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AUSTRALIA, Mar 30 — I’m often asked what the fastest way to house train a puppy is. My response is always this: consistency and repetition are key when teaching a puppy new a puppy new skill.
Let me explain: I could give you maybe a dozen techniques for house training your puppy, and I bet you would be tempted to then try them all out until something works! But all you are doing is confusing your puppy by chopping and changing i.
Step 7: If you catch your puppy peeing in the wrong place, immediately take them to the designated area
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’m often asked what the fastest way to house train a puppy is. My response is always this: consistency and repetition are key when teaching a puppy new a puppy new skill.
Let me explain: I could give you maybe a dozen techniques for house training your puppy, and I bet you would be tempted to then try them all out until something works! But all you are doing is confusing your puppy by chopping and changing i.e. moving the goal posts. Puppies need time to understand how we want them to behave, and then they need even more time to practice.
Think about how you learned to ride a bike. It was most likely to be mum or dad who taught you. They would have guided you with patience (hopefully!) and encouraged you to get back on your bike each time you fell. They would not have given up until you learned to ride.
The same goes for your puppy. You are teaching them a new skill and it needs to be done sensitively, encouragingly and consistently in order for it to become habitual.
Follow these simple steps and let me know how you go!
Step 1: Decide on an appropriate potty place within your home. You can nominate a tiled area, paper covered flooring or pet loo with artificial grass. Whatever you do – select one and stick to it.
Step 2: Establish a “break time” routine. Ideally this would be first thing in the morning, immediately after food, and finally after any play or physical activity. This helps your puppy to draw connections between certain activities/times of day and break time.
Step 3: Practice word-association. Whenever you want your puppy to pee, try and say exactly the same words e.g. “Do you wee wee”. Your puppy will soon begin to associate words with actions which reinforce their memory and behaviour.
Step 4: Tune into your puppy. Most dogs give some sort of indication before they are about to go. This may be circling in a tight space, walking slowly against furniture and walls or stopping randomly to have a sniff. Tune into these signs and direct your puppy to their special spot before they make a mistake. Puppy will then start to associate the circling motions with potty time.
Step 5: Reward your pup. Immediately after your puppy has completed their business, reward them with their favourite treat and say something like “good wee wee’s”. If your puppy does not pee in the designated area, avoid making a fuss. Simply clean up the area and ignore them.
Step 6: No potty no play. Avoid the temptation to play with your puppy until they have done their business.
Step 7: If you catch your puppy peeing in the wrong place, immediately take them to the designated area. Do not rub their nose into their mess as this could contribute to fear aggression – positive reinforcement is what is required here.
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