Puppy Training
TIPS FOR YOUR NEW PUPPY
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HOUSETRAINING & CRATE TRAINING
1. Timing is everything!
2. Take your puppy outside immediately after eating, playing, or nappying (approximately every 2 hours). Keeping
this rigid schedule will help prevent him from making mistakes in the house.
FACT! KEEP THIS NUMBER IN MIND: 15 MINUTES AFTER YOUR PUPPY EATS OR PLAYS VIGOROUSLY, HE WILL NEED TO ELIMINATE. AS HE GETS OLDER, HE WILL BE ABLE TO WAIT LONGER. AN ADULT DOG ELIMINATES 3-4 TIMES A DAY AND WILL LEARN TO HOLD IT-WITHIN REASON.
3. A puppy's behavior will let you know that he needs to go outside. If he whines, paces, or runs in a circle, grab the leash and get out the door.
TIP! ALWAYS FEED AND WATER YOUR PUPPY AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY. IF HE EATS AT REGULAR INTERVALS, HE WILL RELIEVE HIMSELF AT REGULAR INTERVALS, TOO.
4.Mistakes happen. If you catch your puppy eliminating in the house-and he will-correct him with a firm gently "NO." Take him for a walk and praise him lavishly when he does his business outside.
WHAT IS PAPER-TRAINING?
1. Choose an enclosed area in the kitchen or bathroom(anything with a floor that is easy to clean) and cover the entire floor with a vinyl shower curtain and then with newspaper or puppy-training pads.
2. When the puppy eliminates, replace the dirty papers or pads with clean paper or pads.
3. In a few days, take away some of the paper and pads and leave part of the floor bare. If he eliminates on the bare floor in front of you, correct him gently, and put him on the paper and praise him.
4. Gradually remove more and more paper until you have just a small spot for elimination. Then as he learns to hold it longer, take him outside 3-4 times a day to conclude his housetraining.
TIP! CLEAN UP YOUR PUPPY'S MISTAKES WITH WHITE VINEGAR OR SPECIAL CLEANING PRODUCTS TO GET RID OF THE SMELL. THAT WAY THE PUPPY WON'T RETURN TO THE SAME SPOT TO ELIMINATE.
CRATE TRAINING
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FACT! Dogs like crates since they mimic the close quarter's of a wolf's den, so never think that crating your dog is cruel or unusual. Here's how crate training simplifies housebreaking and gives the puppy much needed space of his own.
Crating your dog several times a day is an excellent way to housetrain him. This is because dogs will try not to soil their "home."
Line the crate with blankets, or a mat sized to fit the crate, to make it cozy. You can also cover the top of it with a blanket or purchase a specially made crate cove and mat set to further mimic the "den" atmosphere.
Use the crate for naps, nighttime sleep, and quiet-time breaks for your puppy to "unwind" from family chaos. This is his bedroom, where he can go to get away and take a break.
His crate should be well-ventilated, large enough for him to stand up, lie down, and turn around. If the pup has a lot of growing ahead of him, use a larger crate, but section off half of it with a divider.
Every time you take the puppy out of the crate, take him for a walk so he can eliminate.
Never leave a puppy in his crate all day; he needs several bathroom breaks and play and feeding times. Even though he won't want to soil his sleeping area, if he is in there for extremely long stretches, he just might. (He can't help it.) And if he does, it is because his owner has neglected his responsibility, not because the dog has misbehaved.
Never use the crate as punishment. It should always be a haven, a safe place, for your puppy, not a jail cell.
If crating, leave a radio playing softly, the noise will be very soothing.
If crating, wear an old t-shirt to bed and leave it in the crate or bed, they will be comforted by your scent.
Please do not leave your puppy unsupervised. If you have to leave to work, leave your puppy in a puppy play pen, baby play pen or a small puppy-proofed room. Make sure it is big enough to leave water and food if you are to be gone a long period of time.
