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Understanding About Puppy Potty Training

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Does your puppy forget to eliminate inside the house? swinging, chewing furniture, digging, barking, whining and submissive urinating? If so, then your puppy potty training problem might be your preference. Over 70% dogs of all breeds and sizes could use some kind of puppy potty training help.

Puppy potty training is basically one of three things: either you are teaching your puppy not to pee or potty inside the house, teaching your puppy to pee or potty outside or teaching your puppy some other way to achieve permanent housebroken behavior.

What age is your puppy? Larger puppies tend to have bladder control issues. They must be taught to hold urine, but as they get older, they must learn to hold it. Puppies must be slowly introduced to taking their urine outside. The faster you teach the puppy how to eliminate outside, the sooner you will be able to stop paying this high dollar per month for a trainer.

Various bits of advice for housebreaking your dog are:*Make sure your puppy is present in the house so it can view the family and easily learn what your household rules are.*Keep the puppy in the same room as you when you are home.*Keep all food, water, toys and bedding in the same room.*Keep your puppy in the crate when you are home which helps to prevent it from wandering around at night.*Keep your puppy on a regular feeding schedule to eliminate frequent “accidents.”

Dogs are creatures of habit and being home all day breaks the dog’s schedule. Allowing your puppy to have free roam of the house before it is housebroken is basically inviting it to have accidents.

This is especially true when you only have a very small apartment or lager. This creates “accidents.” It is easier to clean up one accident than it is to clean up 12 or more.

If you do happen to find an accident, here are some things you should do:

Take the puppy out immediately. Using a leash, take the dog out to the same spot every time and issue the same command. Create an impressive good impression. If you want to be effective, you must do this every single time.

There is a lot of time you will share with the puppy. Eventually, it will understand the rules and your routine. You should have consistency from the start. Once the puppy understands what is expected, it will be happier and you will be happier when your puppy is trained.

If you didn’t see the accident occur, catch your puppy in the act and correct it gently. This does nothing except apply major pressure to the puppy.

A friend who runs a Virtual Ergonomics Workshop gave me this advice when her puppy was misbehaving. Give consistent commands, both verbal and nonverbal. The nonverbal command is usually understood by the dog faster than the verbal command and should be the norm.

Never use an object such as a ball or toy as a form of entertainment. If you catch your puppy “in the act” you can clap your hands or say “no” firmly and move the puppy outside or wherever it was doing it the wrong way. Now clean up the mess and move on. Your puppy will understand what is expected from it when you are firm but gently.

Depending on your puppy’s age, its genes, its breed and its personality, puppy potty training takes a lot longer.

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Coffee Bean Lost Her Mom To Covid-19 And Needs Your Help

It’s not something we love thinking about, but sometimes you have to wonder: if something happened to me, who would take care of my dog(s)? Knowing the outlook for pets surrendered to shelters in overcrowded areas, I’d prefer to see mine placed in the care of someone I know personally. However, not everyone has that option. One particular side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic has been an increase in surrendered or abandoned animals. Many people lost their jobs or homes and … Read more

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Cocoa Mellon Needs Your Help After Losing Her Mom To COVID

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Help Us Fly Tiny To The Forever Family Of Her Dreams!

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Louisiana animal shelters are struggling more than ever due to the current pandemic. Shelters are experiencing overcrowding and strains in funding, which directly impacts the furry friends within their walls. Dogs in kill shelters are facing a terrifying reality due to lack of space, meaning so many deserving furry friends may never meet the family of their dreams. Thanks to dog lovers like you, some of these pups are getting their second chance! On December 31st, 2020, iHeartDogs will rescue … Read more

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UK Shelter Dogs Write Letters To Santa Begging For Forever Homes

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Woman Dyes Her Dog Grinch Green In Ill-Advised “Prank”

Though a relatively new one, the “Elf on a Shelf” tradition is part of many families’ holidays. The original story came from a 2005 children’s book, and it describes how Santa will dispatch “scout elves” to spy on children before Christmas. The elves supposedly report back to Santa all the naughty and nice things they saw. Apparently, they also do some silly pranks around the house, definitively proving they are real. In a recent controversy, one parent may have taken … Read more

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Elusive Stray Finally Captured After 2 Years Roaming Streets

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Help Us Fly 100 Dogs On Death Row To Loving Homes!

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Many innocent dogs are alone in Louisiana, begging for a place to call home. Amid the pandemic, shelters are becoming overcrowded, leaving them with a difficult decision. Dogs in kill shelters may have to be euthanized due to lack of space and funding. But with the help of caring dog lovers like you, we can transport these dogs to freedom. On December 31st, 2020, iHeartDogs will save up to 100 homeless animals in Louisiana by sponsoring the New Beginning Rescue … Read more

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Free-Spirited Stray Dog Gets His Own Statue

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Woman Dyes Her Dog Grinch Green In Ill-Advised “Prank”

Though a relatively new one, the “Elf on a Shelf” tradition is part of many families’ holidays. The original story came from a 2005 children’s book, and it describes how Santa will dispatch “scout elves” to spy on children before Christmas. The elves supposedly report back to Santa all the naughty and nice things they saw. Apparently, they also do some silly pranks around the house, definitively proving they are real. In a recent controversy, one parent may have taken … Read more

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