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One of the best ways
to train your pup is by the crate training method.
This means that you
will use a small wire crate or plastic pet taxi to confine your
puppy whenever you’re not able to watch him for a short period of
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By nature, pups wont
want to do potty where they sleep or eat. They want to keep their
den clean. By using the crate, the puppy's instinct will be working
for you, and he will be pottying when and where you want him to.
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It is very helpful to have an
exercise pen for the house, and one for the yard. The exercise pen
inside the house is puppy's safe haven when you are not at home.
Place the other exercise pen in the spot you wish your dog to use as
a permanent potty spot, both as a puppy and adult. Put your puppy
in the exercise pen when it is time for him to potty, and step back
a few steps (or watch him through the door or window). This will
help your puppy get down to the business of pottying more quickly
than if he was on a leash, or running loose.
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The crate on the left is a good
example of a crate for training your pup.
The exercise pen is great to have in
the house so the pup can wander alittle and still have his crate for
his own personal den. |
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Each time the puppy goes in
the right spot, he is being trained to relieve himself there.
Consistent training will bring consistent results.
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Learn to predict when he will need to relieve himself.
The critical times to watch are :
As soon as he gets up in the morning
as soon as he finishes a meal
after a play session
as soon as you take him out of his
crate
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The puppy will need to be taken out to
go potty every 45 min. to an hour. If you are training the pup for
outside --take the puppy through the same door to the same spot in
the yard each time. If
you wish to litter, paper or potty pad train your puppy, take him to
his litter, paper or potty pad every hour.
When letting your pup roam inside the
house, keep a close eye on him or her. By watching closely, you
will soon learn your puppy's body language. He will start to circle
and sniff and look for a place to potty when he has to go and when
you are watching him, you can quickly take him to his potty spot.
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When you will be gone longer than the puppy can hold it:
Place and keep your puppy in an exercise pen.
Put the puppy's pet
crate inside the exercise pen with the door open, or off.
Cover the floor
inside the exercise pen with newspapers and leave water and food
available
for your
puppy.
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To those that work 8 hours a day.
You just can't leave a pup in a crate for that many hours. If
you do it will soil its crate and become what's called a dirty dog,
which is a dog that has lost its natural instinct to be clean in
it's sleeping area. This type of pup may never be able to be
housebroken.
The use of an exercise pen &
crate that it can go out of to soil will solve the problem.
You can use a bathroom, partition off a kitchen or laundry room if
you have no other choice. Lay newspaper down in the entire area of
the space for the puppy. Always leave the crate open so the
pup can leave the crate to potty. This will help the pup to
learn only to soil outside of its crate. |
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He
will get accustomed to pottying on the newspaper when you are gone
(he has no other choice as the whole area will be covered),
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After a couple weeks,
gradually reduce the amount of the pen that is covered with
newspaper. The puppy will be used to pottying on the paper, and
will continue to potty on the newspaper, even when you reduce the
amount of the pen that is covered to only one or two sheets of
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When you are home,
continue with the routine of crating your puppy, and taking him out
to potty every hour. |
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For really good training
information
Visit All about Dogs |
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