Puppy Housetraining Insights and Highlights
For housetraining, most dog owners start out at a disadvantage – Many people have grown up without dogs and don’t have the ability to read dog body language that comes of being with dogs during the time the human brain most rapidly develops language ability, which is prior to age 6 years…
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Many puppies will come with housetraining issues already – Pet store puppies as well as the popular shelter puppies up for adoption share the disadvantage of being raised too close to their own waste. Adopting or buying a puppy from one of these sources guarantees extra housetraining problems…
- The #1 reason why puppies lose their homes is… Many dogs who were never housetrained to use the outdoors when relatively young are now losing their homes because they have accidents elsewhere inside the house. They are confused as to exactly where in the house is “okay.”
- Housetraining isn’t something “natural” to a dog (like it is to a child)…The dog is never going to “understand” housetraining. Elimination means completely different things to humans as to dogs…
- The size and breed of your dog matters a whole lot…“success in housetraining” is relative by the size and breed of the dog…
- On housetraining and small/tiny breeds… Many small male dogs will never be able to handle the full run of your home without accidents, and that is also true of some tiny females…
- Why you can’t afford to not housetrain… If you fail to housetrain the puppy starting the minute the little paws step foot on your property, it puts the dog at a disadvantage. This disadvantage will grow and grow…
- What you need to know before you bring a puppy home… (1) Study housetraining so that you have a plan in advance. (2)Choose a puppy or dog who fits the facilities, time, and ability you have to offer…
- Why you should crate-train your puppy… Get a crate for your puppy and condition the puppy to be happy in there. But don’t overuse it. “Puppy-in-a-box” should be a mechanical toy, not a living creature.
- On cleaning after accidents… Not knowing the right products to use for cleaning presents a major obstacle to housetraining. There is no reason to have a ruined carpet or reeking home while housetraining a dog. If you do have odor, the puppy’s instincts will be overwhelmed by it and you will get more accidents – the pup can’t help it…
