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Congratulations on getting your new best friend and wanting to get started on house training your dog. Many people make the mistake of leaving house training for later which means bad habits may have already been established. House breaking will allow you and your pet the ability to enjoy time together in your home without the constant worry of damage caused by an unreliable canine. The key to remember is that a puppy is a companion first and being with you is important to their well being.
----- CRATE OR HOUSE - TRAINING -----
They're NOT the same thing! House training is teaching the specific behavior of going outside to use the bathroom to your pet. Crate training is the most successful METHOD of teaching this behavior.
Contrary to some pet owners, proper crate training methods are not cruel or unkind to your pet. Being kept outside for years because you didn't teach them that using your living room as a bathroom was not ok is truly cruel to a social animal like a puppy. Now, here are a few house training your dog tips that you will find important.
TIP #1 Use single word commands. Don't use potty one time, then bathroom the next then something else the next. Use consistency in your commands so your puppy knows what you're talking about.
TIP#2 Consistent behavior is Important. That's YOUR behavior not your dogs. Both puppies and adult dogs respond much more positively to a consistent schedule than to a hit and miss one. Know your pups schedule and use it to your advantage. Do they get up and prefer to eat right away? If so, right after eating, take them outside to urinate.
Eating presses on the bladder and causes them to want to go. Take your puppy outside and let them go so you can give them loads of praise. This is important because you want your puppy to remember outside-bathroom-and your happiness all in one thought.
TIP#3 Don't rub their nose in it. Some stupid people have suggested that when an accident during house training happens, and they DO happen, you should rub your dogs nose in the mess. All this does is hurt your trust relationship with your pet and opens the possibility of a big vet bill because of the infection you can cause rubbing a sensitive nose in excrement. DON'T DO IT!
TIP#4 A crate is NOT simply a cage for storing your pet. Crate Training is however about confinement and control. Your puppy has no right to live in your home especially if they're not crate trained. Your puppy should not be free to roam and have accidents in your home but should remain in their crate unless you're keeping a close watch on them. This means not only during the day but also at night.
Of course, lugging a heavy wire cage or bulky hard plastic travel crate into your room each night is not going to be fun. While the work of house training your dog is being done, it's necessary to keep accidents to a minimum even during the night.
The answer to all this work is the new, lightweight doggie crate available only on the site below. It's the answer for those of us who are serious about successfully potty training our dogs so they will be a good member of the family for years to come. house training your dog takes involvement with your pet as much as possible. Picture being about to keep your pup close without having to fight moving a heavy unmanageable metal cage or cumbersome plastic crate.
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