How To Housebreak A Puppy-Housebreaking A Puppy

One of the biggest challenges a dog owner faces is housebreaking a new puppy. While you might think that housebreaking a puppy is nothing more than potty training a dog, it is actually so much more than that. Housebreaking actually entails not only potty training a dog, but also teaching your dog all the rules of the house, what is acceptable dog behavior, and what is unacceptable dog behavior.

While dog training can be a challenge for a novice, it is actually pretty easy if you have a plan and do a little research first. Fortunately, dogs want to please their owners, so what you are really doing is teaching your dog how to please you. It's that simple.

The best Puppy training methods use positive reinforcement to housebreak a puppy and train a dog. Gone are the days of shock collars and other medieval methods. Once again, your sole purpose here is to show your dog what pleases you. Dogs are quick learners, especially when the subject is something they are interested in...and pleasing you is definitely a subject they are interested in.

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Three Common Dog Training Mistakes-And How To Avoid Them!

Dog training and Housebreaking a puppy is all about positive reinforcement and getting your dog to want to do the right thing. It takes time and patience, and it IS an exact science. If you need more information on dog training and performing dog obedience training correctly, visit This Dog Training Website.

Dog Training Tips And Dog Obedience Tips

Dog Training Tips And Dog Obedience Tips


Here are some tips for a good dog training program:

-Never give a command that you cannot reinforce immediately if he chooses to disobey you. Every time your dog takes the opportunity to ignore your command, he’s learning that it’s both easier and a lot more fun to ignore you. For example, if you call across the park for him to ‘come’ as he’s playing with some other dogs, the choices are clear-cut to him: he could cut his play-time short and come to you, or he could ignore you – which is easy, since you’re so far away – and continue to have fun.

-Until your dog is completely reliable with commands, he should be on a long line or retractable lead so that you can enforce them if necessary.

- Remember to use your voice to the best effect. Praise should be in a light, cheery, happy tone of voice; if possible, smile at the same time. It makes a difference to your tone of voice, and most dogs will study your face to make sense of your expressions, too. Corrections should be uttered in a stern, brook-no-nonsense tone: you don’t need to shout, but your voice should be low and authoritative.

- When you’re verbally interrupting your dog, it’s more effective to shout, “OI!” or “Ah-ah-ah!” rather than saying, “No”. The sounds are more clear-cut, and you’ll get a better response.

- Do not repeat a command. Remember, you should be training on a leash or a long line: if he ignores you, he gets a short, sharp tug (some call it a ‘flick’) on the lead to remind him that you’re present, and you’re in charge. Repeating yourself teaches him to wait for the command to be repeated at least once before he obeys you.

- Five to fifteen minutes per day is an adequate amount of time for training. Any more than this in one sitting, and your dog’s concentration will likely lapse: fifteen minutes of intense training, where your dog is concentrating hard on what you want, is enough to send even the most energetic dogs to their beds for a snooze afterwards.

- You can move on to more advanced training and ‘tricks’ if you feel like it, once your dog’s got the basics completely sussed; but it’s not something that you should feel like you have to do.


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