Dog House Training
Paper Training Is The First Step
To many people, there is nothing like living in the big city – the lights, the high-rises that glitter in the sun, streets buzzing with the sounds of cars, people throng the sidewalks and stores at all hours… But can dogs be model citizens in this lifestyle? Can they be properly housetrained not to use [...]
Common Reasons Why Your Dog Is Having Trouble House Training
Housetraining your dog quickly and easily can only be done by understanding what is causing him to use the bathroom inside the house in the first place. Many times the issues are not what they seem, and in fact the problems are typically connected to behavioral reasons. Dogs can eliminate inappropriately for a number of [...]
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Litter Boxes Are Not Just For Cats
For small dogs, paper training and litter-box training are much easier to use as a permanent, long-term potty solution. Both of these can work very well for people who cannot take their puppy outside that often. However, for medium and large-sized dogs, consider the sheer amount of paper, litter and mess you’ll be dealing with [...]
Is Your Dog Refusing To Follow Your House Training Rules?
Some dogs just absolutely refuse to become house trained. No matter how long and hard you have tried to implement techniques to get your dog to use the bathroom in the proper areas, he still chooses to be “vengeful” towards you by not following your instructions, right? Wrong! The common misconception that your dog is [...]
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Why Is Your Dog Is Having So Many Accidents?
If you are having trouble with housetraining your dog, the quickest way to get around the problem and make a diagnosis is to know your pet’s history. Knowing how your dog has been acting at home yields important information to the veterinarian and helps narrow the diagnosis. Here’s how you can help: 1) For urinary [...]
Medications & Your Dog’s House-Wetting Accidents
Some medications cause a dog to drink more and thus produce such copious amounts of urine that the dog can’t wait as long between outdoor breaks or leaks while relaxed. If wetting accidents occur shortly after a dog starts a new medicine, double-check with your veterinarian to see if increased thirst or urination are side [...]
Dog House Training Fact and Fiction
Can there actually be too much information available today for the average dog owner to have at their fingertips? Just taking a few minutes to Google “Housetraining Dogs” I not only found millions of articles, but unfortunately, I also spotted thousands of myths still being published about the subject. Check out the following popular claims [...]
On the Go House Training
Perhaps your dog is already housetrained but have you taken this training one step further? In other words, is he smart enough to take that knowledge with him while traveling away from home? The answer is mainly up to you and how you teach your dog to behave when you go places together. You might [...]
House Training A Puppy In Less Than A Week
It’s quite alright if you are a new puppy owner and feel clueless about how to initiate housetraining for your dog. Many new dog owners make the mistake of scolding and punishing their dogs when they make a mess. I made this same mistake with my first Chihuahua. Every time she would go potty inside [...]
