Difficulties Involved in Housebreaking

You should waste no time starting the process of housebreaking your new dog — once you have him home, you are ready to begin. While some people like to give their new dog a little time to get to know the family and the house before laying down the law, this can only lead to confusion for the dog later down the road. Your dog will be confused if you have allowed it to run free with no discipline, then all of a sudden expect it to be well-behaved.

It’s Not Too Late

If you have already allowed your dog to run free without rules you can still correct the situation. Contrary to popular belief, it is never too late to start dog training. It doesn’t matter if you have a puppy or an adult dog, it is possible to train them with housebreaking techniques until it is a habit. Whether it is dog chewing, dog biting, or dog growling that you are dealing with, it is important to pick out the behavior that concerns you the most. It is important to work on housebreaking these behaviors first, then move on to other things.

You should start housebreaking your dog as soon as possible to ensure that your pet does not become aggressive. If your biggest worry at the moment is that your dog does not know where they are or are not allowed to go to toilet, you will need to address this first.

Housebreaking Tips

* Only give food and water at meal times
* In the event that you are utilizing pee pads, choose a single spot and make sure to place the pads only there
* You should praise your pet when it displays good behavior
* Do not ever hit your dog when he/she misses the pee pad
* After your puppy eats or drinks take him to the pee pad within 15-20 minutes

Food and water is kept out for their dog at all times by many people. Although this is an acceptable routine for older dogs who are more accustomed to holding their bladder, it is not advisable for puppies who do not yet know how to. Even if they really wanted to, younger puppies just are not able to hold their bladder until they become a bit older. This will result in a lot of accidents around the house for which you really cannot blame the puppy. So leaving food and water out all of the time is counterproductive to your goals in housebreaking.

If the puppy goes to the bathroom in some other place in the house, the pee pad should be put there. Housebreaking at this stage just simply means that you are getting the puppy adjusted to going to the bathroom on top of the pad. You can then proceed with housebreaking by slowing moving the pee pad every couple of days towards the spot where you eventually want the pads to be.

While this housebreaking process may seem like it takes forever, it is extremely important. You certainly do not want your puppy or dog going to the bathroom everywhere. You would also like an easy process of housebreaking for your dog to prevent it becoming disinterested. Get outside help in puppy training if you need it. No matter who does it, it takes time to housebreak.