond
Thedifferencebetween the tie-dow n and thephysicalbond isthattheend of
the leash isattached to you instead ofapieceoffurniture. Itism ore
cum bersom e to havea puppy attached to you,butitallow syou to watch her
like a haw k!U sually,a four-footleash isperfectforthis.
Finally,even ifyou chooseto usea tie-dow n ora physicalbond,your
puppyselim ination needsdontdisappear. Y ou haveto follow the
housetraining m ethod asifyou w ereusing acrate.
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C o n c lu s io n
Thereareabsolutely no doubtsin m y m ind thatcratetraining yourdog isthe
m ostcanine service you can renderto yourdog. Besidesspeeding up
dram atically the housetraining process,a crateprovidesyourdog w ith asafe
place to rest. Italso m akestraveling w ith yourdog by carm oresecure.
Furtherm ore,ifyou haveto letyourdog to the vetovernight,you w illm ake
theseparation a loteasierforyourdog and help herrecovery sinceshe w ill
beused to sleeping in acrate. Finally,lotsofhotelsw ontacceptdogsif
they arenotcratetrained.
W erealm ostthere One lastchapterto dealw ith and w ellreally getinto

theheartofhousetraining. Butbefore w edo so,you have to read thenext
chaptersince food hasa big im pacton yourpuppysability to get
housetrained.
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C H A PT E R 5:W
H A T S F O O D
GOT
TO
DO
W IT H IT ?
Everything! Iw illshow you in thischapterthe im portantrolefood can play

in yourhousetraining successorfailure. Iw illalso explain how food can
im pactyourdogshealth and behavior.
Is it R e a lly W o r th th e E x tr a P e n n y ?
A bsolutely. Feeding a good quality food to yourdog hasa H U G E im pacton
housetraining and heresw hy.
W hen you feed a good quality food to yourdog,heneedsto eatlessofitto

satisfy hishungerand to m eethisnutritionalneeds. Consequently,the
prem ium food bag m ay costm ore,butitw illlastlonger.
A good quality food isalso m oreeasily digestible. So ifyou com binethese

two factors,you end up w ith a puppy thatw illelim inate lessby-products.
Furtherm ore,sincethe excrem entw illbesm allerand firm er(because m ost
ofthefood w illbedigested),itw illbea loteasierforyourpuppy to hold it
and learn to controlhisbow elm ovem ents. N eedlessto say thatduring
housetraining,theseare w inning conditions!
G ood quality foodsare m ade w ith nutritionalingredients. Y ourdog then

getseverything heneedsto keep him happy and healthy. Sinceahealthy
dog doesnthaveto visitthe veterinarian m any tim esa year,youllsave an
am azing am ountofm oney on vetbills. Believe m e,theannualcostofa
prem ium quality food isa lotlessthan thecostofcheap food plusthe vet
bills.
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H eresanotheradvantage thatm ostpeople dontknow and thatm akes

feeding yourdog a good quality food w orthw hile:a w ell-nourished dog has
farlesschanceto getfleas.
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 uring housetraining,itisvery im portantto stick to afeeding schedule. If
you alwaysfeed yourdog atthe sam etim e,youllbeable to figureoutin no
tim e w hen hellneed to elim inate. Consequently,every tim e you give your
dog the chance to do therightthing (thatis,bringing him to hiselim ination
zoneortoiletstop on tim e),you help him learn fasterwhatyou expectfrom
him .
Think aboutitfrom yourpuppysperspective:dogslearn by association and

w antto repeatbehaviorsthatcausesom ething positiveto happen. D uring
thehousetraining process,praiseand play areforyourpuppy thepositive
consequencesofelim inating attherightspot.
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
Based on the principle thateverything thatgoesin hasto com e out,ifyou let
yourdog free-feed him self(in otherw ord,letting yourdog have accessto
hisfood allday long),guessw hat youllbecleaning up allday long and
youllneverbe able to housetrain him .
A notherthing aboutfree-feeding:training m ethodshave considerably

changed in the pastten years. W e now use food and toysaspositive
reinforcem entsto teach dogsw hatw eexpectfrom them . Ifyou allow your
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dog to eatallthefood in the w orld,youllloseallyourappealw hen itw ill

betim e foryou to train him . Think aboutit.W hy w ould yourdog w ork for
food ifhecan have w hathe w ants,w hen he w antsit!
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 ?
Ifirm ly believe thata dog should be fed tw ice aday. Forpuppies,three

m ealsareeven better. O fcourse,ifyou w ork during the day and cantcom e
back during yourlunch break to feed yourpuppy,feed him tw o m ealsa day.
Ithasbeen proven thatfeeding tw icea day hasarealpositive im pacton
yourdogsbehavior. D og food staysin yourdogsstom ach betw een 4 to 8
hours. Consequently,ifyou feed yourdog only oncea day,itm eansthathe
liveson an em pty stom ach 16 hoursaday. M ostbehaviorproblem s,like
chew ing and restlessness,originatefrom dogsw ho aresim ply hungry.
O n the otherhand,ifyou feed yourpuppy tw ice aday,hellhave an em pty

stom ach only 8 hoursa day w hich corresponds,ifyou think aboutit,to a
good nightsleep!
H o w
M u c h F o o d Is E n o u g h ?
Startby feeding the portion indicated on thefood bag depending on your

puppysageand w eight. The easiestw ay to know ifyou feed too m uch or
notenough is,believe itornot,by counting the num berofstoolsyourdog
produces. Ifyourdog defecatesm orethan threetim esa day,you are giving
him too m uch food. A llyou haveto do isadjustthe portion offood until
yourdog defecatesthreetim esa day.
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By the way,dontsw itch to anothertype offood during housetraining. A

puppysstom ach iseasily upsetby a changeoffood and itshard to
housetrain apuppy w ho hasdiarrhea!Once yourpuppy ishousetrained,it
w illbe easierforhim to adaptto thechange.
L a b e l R e a d in g 1 0 1
Ivetold you how im portanta good quality food can be in you dogslife.
H ow ever,Istillhave nottold you how to differentiatea good quality food
from acheap one. Thesurefirew ay to m akesureyourefeeding yourdog
appropriately isto read the labelto know exactly whatisin thebag.
D og food isascience in itselfand Iw ontpretend thatIknow everything

aboutit. H owever,afterreading a loton thatsubject,Ican give you one
principleto follow thatw illhelp you m ake a good choice. Basically,two of
thefirstthree ingredients,and preferably thefirsttw o ingredients,listed on
the labelshould be anim alproteins(beef,chicken,lam b,fish). The law
requiresm anufacturersto listtheingredientsin theorderofpredom inance
by w eight. So,thefirstingredientlisted on the labelisthe onefound in
biggestproportion in the food com position.
A lthough itisa bittechnical,Iencourage you to read the article entitled
Interpreting PetFood Labels posted on the websiteofthe Centerfor
V eterinary M edicine atthefollow ing address:
http://w w w .fda.gov/cvm /index/consum er/petlabel.htm .
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W a te r
Thesam e principle forfood appliesto w ater. Ifyou dontm onitorhow
m uch goesin,you wontbe ableto predicthow m uch w illgetout.
D uring the housetraining process,you w ontletyourdog haveaccessto all

the w aterhe w ants. Y oullgivehim w ateratspecific m om entsand never
after7:00 p.m .ifyou dontw antto getup threetim esduring the night.
H ow ever,ifyou getyourpuppy in the m iddleofascorching heat,youll

have to m ake an exception to the7 oclock rule. W hen itsvery hot,Igive
m y dogsicechips. They love them and itreally helpsbring dow n their
internaltem perature.
O nce yourdog ishousetrained,you w illm ake surethathealw ayshasaccess

to afresh supply ofw ater.
Finally housetraining step-by-step isnext.
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C H A PT E R 6:H O U SE T R A IN IN G S T E P -B Y -ST E P
Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. Itm ay som etim estake
longerthan w e w ould like,butw ith a little bitofpatienceand consistency
you w illsucceed.
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 hatto do
1
G etyour puppy outofhis crate or hisdom ain and puthis leash
on.
2
A ccom pany him to hiselim ination zone or toiletstop.
3
D O N T say a w ord untilhe startselim inating.
4
W hen hesgetting dow n to business,say your com m and w ord in
a softvoice.
5
Praise him like crazy for elim inating atthe rightplace.
6
Play w ith your puppy a couple ofm inutesatleast.
7
B ring your puppy back to hiscrate or dom ain.
Follow thesestepsevery tim e yourpuppy needsto elim inate and in no tim e
youllhave ahousetrained dog,guaranteed!
In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
T he R ightPath
Itisvery im portantthatyou alwaysfollow thesam epath,usethesam e door,
w hen accom panying yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop.
Thatshow youllteach yourdog to ask you to go outorto go on hisow n to
histoiletstop.
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Ifyourpuppy startselim inating on yourw ay to the EZ orTS,say a firm

outside ortoilet (orw hateverw ord you w antto use),pick him up,bring
him to hisEZ orTS and follow theothersteps(silence,com m and w ord,
praiseand play).
A ccom panying your puppy to hiselim ination zone or toiletstop
W hy do Iw antyou to accom pany yourpuppy? First,becausesince your
puppy ison leash and you can controlhisw hereabouts,he w ontdo anything
elsebutgetdow n to business.
Second,itistheonly way foryou to besurethatyourdog hascom pletely

em ptied both reservoirs.Furtherm ore,sincepraise isan im portantstep to
yourpuppyshousetraining success,you M U ST be thereto praisehim w hen
hedoesthe rightthing.
Third,youllsee w hatsgetting outofthere!Som e puppy getsdiarrhea when

