Believe it or not potty training your dog can be easy and I will reveal 5 tips to potty training your dog.
There is nothing more frustrating to come home or wake up early in the morning and walk into your living room and find out that your dog went number 1 or number 2 right there in your home.
You begin to wonder as you clean up the mess "how do I train my dog?" Well believe it or not it is not that difficult to potty train your dog listed below are 5 steps to begin to potty train your dog: 1.
Set fixed times: Start a routine and begin taking them out at the same times everyday.
Your dog will become accustomed to this and will eventually understand that this is the time for him or her to go potty.
There are important times to remember when to take your dog out; first thing in the morning when they awaken, after meals, and just before they go to sleep for the night.
Your dog will need to go out 20-25 minutes after each meal.
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Begin teaching your dog to signal: Every time you get ready to take them outside say something like "Lets go outside to pee.
" Eventually they will understand and believe after a couple of days of doing that they will be ready to go outside at that time.
You can potty train your dog easily; just like you can give them commands to sit, roll, or stay.
They eventually will learn and you will not wake up to those messes.
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Go to the same spot: when you are first potty training your dog start off by going to the same spot that they have been using.
They will begin to understand why they are there and they will do their business everyday just like clockwork.
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Reward your dog: When you first start potty training your dog and they go outside and do "their thing," reward them by immediately saying "good girl" or "good boy.
" They will understand that they have done something great and they love to please their owners.
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Kennel train: At night or when you are not home leave your dog locked up in a kennel.
This works really well because the dog will not go where he/she sleeps.
As a matter of fact when you tell them to go to bed for the night they will know this is their home and they will get into their kennel by themselves.
This worked really well for my pug and she only made a mess in the house once when she was a puppy.
These are the 5 tips to potty training your dog; remember it is not that difficult and I hope you found these tips informative.
To quickly recap what you have to do to potty train is take them out on a regular basis, give them praise and love for taking care of their business and do it consistently.
You will then understand the bond that grows between you and your best friend because you will not be annoyed by the messes any longer.