House Training your puppy
How I Learned to House Train a Puppy
If you're like me, then coming home to see your new puppy has left you a present on the rug isn't something you look forward to. I know I had a hard time house training my puppy when I first got him. It seemed like every time I came home from work or the store, my rug was wet and my puppy just looked at me like "what". It was at that point that I decided I needed to house train my puppy before it was too late.
I started with basic training like letting my puppy out every hour, and using the same door to take him outside to go to the bathroom but then realized I needed to do more. I needed to start a schedule for my puppy so I knew when to take him out to the bathroom, when to feed him, and keep doing this every day. I wrote it all down and put it on my refrigerator so I could look at it ever morning. A funny thing happened after a couple of weeks. My puppy stopped going to the bathroom inside and started waiting until I took him out to go.
I was overjoyed; finally I had started to house train my puppy and put a stop to those nasty presents left on my new carpet. I knew I was on the right path and if I just continued doing as I was doing, my puppy would soon be the envy of all my friends. I started cleaning all the spots on my rug with a pet deodorizer so he wouldn't return to the same spot and do it all over again making my training ineffective. I am proud to say that all my effort paid off and my little puppy, which is not so little any more, is fully house trained.
I learned to house train a puppy with the help of http://puppy-house-training.info and if you are trying to house train your puppy and have not had any luck, or are just trying to figure out how to do it, I highly recommend you visit this site and use what you learn to get started today!
About the Author
Jay Even is a successful Dog Trainer and breeder. If you are serious about housebreaking your puppy i highly recommend you check out http://puppy-house-training.info
what are some good ways for poty training your puppy?
I have a 8 wk old pit bull and I am looking for some good suggestions for house training her. Mostly the poty training.
I own pitbulls ...so here is from my own experience.
Get a open wire (metal) crate so the dog can see you and have adequate ventilation. DO NOT keep the dog in there all the time. Lay out newspaper a few sheets thick and a few pagesd wide on a floor that is not carpeted... and when your pup starts to squat pick it up and (saying NO...bad Boy/Girl) and put it on the paper. It helps to put a little of the pee or poop on the paper so it knows it should go there.
After a few times the pup will start running to the paper to go.
Then after a week of that...start taking it outside when it goes on the paper. And repeat the process.
After a few days...it will lety you know it has to go by bugging you and or going to the door.
Pits are smart and easy to train.
If the pup insists on going...and not where you want it to...then use one sheet of newspaper rolled up and just lightly rap it on the face when saying no. It doesn't hurt it...just the sound frweaks it out enough to get it's attention.
OR....get a very large catbox and lay a chunk of sod (grass) in it and get it used to the outside even faster....
I had to do that with one of my pups.
Hope this helps.
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