you bring them hom ebecauseofalltheexcitem ent. In thesecircum stances,
itisvery im portantto m onitorclosely the situation. A dog dehydratesvery
easily,particularly sm allpuppies,donthesitateto callyourvetand ask
him /herw hatto do ifthe diarrhea lastsm orethan a day.
Fourth,itistheonly w ay foryou to counthow m any stoolsyourdog

producesin a day.A sIve m entioned before,yourgoalisthreepoopsa day.
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Finally,ifyou dontgo outside w ith yourpuppy,theresa good chancethat

allhellw antto do iscom e back insidebecausehew antsto be w ith you. If
you lethim in thinking he doesntneed to go,Ican guarantee you thathell
probably relievehim selfi n s i d e w ithin a coupleofm inutes!
Shhhh...
U ntilyourpuppy startsto elim inate,you w ontsay a w ord.Som e ofyou
m ay bethinking:W hatdoesitchange ifItalk to m y dog? First,you dont
w anthim to getdistracted.Y ou broughthim outforone purpose:
elim inating.
Second,you dontwantto m ake oneofthe m ostcom m on m istakesnew

ownersm ake:Ifyou w erethinking likea dog,in otherw ordsassociatean
action w ith a consequence,heresthe conclusion you w ould arrive at:w hen
w e go outIgetalltheattention,butthe m inuteIrelieve m yself,no m ore
attention and back in the house. D ogsaresm art,you know . They like the
outdoorsand w ould m uch preferstaying outside then going back in the
house. Thefinalresultw ould be adog thatholdsitaslong ashe can so he
can stay outside longer.
E lim inating on C om m and
Forthoseofyou w ho plan to participate in obedience,agility orany other
dog activities,teaching yourdog to elim inateon com m and w illbe very
useful. A nd forthoseofyou w ho dontplan to com pete in any ofthese
sports,thiscom m and w illm ake yourlifea loteasier. Justthink forexam ple
thatyou are in ahurry oryoure lateforan appointm ent,you certainly dont
w antto spend halfan houroutside waiting foryou dog to attend to the call
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ofnature!Y oullalso find thiscom m and very usefulw hen itsfreezing

outsideorraining catsand dogs!
Y ou firsthaveto chooseacom m and w ord. Rem em berthatyou w illonly

usethatw ord forthatpurpose. A lotofpeople usehurry up,butdont
hesitate to becreative. H ow ever,dontchoosea w ord thatyou useregularly
in casualconversations. Forexam ple,forthoseofyou w ho have kids,I
w ouldntuse letsgo!Im sure you can im agine w hattheresultcould
be
T eaching your D og to G o on C om m and
1. Bring yourdog to hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop.
2. D ontsay a w ord. Rem em ber,ifyou talk and pay attention to him ,
hellforgetw hathessupposed to do.
3. The m om enthe startsto urinate ordefecate,say yourcom m and w ord
in a very softtone ofvoice.
4. O nce finished,praise yourdog lavishly.
A syou can see,itsvery easy to teach thiscom m and. Butsincedogslearn

by repetition,itisvery im portantto use itevery tim e you bring yourdog to
hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop. O nce yourdog haslearned the com m and,
hew illgetdow n to business rapidly and thatw illallow the both ofyou to
spend m orequality tim e together.
Praise,praise,praise
Praisesareextrem ely im portantw hen yourehousetraining yourdog
becausethatshow hellknow thathehasdonethe rightthing. D ont
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hesitate to praise yourdog with a G oood boy and G oood girl every tim e
yourpuppy doessom ething you like.
Play,a naturaldog behavior
D ogslike to play.N othing m akesthem m orehappy than playing w ith you.
A sIve told you before,ifyou play w ith yourdog,even ifitsonly fora
coupleofm inutes,A FTER hehaselim inated,hellrelieve him selfa lot
faster.
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 those ofyou in the N orth
Believe itornot,snow can slow dow n yourpuppyshousetraining progress.
H ow ?Ifyou letyourpuppy w alk in the snow w herehe justrelieved him self,
hellbring snow w ith urine stuck in hispaw sback in the house.
Ifyou dontdry yourpuppyspawsw ith a towelbeforeputting him back to

hiscrateordom ain,the snow w illm eltin thecrateoron thefloor.Y our
puppy w illthen sm ellthe urine and itm ay very w elltriggerhisdesireto
elim inate again.Y oullend up w ith an accidentthatcould have been easily
avoided.
K eeping yourpuppyshairshortand clean isim portant,in particularduring

thehousetraining process.
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Im portance ofpicking up after your dog

A thom e:A sstrangeasitm ightseem ,a dog w ontdefecatejustbeside
anotherstoollefton the ground.Consequently,ifyou dontpick up after
yourdog,he w illgradually w iden hiselim ination zone.So,ifyou dontw ant
yourw hole backyard to becom e adoggy toilet,itsbetterto keep the
elim ination zone clean.
E veryw here else:Icannotstressenough the im portance ofpicking up after
yourdog w hen you bring him fora w alk,in apark,cam ping,etc.Too m any
peoplehate dogsbecausesom e dog ow nersleavetheirdogsw aste
everyw here.Please,poop and scoop.Itsthebestcontribution you can m ake
to the im provem entofthecaninepopulationsreputation.
H esnotelim inating,w hatshould I do?
Ifyouve spent5 m inutesw ith yourpuppy athisEZ orTS and he hasnot
elim inated,puthim back in hisCRA TE,lethim therefor10 m inutesand try
again. Im surethatw ithin threeattem ptsyourpuppy w illhave relieved
him self.
T eaching your dog to respectthe house
A tone point,you w illprobably w antto letyourdog loose in thehouse.To
achieve this,you have to teach yourdog to respectthe w hole house.Thebest
w ay isto letyourpuppy exploreoneroom ofthehouse ata tim e and alw ays
A FTER he hascom pletely em ptied both bladderand bow el.
D ontstarttheexploration ofthe housebeforeyourdog haslearned to keep

hisdom ain clean and even then,you m ustw atch him likea haw k!Iw ould
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also recom m end to have yourdog on leash during youradventure

together.
O utdoor T raining and Infectious D iseases
M ostvetsw illrecom m end you notto take yourpuppy outforwalksuntilhe
hasbeen im m unized againstinfectiousdiseases. Forthecity dog,thisis
particularly truesince yourpuppy can catch diseasesby sniffing the
excrem entsofotherdogsnotim m unized.
Being awareofthis,ifyou w antyourpuppy to elim inateoutdoorrightaw ay,

Ithink theeasiestw ay isto alw aysuse the sam espotand notto letyourdog
sniffatotherdogs excrem ents.
H o u s e tr a in in g th e A d u lt D o g
A sIve told you previously,the housetraining m ethod doesntchange w ith
an adultdog. Itsm oreaquestion oftim e than anything else:an adultdog
can hold itand stay in hiscrate longer. Therefore,you can elim inate the
hourly tripsoutsideand plan forthreeorfourtripsa day.
Thefirstthing you have to do w hen you getan adultdog isto have him
check by a vet. O nce you know thatyourdog isin perfecthealth,you can
starthousetraining him . O fcourse,yourdogspreviousow nerm ay have
perfectly housetrained him . Ifthatsthecase,allyoullhaveto do hisshow
yourdog hisnew elim ination zoneortoiletstop.
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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 putyourdogsnosein hism ess. Ithasbeen proven overand
overagain thatallyou w illaccom plish isto m ake m attersw orse,scare
yourpuppy and destroy any chanceofbuilding a strong relationship
w ith him .
D O N T reprim and yourdog afterhehasm adea m istake. H e w ont
rem em berw hathe hasdone. A dogsm em ory ofhisactionslastsonly
from 1 to 6 seconds. Thatsw hy reprim anding yourdog forhism ess
w hen you arrive from work isabsolutely pointless. From yourdogs
pointofview ,yourarrivalissom ething negativethathe should be
afraid of.
D O N T shoutatyourdog ifyou catch him in the act. Instead,
interrupthim by saying afirm outside ortoilet,pick him up
(thatsthe only tim e you should pick up yourdog to bring him to his
elim ination zone ortoiletstop),puthisleash on,go to the designated
spot,lethim finish w hathe had started atthe wrong place and then
praisehim lavishly forgoing atthe rightplace. Ifyou scold him ,you
w illonly teach him to elim inate w hen yourenotaround and thats
exactly the oppositeofw hatwe w antto accom plish. H e m ay also find
him selfahidden spotsom ew here in yourhouse w herehecan go
peacefully!A gain,thatsnotw hatw e w ant.Calm and vigilance are
yourbestalliesw hen housetraining yourdog.
D O N T w alk yourdog to havehim elim inated.A w alk should bea
reward forelim inating quickly notthe otherway around.Believe m e,
yourwalksw illbecom e longerand longeronceyourdog w illhave
figured outthatelim inating m eansthe end ofthe w alk.H e w ill
suddenly be able to hold itform iles!
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D O N T letyourdog roam freely in thehouseuntilhe iscom pletely

and reliably housetrained. Thatsone ofthe m ostcom m on m istakes
new ow nersm ake. Rem em ber,a dog w ontsoilhisleaving quarters,
thatsw hy youlluse both typesofconfinem ents. Later,once your
puppy haslearned to controlhisbladderand thatthedesignated place
(EZ orTS)isthe one and only placeacceptable to do hisbusiness,
youllbe ableto lethim explorethe restofthehouse.
D O N T praise yourdog forelim inating on thepaperunlessyou are
am ong the very few w ho w illneed to papertrain theirdog.The only
reason Isuggestputting paperon theflooristo m ake iteasierforyou
to pick up the m ess. Ifyou dontm ind picking up yourpuppys
gifts directly from the floor,donthesitateto forgetthepaper
altogether.
D O N T forgetthatyou aredealing w ith a puppy. H e w ont
understand w hatyou w antuntilyou havetaughthim in thesim plest
w ay. Thatsw hy Iusethe seven-step technique. Itseasy to follow
and cantbe m oreclearfrom adogspointofview .
In thenextchapter,A Schedule forEveryone,Ive provided you w ith an

