7 Quick Tips for TOILET TRAINING a Puppy or Dog
seven quick tips for toilet training a
puppy or dog number one manage and
supervise to avoid mistakes try your
best to limit the opportunities your dog
has to toilet in undesirable locations
every time your dog goes in a certain
place it increases the chances that I
will go there again next time you can
help to prevent accidents in a number of
ways including active supervision crate
training limiting access to preferred
surfaces and locations providing an
indoor toilet when your dog is
unsupervised number two reward your dog
for toileting in the right place set up
a schedule appropriate for your dog’s
age and toileting habits and take your
dog to the place you would like them to
toilet remember to add in extra toilet
breaks immediately after eating drinking
playing or waking from a nap once your
dog has finished toileting shower them
with praise and give them a reward be
sure to wait until your dog has finished
toileting to start your praise otherwise
you may distract them before they are
finished number three avoid punishing
your dog for toileting mistakes while
toilet training can be frustrating
especially if it isn’t going well
punishing a dog for toileting inside the
house will more than likely make the
situation worse remember that dogs learn
by associations a dog is far more likely
to make the Association pet toileting in
front of humans equals punishment rather
than toileting in the house equals
punishment this association is
strengthened when the dog inevitably
toilets in the house when an owner isn’t
watching and therefore no punishment
occurs puppies and dogs with this
history of punishment for toileting
become stealth toilet is this means that
they will avoid going in front of humans
and wait till they get a moment alone to
duck away and toilet number four be
aware of surface preference young
puppies develop a preference for a
certain surface to toilet on each time a
dog toilets on a type of surface they
are more likely to search for it again
next time this is why puppy pee pads can
create issues with long-term toilet
they teach puppies to look for soft
cloth like surfaces such as rugs carpet
bedding and clothing the best way to
help your dogs develop the correct
surface reference is to take them to the
real thing as much as you can when that
isn’t possible try to use something that
mimics the texture of your goal surface
like fake grass over the top of puppy
pee pads the older your dog is the more
ingrained their surface preference will
be you will have to be patient and
persistent to change it to a more
appropriate choice number five clean up
soiled areas orally be sure to use an
enzymatic cleaner your dog’s nose is far
more sensitive than yours and vinegar or
bleach will not be sufficient number six
don’t stop toilet training too soon a
lot of dog owners tend to stop focusing
on toilet training because they
mistakenly think the process has been
completed prematurely it can take weeks
months or even longer to fully toilet
train a dog depending on their natural
tendencies and how long they went before
you started the process number seven if
you’re still having problems get a vet
check there are a multitude of medical
problems that could cause issues with
toileting if your dog seems to be having
more trouble than as usual it will be
worth getting them checked out with your
veterinarian this point is especially
important if your previously toilet
trained dog starts to relapse if you
would like further help with toilet
training
I recommend contacting your local
professional dog trainer for dogs with
long-term toileting issues a good
trainer will be crucial in helping to
determine if there is a deeper
behavioral issue underlying the
toileting problem I hope you have found
this video useful for starting the
toilet training process please feel free
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training see you next time
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