Basics of Potty Training -
It is important for your dog to have an established routine. The easy way to look at the routine you need to establish is that any time there is a break during the day or a change of direction in your dog’s day, take the dog to his potty place.
The five keys to your success are:
1. When your dog gets up, take him to the potty place.
2. Feed your dog on a regular schedule which will eventually be thrice a day. After he eats or drinks anything, take him to the potty place.
3. After your dog plays or exercises, take him to the potty place.
4. Withhold water for two to four hours before your dog goes to bed.
5. Just prior to going to bed, take him to the potty place.
Depending on the age and activity of your dog, you may need one of the variations suggested in the training course. You may also want to understand the various methods of potty training and when to use which method. One method may fit your dog and your lifestyle better than the others.
Crate Training is Not House Training
There are three basic methods of housebreaking puppies or dogs - the basic direct method, the paper method, and the litter box method. Each method refers to where the dog potties.
Crate training is simply putting your puppy or dog into a crate at times when you cannot watch him every second during housetraining, you leave home, you want him to sleep, you need him to be or feel safe, you are traveling with him, or you need more control over his behavior.
It is important for your dog to have an established routine. The easy way to look at the routine you need to establish is that any time there is a break during the day or a change of direction in your dog’s day, take the dog to his potty place.
The five keys to your success are:
1. When your dog gets up, take him to the potty place.
2. Feed your dog on a regular schedule which will eventually be thrice a day. After he eats or drinks anything, take him to the potty place.
3. After your dog plays or exercises, take him to the potty place.
4. Withhold water for two to four hours before your dog goes to bed.
5. Just prior to going to bed, take him to the potty place.
Depending on the age and activity of your dog, you may need one of the variations suggested in the training course. You may also want to understand the various methods of potty training and when to use which method. One method may fit your dog and your lifestyle better than the others.
Crate Training is Not House Training
There are three basic methods of housebreaking puppies or dogs - the basic direct method, the paper method, and the litter box method. Each method refers to where the dog potties.
Crate training is simply putting your puppy or dog into a crate at times when you cannot watch him every second during housetraining, you leave home, you want him to sleep, you need him to be or feel safe, you are traveling with him, or you need more control over his behavior.
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