exam pleofw hata typicalday w ould be likeduring thehousetraining phase
ofyourpuppy.
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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 etting apuppy doesntm ean thatyou haveto change yourlifestyle
com pletely. W hatisim portantforyourpuppy isconsistency. There isno
doubtthatadhering to a strictschedule in thebeginning w illspeed up your
puppyshousetraining progress. Ifyou cantfollow a rigid schedule,itw ill
take abitlonger,butyoullgettheredontworry.
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
Letsnow see w hata day in yourpuppyslifeshould be like w hen you are
housetraining him .
6:30 G etyourpuppy outofhiscrate,puthisleash on and walk w ith him to
theelim ination zone ortoiletstop. D ontsay a w ord. W hen hestarts
peeing,use yourcom m and w ord. O ncehesfinished,praisehim
lavishly and w aitforhim to defecate. W hen hestartsto poop use your
com m and w ord again. O nce hesfinished,praisehim asifhejust
found apotofgold!Play w ith yourdog foracoupleofm inutes.
Bring him back in thehouse.
6:45 Lethim play in hisdom ain.
7:15 Feed yourdog and givehim som e w ater.
7:30 Bring yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone (EZ)ortoiletstop (TS).
O nce hehaselim inated,praiseand play w ith yourdog and bring him
back in the house.
7:45 Letyourpuppy play in hisdom ain.
8:00 Confine yourpuppy in hisdom ain ifyou leave fortheday orin his
crateifyou areathom e.
10:00 (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring him to
hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play w ith yourdog.
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Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand confine him to his

crate.
N oon (forpeopleathom e)G etyourpuppy outofhiscrateand bring him to
hisdesignated placeforelim ination. Lethim play in the kitchen for
15 to 30 m inutesthen feed him and give him w ater.
12:15 (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring him to
hisEZ orTS again. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play w ith him .
Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand confine him to his
crate.
2:00 p.m . (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring
him to hisEZ orTS. O nce hehaselim inated,praiseand play
w ith yourdog.Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand
confinehim to hiscrate.
4:00 p.m . (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourdog som e w aterand bring him
to hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play with
yourdog. Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand
confinehim to hiscrate.
6:00 p.m . H opefully,allofyou w illbe hom e by now .So,them om entyou
com e back hom e bring yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone or
toiletstop. O ncehe haselim inated,praise and play w ith your
dog. Bring him back in the house.
6:15 p.m . Letyourdog play and w atch alltheaction in the kitchen from
hisdom ain.Thisisaperfecttim e to havea training session.
Y ourpuppy w illbe hungry and eagerto learn.D onthesitateto
useaportion ofhisfood ration asrewards.W ith 15 kibbles,you
can practice 8 dow nsand 7 sits,allin lessthan 5 m inutes!
6:30 p.m . Putyourpuppy in hiscrateand givehim hism eal.
6:45 p.m . Letyourpuppy drink and bring him to hisEZ orTS. O nce he
haselim inated,play w ith yourdog and bring him back in his
dom ain.
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8:45 p.m . Bring yourpuppy to hisEZ orTS. O ncehehaselim inated,

praiseand play with yourdog.Puthim in hisdom ain.
11:00 p.m . O ne lasttrip to hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,play w ith
yourdog briefly and confine him to hiscrateforthenight.
Thisisa generalestim ate. K eep thelapse oftim e betw een activitiesthe
sam eand you shouldnthave any problem .A lso,usethe blank schedule
provided asBonus1 to determ ine yourpuppyselim ination habits,and
sim ply adjustthisschedule accordingly.
A syou can see,allyou haveto do isto beconsistent. Y ourpuppy willgrow

up and thetripsto theEZ and TS w illbecom e lessfrequent.
Thespeed ofyourpuppyshousetraining progressdependsa loton the
num beroftim esyou can bring him to hisEZ orTS during 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
First,try to getup 15 m inutesearlier. Thisw illallow you to accom plish tw o
things:a)play longerw ith yourpuppy so hellsleep probably through the
m orning and b)youllhave tim e to bring him to hisEZ orTS one m oretim e
beforeleaving forw ork.
Second,Iencourage you to ask aneighborto com e by atleastonce during

theday to bring yourpuppy to hisEZ orTS. Y ou can also hire apet-sitter.
Ifnoneoftheseoptionsarepossible,itsnotthe end ofthe w orld butexpect

to havesom ecleaning up to do w hen youllcom e back hom e.
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M o r e T ip s
A llis in the bond
D onthesitate once yourdog haselim inated to usethe physicalbond
explained in chapter4 to keep yourpuppy close to you. Thisreinforcesthe
bond and helpscreateastrong relationship between you tw o.
Forexam ple,you can easily have yourpuppy play with hischew toy atyour
feetwhile yourereading a book,responding to yourem ailsorw atching TV .
Y ou donthave to w orry thathellm ake a m istake since hestied to you.
Y ahoo!T he w eekend
Y ou m ay have noticed thatthe blank schedule thatIgave you asBonus1 is
aseven-day schedule. In otherw ords,thehousetraining scheduleofyour
puppy w ontchange because itsthe w eekend. Ifhesused to getup at
6 oclock during the w eek,you can bepretty surethathellalso w akeup
around thattim e during the w eekend.
T im ing is everything
From the beginning,Ivetold you aboutthe im portance ofpredicting w hen
yourpuppy w illneed to elim inateand Ive provided you w ith a blank
schedule to help you w ith thistask.
M aybe you areasking yourself:why isitso im portantthatIw ritedow n m y

puppyselim ination habits? Becausetim ing iseverything! Som e dogsw ill
defecate5 m inutesaftereating,others10,15,30 m inuteslater.
In orderforyou to know w hen yourpuppy w illneed to defecate,you first

have to keep a log ofhishabits. Letssay forexam ple thatyou have
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determ ined thatyourdog usually defecates20 m inutesaftereating. Im sure

you w ould agree w ith m e thataccom panying him to hisEZ orTS five
m inutesafterhism ealw ould beprobably useless. Allthatw ould do ism ake
you lose yourprecioustim e. A nyw ay,keeping a log w illjustm ake yourlife
a loteasiersince itw illspeed up yourpuppyshousetraining progress.
Rem em ber,every tim e yourdog isrightisastep closerto aperfectly
housetrained dog.
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C H A PT E R 8:A W
ORD
A B O U T P A PE R T R A IN IN G
BecauseIw antto be thorough and Iwantallm y clientsto find answ ersto

theirhousetraining questions,Iveadded thischapterforthe very sm all
proportion ofyou w ho w ould wantto papertrain theirdog.
A sIve told you in thebeginning,papertraining yourdog isN O T the first
step to housetraining.In fact,papertraining w ould be highly confusing to
yourpuppy ifyou w anthim to elim inate outdoora l l t h e t i m e since you
w ould beteaching him thatelim inating in thehouse isacceptable.
Forthoseofyou w ho live in ahigh-riseoraredisabled,you justhave to
follow the seven-step technique and bring yourpuppy to histoiletstop.
A gain,you dontneed to firstpapertrain yourdog in thissituation. The
paperon the floorin yourpuppysdom ain isonly acleaning up tool,not
thefirststep to indoortraining.
Thereisno doubtin m y m ind thatpapertraining isa tem porary solution.
Forexam ple,yourvetstrictly forbidsyou to takeyourpuppy outside until
hesfully im m unized. Ialso firm ly believe thatitprolongsthehousetraining
processsinceonce yourdog isready to go outside you have to retrain him .
W hatIve decided to give you isapaperm anagem ent technique. The idea
isto getyourpuppy used to elim inateon a few piecesofpaperin a
designated place inside hisdom ain. In thesecircum stances,Iw ould
recom m end to neitherreprim and norpraise yourdog forgoing on paper.
Thissituation istem porary and you dontw antto praise yourdog for
relieving him selfin thehouse.
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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
Coverthe entirefloorofyourpuppysdom ain w ith a plasticsheetand
1
putseverallayersofpaperon it.
O nce soiled,putthepapersfrom the bottom layerson top ofthe new
2
clean ones.Thesm ellw illattractyourdog to thisspotthe nexttim e
heneedsto go. Ifyou w antto encourage him to useonespotin
particular,thatsw hereyou should putthe soiled paper.
O nce yourdog constantly usethe sam espot,gradually rem ove the
3
paperfrom the areahesnotusing forelim ination. Ifhe keepsthe
uncovered areaclean,you can continuerem oving som e papersuntil
heelim inatesrepeatedly on a sm allcovered area. Ifhesoilsthe
uncovered area,go back a couple ofstepsand recoverthearea. Try to
rem ovesom epapersagain in acoupleofdays.
Rem em berthatevery principlesofoutdoorand indoortraining previously
m entioned apply forpapertraining too. Forexam ple,you w illstilluse a
crateand you wontletyourpuppy exploreotherroom sin thehousebefore
hehaselim inated.
M a k in g th e T r a n s it io n
Itsnow tim e foryourdog to startelim inating outside. A llyou have to do is
follow the seven-step technique explained in detailin chapter6.
Y ou should startthetransition on a w eekend so thatyou can confine your
puppy strictly to hiscrate. Itw illhelp speeding up theprocessifhecant
soilhisdom ain. W hen itselim ination tim e,justfollow the stepsoutlined
on page 37.
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O n M onday,go back to the usualschedule:letting him in hisdom ain w hile

