Dog Obedience Training For Your Pet Dog

Housetraining is frequently the first thing that a new puppy owner thinks about. Few puppies have received any preparation on housetraining before they go to their new homes. There are two simple methods that you can use to housetrain your puppy and you can use either one of them or you can apply both of them at the same time.

The first way to train your puppy is to be very alert and watch his activities. Puppies will crouch to urinate and defecate. You must watch your puppy very attentively and as soon as he starts to change his position then scoop him up and take him to his selected spot. If you happen to fail to spot the sign and he has an mistake, you should never reprimand him as he is still just learning and he does not know what is expected of him yet. Reproach him will just frighten him without cause.

Also, if you miss the signs totally and you find an mishap later it will not do you any good to scold him them. Dogs cannot think logically and they do not recognize what they are being scolded for after the fact. They can only relate to what is happening right now. If you reprimand your puppy it will just perplex and terrify him and cause you more trouble in the future.

The second technique of housetraining you can use is the newspaper technique. You must cover the complete floor of where your puppy runs around. He will speedily learn that the newspaper is satisfactory to do his business on. Progressively eliminate more and more newspaper until there is only a small part left. You may then take the newspaper out to the chosen spot and he will then ascertain that he must only go in that outside spot.

Both of these methods can be very effective. You may want to use the first method of attention during the day and the newspapers at night. If you are frequently busy with other things you may want to use the newspaper method more regularly.

Every now and then an older puppy will go through a stage where he seems to have forgotten what he has learned about housetraining. This can be extremely provoking but try not to discipline him for it. It is a regular behavior.

Just use typical dog behavior to get him back on track. A dog will not often dirty his own place. So use a crate and make it snug so he thinks of it as his own. Let him doze in the crate and right away as you let him out, take him to his selected spot. He will need to alleviate himself right away and he will understand to only do it in that spot.

Housetraining does not need to be intricate or intimidating. Both of these methods can be quite successful and if you try them along with some patience you will be successful with your housetraining before you know it.