How To Stop Your Puppy Toileting
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There are
a few secrets to toilet training although much of the emphasis will always rest
with you! Here are the facts about puppy toilet training:
Just as
when a baby needs to go toilet they go, so it is with puppies - when a puppy
needs to go they will go! So to start with you have to get them outside before
they toilet inside. That is your job! If you fail, then blame yourself.
The best
way to show your puppy where you want them to toilet is to show them the
correct place. The best way to do this is to take them out when they need to go
and then praise them when they go. You will be amazed how quickly they will
learn if you give them an amazing treat for going in the right place. Think of
it like this if the treat is a little piece of cheese, your puppy will after
only a few toilets in the correct place start looking for the cheese treat
saying “Hey where’s the cheese I just toileted on the grass!”
At a very
young age 8 weeks or so a puppies bladder is very small and they can only hold
on for sometimes 30 minutes or so before they may need to go again. So you must
be vigilant.
After a
meal, puppies will often need to go within 60 seconds so always take them
straight outside. You should also take them outside as soon as they wake up, as
their bowls will start to move and also last thing at night.
Associate
a word that everyone in the house sticks to such as “go toilets” this way your
puppy will start to hear the word and know what it means.
If you
puppy does not go then be aware that they may still need to relieve themselves
soon and restrict their movement to a smaller area that is easy to clean until
they are taken outside and definitely toilet.
You
should never rub a puppy’s nose in it to teach it a lesson. A puppy’s nose is
1000 times more sensitive than a humans and this will never teach them not to
do it again. They will simply not know what they did wrong and do it out of
sight the next time such as behind the couch!
There are
lots more tips and tricks that you will assist you but these are the real
basics. Take a look at The Online Dog Trainer for more fantastic advice about
how to stop any puppy issue by watching videos.