youre atw ork. Itw ould becruelto confine yourpuppy in hiscrate if
youre notthereto takehim outside. H e w ouldntbe able to hold itthatlong
and youllend up w ith a very difficulthousetraining problem to solve.
H eresa problem you m ay encounterduring the transition:w hen you bring
yourpuppy outside,hedoesntelim inate. In fact,he holdsituntilhesback
inside. Justbring som e ofyourpuppyspapersoutside and putthem on the
grassorin the gutter. Placehim on thepaperand w aitforhim to getdow n
to business.
Ifhehasnotelim inated after5 m inutes,puthim back in hiscrateand w ait
15 m inutes. G o back outside and repeatthe processuntilheelim inates.The
firsttim e yourdog elim inatesoutdoordontforgetto praise him like crazy
and give him som e treatsso he w illreally associateelim inating outsideas
som ething w onderful. Y ourdog should getthe ideapretty soon thathis
elim ination spotisnow outside. Y oullthen beableto rem ove allthe
papers.
O n e L a s t W o rd
Even ifyou need forone reason orthe otherto papertrain yourdog,itw ould
bean excellentideato also introduce yourpuppy to hiselim ination spot
outsideatleastonceortw ice every w eek untilitstim e forthetransition. It
w illm akethetransition fasterand easierforyourpuppy.
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C H A PT E R 9:W
OW
,IT S SPO T L E SS C L E A N
IN
H ER E!
A tone m om entorthe other,yourpuppy w illm ake a m ess! In thischapter,I

w illtellyou everything you need to know aboutcleaning up yourpuppys
m essesso thatshe doesntgetinto the habitofm essing everyw here.
J u s t T e ll M e W h y
Therearetwo reasonsw hy a dog w illm essthesam espotoverand over
again:1)thesm ellofherlastcalling card attractsherand she w antsto
refresh herspot;2)elim inating atthatspothasbecom ea habit.
In thefirstcase,the solution issim ple. A llyou have to do isclean up
thoroughly. Fortunately,thischapterisfilled w ith tipsand adviceon the
subject. In the second case,youllhave to break thehabitby supervising
yourpuppy m oreclosely am ong otherthings.
N o T im e fo r a B o tc h e d J o b
Icannotstressenough the im portanceofcleaning up thoroughly. A dogs
nose isbetw een a thousand and ten thousandstim esm orepowerfulthan a
hum an nose. In otherw ords,onedrop ofurine isenough to prom ptyour
dog to refresh thespot.
P r o d u c t s to A v o id
Believe itornot,som ecom m on household cleaning productscan m ake
m attersw orse. Thatsthe case w ith allproductscontaining am m oniaand
phenol.A m m onia isa naturalby-productofdecom posing urineand phenolbased productshavea strong odorthatm asksthem essbutdoesntgetrid of
it.
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H o m e m a d e P ro d u c ts
Y ou can easily concoctcleaning up solutionsm adefrom household
products. M ix onepartofvinegarto three partsofwarm waterfrom the
faucetand one cap ofliquid detergent,like Ivory. Bicarbonate ofsoda is
also very usefulsince itcan absorb m ostofthe liquid. A llyou have to do
nextisto vacuum it. Y ou can also usea cold-w ash laundry detergentthat
containsenzym esthatyou w illm ix w ith enough w aterto dissolve the
pow der.
Finally,household productscontaining orange peelarealso very effective

and have theadvantageofleaving apleasantfragrance in theair.
C o m m e r c ia l P r o d u c ts
Y ou can find a vastnum berofcleansers,petdeodorizersand odor
neutralizersin petstores. Theseproductsarevery effective becausethey
contain enzym esthatneutralize theurineand fecesby breaking them dow n.
O nce broken dow n,yourpuppy w ontbeattracted to thatspotanym ore.
Forvom iting and diarrhea,you can usehighly absorbentcrystalsorflakes.

Y ourjusthave to sprinkle theproductoverthe m ess. O ncethe liquid is
absorbed,you can sw eep everything onto a dustpan.
In general,com m ercialproductsgive you very detailed directionsto follow.

Personally,forcarpetIpreferodorneutralizersthatyou can apply directly
on the soiled arearightafterrem oving asm uch wasteand urineaspossible.
Y ou can skip thecleaning step sincethese productsdo both jobs:rem oving
stain and odor.
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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 for non-poroussurfaces,like linoleum .
Steps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
W hatto do
Clean up assoon aspossible.
Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN T seeyou cleaning up.
Rem ove urinew ith papertow eland pick up stoolwith toiletpaperso
you can flush itdow n thetoilet.
W etthe area w ith a hom em ade orcom m ercialcleanser.
A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
Rinse tw ice,changing w atereach tim e.
Spray thespotw ith an odorneutralizer.
Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.
M ethod for poroussurfaces,like carpet.

Steps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
W hatto do
Clean up assoon aspossible.
Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN T seeyou cleaning up.
Sprinklebicarbonate orabsorbentflakes,w aitforthe liquid to be
absorbed then do the vacuum ing,orapply apapertow elto absorb
theurine.Pick up the stoolwith toiletpaperso you can flush itdow n
thetoilet.
A lw aystestthecleaning productfirston a hidden areaofthecarpet.
W et,butdontsoak,thesoiled area w ith thehom em ade or
com m ercialcleaning productand w aitacoupleofm inutes. G ently
blotthesurface.
A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
Spray thespotheavily w ith an odorneutralizerto m ake sure it
reachestheunderlay and even thefloor.
Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.
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In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
Step O ne
Thelongerittakesyou to clean up,in particularifyourpuppy hassoiled on
acarpet,thedeeperthe urine w illsink in and the harderitw illbeto getrid
ofthesm ell.
Step T w o
Therearetwo reasonsw hy yourpuppy shouldntsee you cleaning up her
m ess.
First,you dontw antherto see you asherm aid. Furtherm ore,shem ay

decide the nexttim eto clean up herm essby eating it. By the way,the m ost
effective way ofstopping thisdegusting behavioristo alw ayspick up your
dogsfecesrightaftershehaselim inated.
Thesecond reason isthatyou probably w ontbe in a very good m ood. If

yourpuppy seesyou in thatfram eofm ind,she m ay decideto hidethe next
tim eshe needsto go becauseshellbe afraid to elim inatein frontofyou.
N eedlessto say thatthiscan only slow dow n herhousetraining progress.
Step T hree
Y ou can also pick up yourpuppysstoolw ith a plasticbag and dispose ofit.
H ow ever,Ithink thatitism oreenvironm entally responsible to justusethe
toilet.
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M o r e C le a n in g T ip s
G otcha!
Y ourpuppy m ay have elim inated som ew here w ithoutyou everbeing aw are
ofit. O ne very usefultoolthatyou can rentin som epetstoresisa portable
black light. The U V lightw illhelp you locatestainsfrom urineand the
hidden sourcesofodorallow ing you to clean them up thoroughly.
M ore isbetter
D onthesitate to clean a largersurfacethan the visible soiled area. Y our
puppy m ay very w ellhavew alked in hisurine and bring it on acouple of
feet.
By the way,dontuseaspongeto clean. Itisvery difficultto com pletely

w ring allthe liquid from asponge. Consequently,theresa big chancethat
youllspread the urine thatyou aretrying to clean everyw here!
I t s N o w
a H a b it
Ifyouve w ashed a spotm oretim esthan you can countand yourpuppy

continuesto elim inate there,itsnow m ore ofahabitforyourpuppy than
anything else.
Thefirstthing you can do isto use arepellent. Justspray thespotand see

how yourpuppy reactsto it. Itm ay very w ellsolve yourproblem .
Thesecond solution isto supervise yourpuppy very closely. M aybe you

thoughtshe w ascom pletely housetrained and allow ed hertoo m uch
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freedom . G o back acoupleofsteps. K eeping herin herdom ain one m ore

w eek m ay also help break thehabitand reinforcetheuseofherelim ination
zoneortoiletstop.
C o n c lu s io n
Rem em berthatcleaning up isa vitalpartofyourpuppyshousetraining
progress. Ifyou do itconscientiously,you dram atically reducethechance
foryourpuppy to havean accident. A lthough thissituation istem porary,
alw ayshavecleaning productson hand. Y ou neverknow w hen yourlittle
geniusm ay getinto trouble!
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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
In thischapter,Iw illgive you solutionsforanum berofcom m on,and
uncom m on,problem syou m ay encounterduring the housetraining process.
Thefirstthing Iw antyou to rem em beristhateach one ofyourpuppys

m istakesshould beconsidered asaperfecttraining opportunity. Ialso w ant
you to pay attention to Y O U R actions. Som etim es,yourpuppysaccident
m ay have been prevented ifyou had broughthim to hiselim ination zone or
toiletspotsooner;ifyou had w atched him m oreclosely;orifyou hadntlet
him too m uch freedom . See thisasa team work. Im convinced thatyou
and yourfour-legged com panion couldntask fora betterteam m ate.
S u p e r v is io n : N o t J u s t fo r K id s
Y ourpuppy should be in hiscrateordom ain w hen you cantw atch him
closely. N otw atching yourpuppy and letting him w anderin thehouseby
him selfisasking fortrouble. Y ou cantblam e adog forhism istakesif
youre notdoing yourpart.
Furtherm ore,ifyoure notw atching him ,you cantcatch him in the act.
Thishastw o consequences. Rem em berthatdogslearn by repetition and
association. Consequently,every tim e yourdog elim inatesatthe wrong
place and yourenotthereto teach him the rightthing to do,whathappens?
1)H ethinksthatitisok to elim inate there since no oneseem sto m ind and
thatcreatesa m ajorsetback in histraining. 2)Y ou m issa perfect
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opportunity to teach him w hathessupposed to do. The m oreperfect

