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Passive Puppy Training.

Friday, February 5th, 2010

 

Getting your dog house-trained does not happen overnight.Training is often completed only after your pup has gotten older by a few months.As do other mammals, young dogs go through an adjustment period, getting used to life outside of mommy’s womb.They can’t hold it as long as olders dogs can but their bowel or bladder control improves as they age a little.

You won’t be able to keep track of your pet’s whereabouts activities all day; you need a passive approach to house-training so that it continues even while you’re out.

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While You Were Away.

The quickest way to ensure contnued house-training despite being unsupervised is paper training.Here’s how to do it:

Pick a room in the house where you can leave your pup when you’d be gone for hours.When you’re going out for a few hours, lock your pup in the room.Put a mat of papers on to the floor covering the entire floor area.Make sure he has all he needs with him in the room - food, toys, bed, water.

At first, you’ll have the entire room to clean up as your puppy is bound to eliminate everywhere.Have a huge supply of patience when you come home. Go through the rounds of cleaning up and putting new sheets of paper in the puppy room.In time, your pup will show a preference for a certain spot on the floor for doing his business.When your dog’s preference becomes clear, you can start removing papers from the floor.

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Start taking away the sheets farthest from the obvious poop preference area of your puppy.Proceed slowly, removing an inch or two of the papering, toward the dog’s preferred deposit spot.Soon, you need only a few pieces left on the floor.You’ll know you’re moving too fast when your puppy soils the area beyond where the papers lie.Go back to a larger poop area, then resume to daily reduction.When your pet’s showing dependable pooping on one or two sheets you put on the floor, start working on moving it to your desired spot.

Deliberately move the sheet toward where you’d want your the pup to defecate.Push it forward a little every day, similar to when you were reducing the papering on the floor.You know you’re moving too fast too soon when poop winds up outside the papered area; move it back to where your pup pooped on it previously.Continue with the exercise until you have it where you want it and your pup only poops on the sheet of paper you leave him with.

Setbacks Shouldn’t Be Suprising.

Be patient when passively housebreaking your pet.Don’t get discouraged if your dogs seems to be slipping back after making progress.Simply go back to a wider area.

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Puppy housebreaking guide.

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

 

Getting your dog house-trained does not happen overnight.Your little doggie would have aged a few months prior to the training’s completion.Pups spend some time getting used to being up and about by themselves.Bowel and bladder control is not inherent in canines; young pups can’t hold it as long as the adults.

You won’t be able to keep track of your pet’s whereabouts activities all day; you need a passive approach to house-training so that it goes on even while you’re out.

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While You Were Not Home.

The quickest way to ensure contnued house-training despite being unsupervised is paper training.Here are useful information bits to help you do it:

Select a room to be your puppy’s day home.When you’re leaving for work and would be gone until sundown, bring your pet into the room and lock him in.Lay papers on the floor to cover the whole area.Be sure you have him in with everything - food and water bowl, bed and toys.

At first, you’ll have the entire room to tidy up as your puppy is bound to eliminate everywhere.Be patient. Clean up and lay new sheets when you come in.After some time, your pet will eliminate only at a specific spot on the papered floor.When your dog’s preference becomes obvious, you can start removing papers from the floor.

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Take away the farthest of the paper lining pieces first.Proceed deliberately, removing an inch or two of the papering, toward the dog’s preferred deposit spot.After a time, a few pieces of paper left on the room floor will do.When at some point your dog does his business beyond the papered area, that’s a signal you’ve moved too fast.Go back to a larger poop area, then resume to daily reduction.When your pet’s showing dependable pooping on one or two sheets you put on the floor, start working on moving it to your desired spot.

Slowly move the sheet of paper toward where you want your dog to do his business.Inch it daily toward your spot, just like you previously did when removing pieces of paper from the floor.If your pet does his busiiness outside the papering again, it means you’re pushing it too much; bring it back to where he reliably pooped on it last.Continue with the exercise until you have it where you want it and your pup only poops on the sheet of paper you leave him with.

Expect Setbacks.

Be patient when passively housebreaking your pet.Don’t let it discourage you when your pup seems to be relapsing to old habits after some progress.Go back to laying sheets of paper on a wider area.

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Dog Training Rules Of Basic Dog Training

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

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Before you start any dog or puppy training program, concentrate on the end result you’re after, instead of the behavior you want to avoid. As you get ready for each new class or training day, create a picture in your minds eye of the goal you’re aiming for, and concentrate on that. Never give a second thought to what it is that you don’t want to happen.

If you don’t have a destination in mind, how are you ever going to arrive there? This is so true with everything in life, particularly when it comes to dog house training as well

It’s a natural emotion to concentrate on the things we don’t want in our lives. And it seems to be a wide spread phenomenon with dog training too. We sure don’t want the dog to urinate on the furniture, or start chewing slippers, or run away when we call, or bark like a guard dog when older members of the family come to the house.

But think about it. Suppose you’re about to adopt a puppy. Do you really want to spend the next ten, twelve, or fourteen years reprimanding your dog for things you didn’t want him to do? Don’t you think it’s a better idea to coach your dog to be obedient and socially acceptable?

So rather than worrying about, “The dog had better not chew my shoes, or furniture,” try, “My dog will chew and play with his own squeezy toys.” Instead of, “I don’t want my dog to jump up on my guests,” change it to, “My dog should greet and welcome my guests controlled and quietly.”

Simply by wording your aims in a positive manner, you’ll have a clear destination in mind. That’s a great way to start your training journey.

Reward Good Behavior

Probably the best thing that has happened in puppy house training over the last few years is the shift from emphasizing correction, or penalties, and moving towards rewarding good behavior.

The practice of rewarding your dog’s good behavior is a smart one, especially for potty train puppies. A fundamental reason for using rewards is that whenever you scald you dog for making a mistake, the outcome may be irreversible. If your dog is of a particular temperament, he might respond with aggression to being overly punished. Other dogs shut down. They simply lose their bounce and energy. They may seem broken-spirited.

You also get a better sense of accomplishment and enlightenment when using reward training techniques. It’s a great feeling to be the bearer of rewards and praise for a well behaved pet.

But regardless of how good it makes you feel, rewards based training actually works. Simply because using rewards helps build your dogs self esteem and strengthens your relationship. When he learns that a particular behavior gets rewarded, your pet will want to repeat he behavior as often as possible. By practicing with your dog how to apply that simple rule, you can use rewards to reach virtually any training goal.

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