Puppy House Training, The Easy Way, Part 2

Three Places Your Puppy Can Be

House training your pup will be a 4 to 6 week program. During this period there are 3 places where you dog MUST be at ALL times.

1. In the crate

2. On the grass

3. Attached to you

Okay let's talk about each of these, let's start with number 1 in the crate. I tell new puppy owners that their new pet will be in the crate probably more than they would like. However keep in mind that this is a puppy and at eight or nine weeks old it needs lots of sleep and rest.

In the very beginning take your puppy out every hour if possible. Then move to two hours, then three, and then four hours over a period of weeks. How fast can we move from one hour to two hours and so on. That all depends on the dog but if you're having success at one hour go ahead and move to 2 and so on.

Okay let's talk about number 2 on the grass. Dogs develop a preference for where they do their business and we want your dog's preference to be the grass. So the more time your dog can spend on the grass the quicker that will become its preference. Keep in mind that the more accidents your dog has on the carpet, the hardwoods, or the tile that will become its preference. So we're going to do everything we can to keep it from having any accidents in the house..

The third Place your dog can be is attached to you. That's just what it sounds like. If you're going to have the dog out of the crate and not on the grass then take its leash and attach it to its collar, then attach it to your belt so that the dog is right next to you.

Most dogs, and there are exceptions to every rule, do not want to do their business in front of you. Usually they want to go around the corner or behind the couch, anywhere that you can't see them doing their business.

By having your puppy attached to you there is much less of a chance that your dog is going to have an accident.

This is really all very simple and I can assure you that if you'll follow these three simple rules even your first week home with the puppy you won't have more than a couple of accidents and those are usually a human's fault.

One last thing I'd like to discuss is how does the puppy learn to let you know when it needs to do its business. It's simple, it rings the bell! What you need is a small bell like a cowbell. Ideally I find that those are much better than a jingle bell because your dog may get a nail stuck in the jingle bell.

Simply hang the bell from the door that you take your dog out to do its business. Have it hanging low enough that when you walk your puppy to the door you can take its paw and hit the bell and immediately open the door. Your puppy will learn that when the bell rings the door automatically opens.

It usually takes a pup 4 to 8 weeks to catch on to the bell trick. The good news is that 85% of dogs learn how to ring the bell.

I hope these tips help you. Give them a try and you'll find that you will have a house trained puppy in no time.

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