opportunitiesyou get,the fasterhellbe housetrained.
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 aughtin the act
W eve already talked a bitearlieraboutw hatyou should do w hen you catch
yourpuppy elim inating w herehesnotsupposed to. Letsreview this.
First,say a firm outside ortoilet so he stopselim inating dead in his

tracks. N ext,pick him up and grab the leash on yourw ay outorto the toilet
stop. Thisisthe only tim ethatyou w ould pick up yourdog. A llthe other
tim es,you w antto accom pany him to hisEZ orTS so hecan learn fasterthe
w ay to therightplace. Furtherm ore,ifyourealwayspicking him up,hell
neverlearn to ask you thatheneedsto go.
O nce atthe EZ orTS,w aitforyourpuppy to finish w hathe had started,
dontforgetto repeatyourcom m and w ord and then praise him like crazy.
D ontforgetto play a couple ofm inutesbeforegoing back inside.
Y ou nexttask w illbe to clean thoroughly. W eve seen how in detailsin
chapter9.
W hatsW rong w ith m y Puppy?
H e wasoutside foran hourand thesecond hecam e back inside hepeed on
thecarpet! D oesthissentencesound too fam iliar? Ifso,letssee w hatyou
can do aboutit.
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Firstofall,ifyou didntaccom pany him outside,dontassum ethathe has

elim inated. A sIve told you before,puppiesgetdistracted w ith allthe new
thingsthey w antto exploreso elim inating isthe lastthing on theirm ind.
Y ou have to go outside with yourpuppy and m ore im portantly you m ust
keep him on leash in hiselim ination zone untilhedoesw hathessupposed
to. Ifyou do that,thissituation w illneveroccuragain.
Ifyou w ere w ith him forthe w hole tim e and he didntelim inate,puthim in
hiscrateand try again 15 m inuteslater.
A re you Singing in the R ain?
A lotofdogsdontliketo go potty in the rain. Ifthatsthe case w ith your
puppy,you m usttrain him to like it. Justtake every opportunity to
accom pany yourpuppy outside when itsraining. Ifyourpuppy doesnt
elim inate,puthim back in hiscrateand try again 15 m inuteslater. D o this
untilheelim inates. D ontforgetto praisehim lavishly w hen he does.
A notherw ay to solvethisproblem isto go fora walk w hen itsraining.
Sincedogslike w alksso m uch,yourpuppy w illassociaterain w ith an
opportunity to be w ith you and he w ontm ind going outsideafterward.
A C ase ofM istaken Identity
O ne ofthe m ostm isinterpreted behaviorissubm issive urination. Itm ostly
happensw ith bitches.A lotofpeople think thattheirdog hasa housetraining
problem becauseshe involuntarily peesw hen she getsallexcited orw hen
shesfrightened.
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Firstofall,D O N T punish yourdog ifshe doesthatorallyou w ill

accom plish isto m ake m attersw orse. Y ourpuppy isshow ing you respect
recognizing you asthe leaderofthepack. M ostdogsw ho display this
behavioreitherlack confidenceorarevery subm issive in nature. To reverse
this,you haveto increase yourdog confidence in herselfand build astrong
relationship w ith herbased on encouragem entand understanding.
N o m atterw hat,dontdespair,thisproblem doesntusually lastm orethan a

year. Heresa couple ofthingsyou can do to help solve thissituation faster:
1. D ontm ake abig fussw hen you arrive. W aitforyourpuppy to calm

dow n abitbeforetalking to herand taking herto herEZ orTS. By
the w ay,ifyou haveto pick up yourpuppy,neverputyourhandson
herbelly. Since itsusually fullw hen you arrive hom e,she m ay start
em ptying iton you. Thesam e principle appliesfirstthing in the
m orning w hen yourpuppy justw oke up.
2. Ifshesold enough,take herto obedience classes. A sshe learnsnew
thingsand seehow happy itm akesyou,herself-confidence w ill
drastically increaseand w orking togetherw illhelp you build astrong
relationship. O nce the bond isestablished,herfearw illdecreaseand
so willthesubm issive urination.
SpecialSituations
Puppiesraised in puppy m illsorin poorcondition breeding facilitiesm ay be
extrem ely difficultto housetrain. Thesepuppieshavelosttheirnatural
instinctofkeeping theirden clean and gotused to living in a filthy
environm ent.
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Ifyou think thiscould be thecase w ith yourpuppy,housetraining him w ill

requiretw ice theeffortand allyourpatiencesince youllhave to retrain his
lostinstinct.
Follow the seven-step technique rigorously and bring him to hisEZ orTS as
often asyou can. Praise him lavishly every tim e hesdoing the rightthing.
Ifhesoilshiscrate,clean yourpuppy and hiscrate im m ediately. Itisvery
im portantto keep yourpuppysenvironm entspotlessso hecan develop a
renewed feeling ofcleanliness.
Ifyou tried everything and youre aboutto give up on yourdog,Iw ould

highly recom m end you to consultadog behaviorist.
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 !
Ifyourdog w ashousetrained and hesuddenly startshaving accidents,the
firstthing you should do isto consultyourveterinarian. Bladderstonesand
urinary tractinfectionsarecom m on causesofhousetraining setbacks. N ever
hesitate to consultyourvetifyourdog startsacting in a differentway.
Ifyourvettellsyou thattheresnothing wrong w ith yourpuppy,itm eans

thatyou have abehaviorproblem . Itm ay bethatyourpuppy hasjust
reached histeenagerphaseand w antsto run the house. Ifyou havent
started obedienceclassesyet,now w ould beagood tim e.
D ogsneed structures. Letting yourdog do w hateverhe likesw ontm ake

him happy. Itisourresponsibility to teach them good m annersand how to
behave in society.
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Finally,m aybe yourdog w asnotperfectly housetrained afterall. Ifyou

think thatsthecase,go back acoupleofstepsand w atch him m oreclosely.
Itshouldnttake him long to rem em berwherehessupposed to elim inate.
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 lifting
Ifyourdog iselim inating outside,butisalso m arking in the house,the
easiestw ay to solve thisproblem isto have him neutered. Leg lifting isa
dom inantbehavior. In otherw ords,yourdog thinkshesthe highestranking
m em berin the household.
To help him realize w hathisrealposition in the fam ily should be,Iw ould
startobedienceclassrightaw ay. Y ourinstructorw illgive you exercisesto
do thatw illhelp you reaffirm yourposition asthe leaderofthe fam ily in
yourdogspointofview . O ncehellknow w hosthe bossaround thehouse,
hellstop m arking.
Finally,ifyourdog hassoiled forexam pleyourdrapes,usea laundry
detergentthatcontainsenzym esand letthem soak forhalfan hourbefore
starting the w ashing m achine.
H ealth Problem s
Som ehealth problem sm ay explain w hy you havesom edifficulties
housetraining yourdog. Forexam ple,parasitesand w orm scan cause
diarrhea. Check yourpuppy carefully and alwaysconsultyourvetwhen in
doubt.
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Stress
Som edogsareso attached to theirow nerthatthey becom e very anxious
w hen leftalone. Ifyourdog isperfectly housetrained when yourehom e,
butregularly elim inate inside w hen youre gone,yourdog havean anxiety
problem . Y ou can do tw o thingsto solve this.
First,you have to train yourdog to stay alonequietly. A tthebeginning,just

leave the housefor10 m inutesso he doesnthave the tim e to getoverly
anxious. G o getthe m ail,go run an errand,w ateryourflow ers,etc. D o this
threeto fourtim esaday. W hatyou wanthereisto show yourdog thatyou
haventabandoned him and thatyoure alw ayscom ing back. G radually
increasethe tim e you leave him alone. Itm ay take you a couple ofw eeks,
butitsw orth the effort.
Thesecond thing you can do isto feed yourdog w hen yourecom ing back
instead offeeding him beforeyourdeparture. Ifyourenotleaving form ore
than fourhours,rem ove hisw ater. A dog w illdrink m orethan heneedsto
w hen hesstressed.
O nce youvetrained yourdog to stay alone,you can resum e giving him food
and w aterbeforeyou leave.
G etting older
A sw ith hum ans,som e dogsbecom e incontinentw hen they getolder. A
perfectly housetrained dog w ho startshaving accidentsm ustbe dealtw ith
theutm ostgentleness. Y ourdog w illnotunderstand w hatishappening to
him and w illneed yourunconditionallove now m orethan ever. H ave your
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dog check by a vet. Ifitsjustan old age problem ,juststartbringing him

outsidem oreoften.
Som ething new
G etting anotherdog,having ababy,m oving to anotherhouseareallfactors
thatm ay lead to housetraining accidentsfrom youradultdog. H estelling
you thathesfeeling insecure. A llyou haveto do ispay him m oreattention
and everything w illcom e back to him . Ifyou justm oved to a new house
and thepreviousow nershad a dog,Iw ould recom m end you to rentablack
lightifyourdog issuddenly having housetraining accidents. Y ourdog m ay
bejustrefreshing old spots!
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
Since we know thatdogsdontwantto soiltheplace w herethey sleep oreat,
w e can use thisinstinctive behaviorto ouradvantage ifourdog doesntseem
to realize thathe hasto respectnotonly hisdom ain and crate,butalso the
w holehouse.
Every tim e yourdog w illhave an accident,feed hisnextm ealexactly where

