Toilet Training Dogs
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Toilet training dogs and particularly puppies, is a 24 hour job for the first few days, if you sleep soundly and won’t hear when your puppy is restless during the night you will need to set an alarm. After a few days your puppy will usually sleep through the night.
Reward you dog or puppy with lots of praise any time they toilet outside. As an incentive to use the toilet area some suggest increasing the level of reward with treats. The idea is that the closer the dog relives himself to the toilet area the bigger the reward.
You will need to clean up the designated toilet area regularly. If the area is not cleaned up your dog will eventually refuse to use that area and begin to toilet in other places.
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What to do about accidents
Toilet training dogs is speedier and works best if can prevent any accidents inside. If you catch your dog or puppy in the act soon enough, a loud “No” should be enough to halt the process while you rush him out side to complete the job.
If you only discover the mistake after the event there is no point in yelling or punishing your dog. He will not associate your reaction with his mistake. Just clean up the mess using either vinegar or a product designed to eliminate the odor.
You will need to watch your dog even more carefully in that area in the future as dogs like to go where they have been before.
Some people like to use the newspaper method in toilet training dogs. If you need to leave your puppy inside for more than a couple of hours, you will need to use this method.
Toilet training dogs is much faster and more effective when teach your dog that they only toilet outside. Dog who are trained to toilet on grass will only toilet on grass. Toileting on newspaper rather than a floor is a fine distinction not easy understood by dogs, so learning this will take longer.
Once your puppy has learned not to toilet in the confinement are or crate you can begin to slowly expand the areas of your house that your dog has access to. You will still need to provide constant supervision until your dog has mastered house training.
The 7 Rules for Toilet Training Dogs Fast are:
1. Prevent accidents as much as possible – supervise closely in a confined space
2. Don’t wait for your dog to tell you, take the dog out frequently
3. Take your dog to a designated toilet area that you keep clean.
4. Use praise to reward every success, give extra rewards for using the toilet area.
5. Never punish or reprimand after discovering an accident.
6. Clean up accident with an odor neutralizer
7. If you can and for the fastest results, teach your dog to only relieve themselves outside.