hem ade them ess. Continueto follow the seven-step techniqueatthe sam e
tim eand in no tim eatallhellunderstand thatthe w hole house ishisden
and thathe hasto respectit. A notherthing you can do to help him
understand isto spend som etim e in each room A FTER hehascom pletely
elim inated.
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F R E Q U E N T L Y A SK E D Q U E ST IO N S
O verthe years,m y clientshave asked m e som equestionsabout
housetraining thatIdidntcoverw hen Iw rotethe firstedition ofthisG uide.
So,Ivedecided to include them in thischaptersince som e ofyou m ay
experiencethe sam e problem s.
1)W e are training 2 puppiesatthe sam e tim e;do you have any
suggestionson this unique situation?
D o exactly the sam ething forboth.K eep a log foreach one ofthem so
youllknow exactly asw eeksgo by w ho needsto go outand w hen.W hen
you raisetw o puppiesitisEX TREM ELY im portantto spend a lotoftim e
w ith each one ofthem separately.Y ou dontw antthe puppiesto getm ore
attached to each otherthan to you.In otherw ords,they should play less
togetherthan they play w ith you.
2)M y dog isa very bright,very happy puppy. Icrated her from the
beginning,follow ing allofthe rules. She isable to be outofher crate all
nightfrom the tim e Icom e back hom e from w ork untilthe tim e Ileave
for w ork in the a.m . W hen Ibegan to introduce her to the house about
a m onth ago,she w asvery good atfirst,being able to be leftalone for 34 hours.M y problem isthatIam unable to leave m y dog unattended
now as she iselim inating in the house ifleftunattended! I have
returned her to the crate w hile I am out,buthow w illI know w hen itis
safe to trusther again to be introduced to the house and how do I know
w hen she is housebroken?
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W hatIsuspectisthatyou letyourdog too m uch freedom too soon. Sm all

dogstake longerto be housetrained. W hen you startintroducing the house
to yourdog,sheshould stay underyourcom pletesupervision atalltim e. If
shehasan accident,you can then reactquickly and take heroutside
im m ediately.
Itsok to letherin hercrate w hen you leave. In fact,both m y dogsgo to

theircrate w hen Igo outand they have been housetrained foryears. The
crateisasafeplaceforthem and Idonthave to w orry aboutthem .
W hen w illyou know thatshe is housetrained? W hen yourdog w illstart
asking you to go out. Itw ould m ean thatshereally understandsw hereshe is
supposed to elim inate. Forthis,itisvery im portantto observe yourpuppys
behavior,in particularw hen you know itstim eforherto go out. Som e
dogsw illsitbeside thedoor,othersw illw hine.M y G olden com esto m e and
push m y elbow w hen he needsto go out. M aybe yourpuppy istrying to let
you know ,butyou justhaventnoticed it. D ontworry,w ith a littlebitof
practice,and trialand error,youllbe able to interpretyourdogs"language"
very w ell. W hen youreafirsttim edog ow ner,you have so m uch to learn
and to takecareofthatobserving yourdog isnotthefirstthing thatcom esto
yourm ind.
H eresone full-prooftrick Itaughtm y dogsto letm e know they have to go

out:tiea bellon atw o-footthread and hang itfrom the doorhandle (thedoor
you alwaysuseto take yourdog out).EV ERY tim e youllbring herout,
hold a treatin yourhand justbeside thebell.Y ourpuppy w illtry to getthe
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treatoutofyourhand w ith herpaw orhernose. W hen she does,ring the

bell,say "good girl",give herthe treatand go outside. G radually,shew ill
try to touch thebellw ith herpaw sornose. A gain,praiseher,giveherthe
treatand go outside.Ifyou do thisevery tim e,w ithin a couple ofweeks,
yourpuppy w illring the bellw hen sheneedsto go out.
U pdated new s:H i,Ive learned in the pasttw o w eeksthatw hen m y dog
jum psup and restsherpawson m y legsthatshe istelling m e shew antsto
go out! Becauseshedoesnotbark atm e w hen doing so,Ithoughtshe
w anted attention! So w hen shedoesso,Iask herifshe wantsto go outand
then itisclearthatthisisw hatshe wants!
3)W e are having a very difficulttim e. T hisdog doesnotw antto go
outside. W e keep taking him outevery 15 m inutes,buthe holdsitand
w aits untilhe isin hiscrate! H e used to go on the kitchen floor,then w e
started to crate him m ore strictly--so now he justgoesthere!! T he poor
thing never getsa chance to play because w e have to keep him in the
crate. W e have started tim ing hisfeeding. H e has gone poop outside-itsthe peeing thathe justw ontdo.
Iread som ew here aboutthe playpen m ethod. C onfining him to a
playpen and training him to go in one area and gradually m oving that
outside. D o you think w e should try that?
Theplaypen m ethod isthesam e asm y "dom ain"m ethod. W hatIw ould
suggestisto confine him to aplaypen orpartofaroom (hisdom ain asI
explained in thebook). Follow the "paperm anagem ent"instructions
provided in chapter8 on papertraining. W hatyou w antisforhim to
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elim inate on a pieceofpaperthatyou willbring outside w hen itstim e for

him to go. Thesm ellofhisurine w illprom pthim to elim inate and thats
how he w illgetthe idea thathessupposed to pee outside. Eventually,you
w ontneed thepaperanym ore. D ontforgetto praisehim the firsttim e he
w illpee outside. Thisw illbeabreakthrough and you w anthim to
rem em berit.
Forthe m om ent,Iw ould notuse thecratesince hethinksthatitisthe place

w herehe can elim inate. H ow ever,m ake surehessafein hisdom ain /
playpen and provide him w ith som e sortofbedding and chew toys.
D ontw orry,thisphase w ontlastforever. Iw ould also suggestto keep a

log ofhis"peeing habits". W ritedow n w hen hedrinksand w hen hepees.
Y oullknow in no tim ehow hisinternalsystem w orksand you w illbe able
to bring him outsideatthe rightm om ent.Bepatientw hen you areoutside,
take him on leash to thedesignated spotand w ait.M aybe 15 m inutesisnot
enough forhim .
Iwould praisehim lavishly w hen he poopsoutsideand play fora good 5-10

m inutes.H em ay decideto pee during the play and thatw ould bea very
good start.Ifhedoes,praise,praise,praise and reward him w ith m oreplay,a
treat,a w alk,w hateverm akeshim very happy.W e w anthim to associate
peeing outside w ith a "super"reward.Itw onttakehim long to realize that
hehasto pee beforegetting hisreward and yourproblem w illthen be
solved.
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4)Should I be lim iting m y puppys w ater intake during the day as w ell
astaking itup atnight?
Y es.D uring the housetraining period,you should lim ityourpuppysw ater
intakeand dontgive herw aterafter7 p.m .
5)M y puppy livesattw o differenthouses,one inside and one outside.Is
itpossible to housetrain a puppy atone house and notatthe other one?
Itstaysatm y house for one w eek and then goesto the other one.A tm y
house,the puppy isinside.A tthe other house,itisoutside in a
kennel/shed.
Y es,absolutely.Y ourpuppy can be housetrained atyourplace.He/she w ill
learn thathe/she cantsoilinside yourhouse.M ostdogsdontgeneralizeor
barely do.In otherw ords,they can behavecom pletely differently from one
place to the other.Ifyou areconsistent,yourpuppy w illlearn thatatyour
place elim inating inside isnotacceptable.
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H O U SE T R A IN IN G T IPS
M any clientsbuy the book w ithoutsubscribing to m y freetips. Since they
contain otherdog training advices,Ivedecided to includethem in this
2nd Edition ofthe book. They also provide you w ith a good sum m ary of
everything you justread.
FR E E H ousetraining T ip #1
Thefirstchapterin Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate G uide dealsw ith
essentialfactsyou need to know . H ousetraining a dog hasa lotto do w ith
know ing whatto expect.A t8 weeksold,apuppy doesnthaveenough
controloverhissphinctersto hold itfora very long tim e. Thatsw hy you
cantexpectyourpuppy to befully and reliably housetrained beforehessix
m onthsold. In the m eantim ehoweverthereisplenty oftraining to do to
help him getbetterand better. Iveseen som e dogsbeing housetrained in
lessthan a w eek w ith m y unique 7-step technique,yourscould be oneof
them !
Being able to predictw hen yourpuppy w illneed to elim inate isoneofthe
keysto housetraining a dog. Itcan m akethedifferencebetween having a
housetrained dog w ithin daysinstead ofm onths.In Puppy H ousetraining:
TheU ltim ate G uide,youllfind a listofthesespecific m om entsand atable
show ing thefrequency atw hich yourpuppy willneed to elim inate
depending on hisage. W ith thisinform ation in m ind,youllbring your
puppy to hiselim ination spotatthe RIG H T tim e and thatshow helllearn
w hen and w herehe issupposed to elim inate.
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M ostdogsfollow a ritualjustbeforeelim inating. Ifyou areable to

recognizethisritual,yourtim ing willbe perfect. In otherw ords,youllhave
tim eto bring yourdog to therightplace beforehedecidesto pee on the
carpet! Y oullalso find a listofsignsto w atch forin Puppy
H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uideand how to reactw hen you see them .
Finally,thehousetraining m ethod to use w ith a puppy ora dog isthe SA M E.
Theonly differencerelatesto thehousetraining schedule you need to follow
and the good new sisthatitisa lotlessdem anding! So ifyou have an adult
dog and w onderifPuppy H ousetraining:TheU ltim ate G uide isforyou,
theansw erisa definite Y ES.
D epending on yoursituation,youllhave to m akesom edecisions
concerning w here you w antyourpuppy to elim inate. Thesecond chapter
entitled Tim e forExecutive D ecisions containsallthe inform ation you
need to m ake an inform ed decision thatw illfityourlifestyle,yourschedule
and yourenvironm ent.
Before we continue,letm e give you som e im portantpiecesofadvice.
Puppiesbetw een 8 and 10 w eeksold go through a fearperiod. D uring that
tim e,itisextrem ely im portantnotto overly correctyourpuppy. Itisalso
im portantto lethim experiencenew thingsathisow n pace. D ontforcehim
to do things. Instead encourage him w ith som egooood boy (orgoood
girl)every tim e yourpuppy triessom ething new . Ifhedoessom ething hes
notsupposed to,likechew ing on achairleg,justdistracthim and give him
an acceptablechew toy.
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To achievesuccessin housetraining,you have to beorgetprepared. Y ou

have to setup aspecificplaceforyourdog to speed up hisprogress. Y ou
also haveto chooseaspotw here youllw antyourpuppy ordog to elim inate.
In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,youllfind asetof
guidelinesthatw illhelp you geteverything organized.
Y oullalso find in the second chapterofPuppy H ousetraining:The
U ltim ate Guide som e greatm oney saving tipson theequipm entyoullneed
and thatyou can replace w ith com m on household m aterials. Finally,Im ake
som e recom m endationson w hich room sin yourhouse w illbethe m ost
efficientand convenientforhousetraining yourpuppy.
In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,the third chapterisdevoted
to collarand leash training. So,today,w ellexplorethereasonsw hy a
sim ple leash can considerably facilitatethe housetraining process.
Itsreally sim pleactually. Thereason w hy you should usea leash isto help
yourpuppy getdow n to businessinstead ofbeing distracted by everything
else. Fora little puppy,a backyard can be the m ostexciting place in the
w orld w ith allthe new sm ellsitcontains. Ifyou letyourpuppy outside and
dontw atch him ,tw o thingsm ighthappen. First,hecan getinto trouble by
starting to chew on dangerousthings. Second,w ith alltheexcitem ent,
elim inating w illbethe lastthing on hism ind. Y oullthen end up w ith a
puppy thatw illpee insidethe m inute youllcallhim back in thehouse.
To avoid this,youllusethe leash. In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide,Iexplain in detailshow to getyourpuppy used to hisleash and collar
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and w hatkind ofcollarand leash you should buy. Im also providing you a
greattip to save m oney w hen youllbeatthepetstore.
H eresa life saving tip foryou:N EV ER tie yourdog and leave him
unattended. Y ourpuppy could easily getentangled in the leash and hurt
him selfvery badly. Think ofa puppy asa baby and youllsave yourselfa
lotofheartaches!
Cratetraining isoneofthe m ostim portantaspectsofhousetraining.
Consequently,afullchapterfilled w ith tips,inform ation and m istakesto
avoid isdevoted to thatsubjectin Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide. Thischapteralso containsan easy to follow step-by-step m ethod to
effectively cratetrain yourpuppy ordog.
D ogsareden anim als. In otherw ords,they like to havetheirow n placeand
theylldo everything they can to keep itclean. Thatsw hy using acratecan
drastically speed up the housetraining process. H ow ever,ifyou w antyour
puppy ordog to accepthiscratetheresone thing you m ustneverdo:force
yourpuppy in hiscrate,close thedoorand leave. Ifyou do that,youllend
up w ith a puppy thatw illwantto getoutofthecrateatallcostand youll
loosethe besttoolavailable to housetrain yourdog easily.
A cratew illhelp yourpuppy develop thesphinctercontrolsItalked aboutin
thefirsttip Isentyou. Itw illalso satisfy theprofound denning instinctof
yourdog. Therearelotsofadvantagesofcratetraining yourpuppy and not
only forhousetraining. Forexam ple,ifyourdog isused to acrate,youll
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help him recoverm uch fasterifyou have to lethim to the vetfora nightor
two.
Isitpossible to cratetrain an adultdog? A bsolutely. Forsom e dogsitcan
take a w hilelongerthan forapuppy,butIfound a surefire way to cratetrain
an adultdog and Ive included itin Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide. To give you an idea,w hen Itellm y dogsgo in yourcrate they
RU N to it!!!
Im very proud ofthe Guide Iveputtogetherand particularly the chapteron
cratetraining. Like theotherchapters,itisfilled w ith piecesofadvice,easy
to follow instructionsand plenty oftips. Ieven added otheroptionsfor
thoseofyou w ho feelthatacrate isnotfortheirdog.
In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,chapter5 isdevoted to food
and theconsiderable role itplaysin housetraining yourpuppy. Thatsright,
the kind offood you give to yourpuppy hasa m ajorim pacton hissystem
and hisability to be housetrained. Iw ontgetinto disgusting details,butjust
rem em berthatitispretty hard to housetrain adog thathasdiarrhea...
Som edog foodsdontcostm uch,butarenotasnutritiousasa prem ium dog
food.Consequently,yourpuppy w illneed to eatm oreofthe low -costfood
to satisfy hishunger. M orefood equalsm orepoops. Im sure you can see
w hereIm going w ith this. W hen you arehousetraining yourpuppy,you
have to try to bettertheodds. In otherw ords,the m orepoopsthatare
getting outofyourpuppy,theharderitisforhim behousetrained.
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Conversely,aprem ium dog food w illbe m uch m oredigestible and youll

end up w ith lotlessofpoopsto pick up attheotherend!
H eresanotherlifesaving tip:D ontexerciseyourdog an hourbeforeand
aftereating and dontgive yourdog lotsofw aterjustbeforeorafter
vigorousexercise. W hy? Becausehecan develop an extrem ely dangerous
digestivecondition know n asbloat. Bloatcausesthestom ach to expand and,
som etim es,to tw ist. Ifthishappensto yourdog,itisan em ergency. Ifyou
dontbring yourdog to a vetw ithoutdelay,hecan die. Idontwantto scare
you,Ijustw antyou to know w hatm ighthappen ifyou exercise yourdog
during thattim e.
Thechoiceofdog foodson the m arketisso huge thatIve included in
Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate Guidea link to an excellentarticlethat
w illhelp you m akean inform ed choiceregarding the type offood you
should giveto yourpuppy.
Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. Thatsthefirstsentence
ofthesixth chapterin Puppy H ousetraining:TheU ltim ate Guide. O ver
the years,Ive helped alotofpeople housetraining theirdog and thatshow I
w asable to develop an easy to follow 7-step technique. Ithad to be sim ple
and straightforward,butm ostofallithad to W O RK forA LL dogs.
The7-step technique isbased on oneofthe m ostfundam entalprinciplesof
dog training:consistency. Ifyou follow thesestepsevery tim e yourpuppy
needsto elim inate,youllhavea housetrained dog in no tim e,guaranteed!
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Chapter6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step isextrem ely com prehensive.Once I

have presented you the 7-step technique,Im giving you plenty oftipson
each step. Forexam ple,youlllearn how to getyourdog to elim inate on
com m and. Thatsright. In a m atterofw eeksyou can have adog thatpees
and poopsw hen you say the w ord! Itsone ofthe easiestcom m and to teach
yourdog and itw illm ake yourlifea loteasierand Im noteven talking
aboutthetim e youllsave becauseyou w onthaveto w aitforyourlittle
friend to getdow n to business.
In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,Ive included a lotoftipsin
theform ofD ont sentences. H eresan exam plethatyoullfind on page
44:
D O N T forgetthatyou aredealing w ith a puppy. H e w ontunderstand
w hatyou w antuntilyou havetaughthim in thesim plestway. Thatsw hy I
usetheseven-step technique. Itseasy to follow and cantbeclearerfrom a
dogspointofview .
D ogsarecreatureofhabits. By keeping yourdog on a strictschedule during
thehousetraining process,you w illhelp him learn fasterand youllm ake
yourlife a loteasier. In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide youll
find atypicalhousetraining schedule,from the m om entyourpuppy wakes
up to the m om entyou puthim to bed. Thisschedule isvery easy to adapt
and fitsevery lifestyle.
W hen yourpuppy w illbe housetrained,adhering to a regularschedule w ont
beasim portant. In fact,itisa good thing to vary yourdogsfeeding
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schedule oncehellbe olderso he doesntcom eto expecthism ealsat

specific tim es.
O ne ofthetipsyou can find in Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide
forfulltim e w orkeristo getup 15 m inutesearlier. Itisnottoo m uch ofa
sacrifice,butitcan m akea big differencein housetraining yourpuppy.
These15 m inutesw illallow you to have yourpuppy elim inateone m ore
tim ebefore you leave. Rem em berthatevery tim e yourpuppy doestheright
thing isastep furtherto a housetrained dog!
Finally,since predicting w hen yourpuppy w illneed to elim inate isone of
the key to housetraining,when you orderPuppy H ousetraining:The
U ltim ate Guide you getasabonusa schedule helperthatw illallow you to
keep a log ofyourpuppyselim ination habits.
Firstofall,contrary to a generalized belief,papertraining isnotthefirststep
to housetraining.In fact,Ifirm ly believe thatpapertraining yourpuppy
prolongsthe housetraining process.W hy? First,because itdoublesthe w ork.
Y oullhave to retrain yourpuppy alloveragain w hen youllw anthim to
startelim inating outside.Second,by allow ing him to elim inate on paper,
youre telling him thatitsok to m essinside.N eedlessto say thatsthe
oppositeofw hatyou wantto achieve.
Ifyou havea sm alldog and live in a high-rise,w hatyou w antto do isto
train yourpuppy to elim inate atadesignated place insideyourcondo or
apartm ent.Thatsw hatIcallindoortraining and to achievethatallyou have
to do isto follow m y unique 7-step technique.
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BecauseIw anted to be very thorough and answerallm y clients questions

abouthousebreaking,youllfind in Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate
G uidea step-by-step papertraining technique.Thereare very few situations
in w hich youllneed to papertrain yourpuppy and Iexplain them in the
U ltim ate Guide.
Thebesttip Ican give you ifyou really haveto papertrain yourpuppy isto
have him elim inate outside acoupleoftim esa w eek untilitistim e to train
him to go outside.Thistip m ay seem sim plebutitw illm ake the transition a
loteasierforyourpuppy.
Since m ostofyou arenew puppy ow ners,Iw ould like to give you a very
im portantpieceofadvice relating to puppy training.Thistip hasnothing to
do w ith housebreaking,butIknow from experiencethatitw illbeextrem ely
usefulto you and yourdog.
O ne ofthe m ostcom m on m istakesnew puppy ow nersm ake isto lettheir
puppy do unacceptablethings.M ostofthe tim e,they donteven realize it.
W hen yourpuppy isdoing som ething,A LW AY S ask yourselfW illthis
behaviorbeacceptable once m y puppy hasreached adulthood? Ifthe
answerisno,stop thatbehavior.
Forexam ple,w hen you arrive yourpuppy jum pson you.A t8 or10 w eeks
old,thatm ay becute,butw hen yourdog w illbe w eighing 60 poundsIm
notsure youllstillfind thisso cute!
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H ow you clean up yourlittle puppy m essescan have ahuge im pacton his
progressand thatsw hy a w hole chapterisdevoted to cleaning in Puppy
H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide.
Firstofall,Icannotstressenough the im portanceofcleaning up thoroughly
A LL yourpuppysaccidents.A dogsnose isextrem ely powerfuland only
onedrop ofurine isenough to prom ptadog to refresh thespot.Som e of
you m ay have subscribed to m y freetipsbecausethey really dontknow
how to stop theirdog from soiling theircarpetoverand overagain.
In Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,Igive you effectivestep-bystep cleaning up techniquesso you w ontm ake m attersworseand Iexplain
thedifferentproductsyou can find on the m arketto successfully elim inate
alltracesofyourdogsm ess.Y ou w illalso find com m on household
productsthatcan help you with thattask and Ieven provide you w ith a
coupleofhom em ade recipes.
Therearealso com m on household productsthatcan m ake m attersw orseby
attracting yourdog to thespotyou justcleaned up and prom pting him to
elim inate.Theresult:apuppy w ho w antsto elim inatethereoverand over
again!
W hen Iwrote Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate Guide,one very
im portantthing form e w asto includeaseriesofsolutionsto the m ost
com m on and uncom m on housetraining problem s.Ifyou startyourpuppy
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w ith m y unique 7-step techniqueand really follow allthe instructionsgiven

in the G uide,theresno doubtin m y m ind thathousetraining yourpuppy w ill
befun and easy.
H ow ever,m ostofm y clientsask form y help afterm onthsofproblem sand
m uch gnashing ofteeth!K now ing that,Ive included tonsoftipsand
explanationsin m y book to m akesure itw ould answ ereveryonesneeds.
H eressom e ofthe m any answ ersyoullfind in the book concerning
housetraining problem s:
*** H ow to reactw hen you catch yourpuppy in the act.
*** W hatto do ifyourdog w asoutside foran hourand pee on thecarpet
thesecond hecom esback inside.
*** Solutionsforpuppiesw ho dontw antto elim inate w hen itsraining;
orwho peesw hen you arrive;etc.
*** Solutionsfortheadultdog and dogsgetting older.
Thebesttip Ican give you to avoid m osthousetraining problem sis
supervision.Ifyou lettoo m uch freedom to yourpuppy,he w illleave his
calling card everyw here.H e w illlearn thatitsok to m essinside the
house.Ifyou dontwantto use acrate,you can tie yourpuppy to you w ith a
leash so you can watch him like ahawk!
Finally,dontforgetthatevery tim e yourpuppy m akesa m istake,hes
giving you aperfectopportunity to train him and teach him w hatyou expect
ofhim .
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W ell,thatsit.By now you should have apretty good idea ifm y book w ill
beusefulto you.O fcourse,in m y m ind theresno doubt!Itisthe m ost
com prehensive housetraining guide youllfind on the m arket.
In fact,Ivecalculated thatitw ould takeoversix m onthsto send you allthe
tips,detailed descriptions,step-by-step techniques,m ethodsand m istakesto
avoid found in Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide.By then,you
w ould haveprobably given up on yourdog and thatscom pletely the
oppositeofw hatIw ant.
Im an activedog obedienceand agility trainerand m y dogshave to be
housetrained by three m onthsofage.Ive decided to writethisbook to help
asm any peopleasIcan becausetoo m any dogsareputdow n becauseof
housetraining problem s.
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C O N C L U SIO N
Y ou now have everything you need to housetrain yourpuppy in no tim e.A s
Ivetold you,Ive m ade itm y m ission in lifeto saveasm any dogsasIcan
by helping new ow nersto build astrong relationship w ith theirnew fam ily
addition.A housetrained dog goesa long w ay to achievethatpurpose.
D ogsaream azing creatures. Y oullsee thatalltheeffortand energy putin

housetraining yourdog willreally pay off. W hatsacouple ofm onthsof
housetraining ifyou can spend yearsofjoy w ith yourdog afterward?
Finally,alw aysrem em berthatw ith a little bitofpatience,understanding and

consistency,there isabsolutely nothing you cantteach yourdog,including
housetraining.
Ireally hope thatm y guide isusefulto you. D onthesitate to send m e your

com m ents,good orbad. Iw antthisguideto be perfectand to help asm any
dogsand ow nersasIcan.
Enjoy yourdog childhood,itdoesntlastvery long!
Nathalie
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B O N U S 1:SC H E D U L E H E L PE R
A sIhavetold you,a regularschedule isthe key to housetraining your
puppy. By keeping a log ofyourpuppysactivities,you w illm ake yourlife
a loteasierbecause youllknow w hen he needsto go out. Justfillthetable
below and in no tim e youllseea definitepattern in yourpuppysbehaviors.
Forthe E l i m i n a t e d a t : donthesitate to specify (D )defecateor(U)urinate.
My
M onday Tuesday W ednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
puppys
activities:
W oke up
at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
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B O N U S 2:E Q U IPM
EN T
C H E C K L IST
H eresa listoftoolsand productsthatw illhelp you housetrain yourdog:
Collar
N am e tag (w ith thenam eofyourdog and yourphone num beron it)
Leash
Crate
Cleaning products(containing N O am m onia)
V inegar
Bicarbonateofsoda
PaperTowel
Laundry D etergent(containing enzym es)
Paper
Plasticsheet
H eresa listofotherproductsthatyourdog w illneed forhisday-to-day life

w ith you.
Food and w aterbow ls

Chew toys
Tug toys
A ny toy yourdog m ay like
D oggy bed
Brush and/orcom b
Treatsfortraining
N ailClippers
EarCleanser
Cotton balls
Puppy Sham poo
Toothbrush
Toothpaste(Itisvery im portantto use O N LY dog toothpaste)
Pooper-scooper
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Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

These warrantiesexcludeallincidentalorconsequentialdam ages. O ur

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C hapter 2:T im e for E xecutive D ecisions....................................................14

C hapter 3:L eash and C ollar T raining........................................................18

C hapter 4:C rate T raining ............................................................................21

C hapter 5:W hatsFood G otto D o w ith it? ...............................................32

C hapter 6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step......................................................37

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

H ousetraining the A dultD og.................................................................................43

C hapter 7:A Schedule for Everyone...........................................................46

C hapter 8:A W ord A boutPaper T raining ................................................51

C hapter 9:W ow ,ItsSpotlessC lean in H ere!...........................................54

C hapter 10:T he Solutions C orner...............................................................60

Frequently A sked Q uestions.........................................................................68

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

Ivelived w ith dogsallm y lifeand Ican honestly say thatIm a dog

Idecided to write thisbook becausetherearelotsofdogslike m y M iniature

A sforthe contentofthisbook,although gram m atically-speaking Ishould

Technically speaking,housetraining isthe processofteaching yourdog to

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

usetheterm housetraining asa generalconceptand usethe expressions

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

W hy a book on housetraining?Because itisthe#1 reason w hy ow nersgive

Ivestructured thisguide in a very practicalm annerstarting w ith essential

Ithen talk abouttw o typesoftraining thatyou should do rightaway and that

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

A lthough Ihave no doubtthatyourpuppy isapure genius,he w illm ake

Finally,in the lastchapter,The SolutionsCorner,youllfind several

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

on the bladderand the colon

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

fiveand nine in the evening)

A syou can see,yourpuppy w illneed to go outquite often. Butdont

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 ?

Tripsduring the night

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

Finally,yourpuppy w illusually w antto defecatebetween 1 and 30 m inutes

O fcourse,theseare generalestim ates. Ifyou usetheblank schedule,your

Ifyou decideto take a week off,dontm akethe m istakeofhaving the puppy

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

H ousetraining,oroutdoortraining,isthe processofteaching yourpuppy to

A tthe m om entyou seeany ofthesebehaviors,stop w hateveryou aredoing,

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

Thehousetraining m ethod isthesam e forapuppy oran adult. The only

Thecratetraining partofthe m ethod m ay take abitlongerwith an adultdog

Y ou now have alltheessentialinform ation behind housetraining. Itisnow

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

W hen youllleaveyourpuppy form orethan acoupleofhours,youlluse

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

coupleofchew toys. Itsa good idea to putaplastic sheetunderthe paperto

Thekitchen isusually the bestchoicebecause itisabusy place. D ogsreally

So,yourpuppysdom ain should bedelim itated w ith gatesorboard,hiscrate

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

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

choseacornerofm y backyard nottoo closeto thestreetso m y dogsw ont

O fcourse,forthecity dog,theelim ination zone w illprobably bethe gutter.

Thereason Iwantyou to choose aspotand alw aysbring yourdog there is

D ogsalso w antto refresh theirspotorm ark anotherdogsspotw ith

Thetoiletstop isthe equivalentoftheelim ination zonebutitsinside your

Puppy H ousetraining:T he U ltim ate G uide 2nd E dition

Som epeoplechooseto have theirdog elim inate in alow -basestoragebox