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Dog House Training – How to House Train an Older Dog
Who said you can’t teach an old dog new trick? I have no idea who came up with that quote.
Is that person now famous or something for saying that? Well, that is beside the point. Training an old dog is similar to training a new dog.
Though it may take longer because of its previous habits and ways, it is possible. Nothing is ever impossible. Well, except teaching your dog to fly.
That is impossible. Dogs don’t have wings. I got off subject again, didn’t I? In this article, I will be giving you tips for dog house training your older dog.
These tips may also be used for a puppy as well. House training is a very difficult stage that you go through when getting a puppy.
Since puppies don’t know much, they like to go bathroom wherever they feel like it, which may be on your carpet or bed or both.
An older dog that is untrained will do the same. The best way to stop this behavior is setting a time schedule for taking your dog outside. Start with about every thirty minutes.
Don’t break the time schedule or your dog will continue going pee-pee on your favorite rug. If this does happen, which believe me, it will, soak the stain with a paper towel.
Hold your nose and bring the paper towel outside and place it in an appropriate bathroom place. Have your dog smell it by putting its nose in it.
This will teach them that that spot is where they can go to the bathroom and not in the house. Keep up with this schedule.
Soon, your dog will alert you when it needs to go to the bathroom by standing near the door. Don’t take too long or there will be an accident on the floor next to the door.
This is the most effective way for house training your older dog. I hope that this will not only give you a better smelling house, but a better trained dog. I wish you the best of luck that your dog will truly become man’s best friend.
Dog House Training – How to Crate Train Your Dog
Bringing a dog home is not just a matter of pride but also of responsibility. You need to groom your dog with a perfect dog house training so that it can blend well with your life style and your family.
dog house training involves a number of elements such as obedience training, potty training, crate training and several others.
puppy house training is easier than training an adult dog because a puppy is still learning. If you want to provide your puppy with comfort of his own home within your home, it is advisable to get him a crate.
However, you will need to put in some extra effort to make sure that your puppy gets proper crate training, so that he can realize that his crate is not a prison but a real home for him.
Crate training a puppy involves teaching your puppy the basic commands of getting into the crate and staying there till you call it back to play with you or run about the house.
Crate training is also important, when you are having a party in house or you are leaving house for a few hours and you do not want your puppy to run around creating a mess.
You can begin with guiding your puppy to its crate when you are ready to go out or when you are arranging tables for guests. After a while your puppy will learn that when these things happen, he is supposed to go to him crate.
You can then make use of commands of ‘go home’ while pointing towards and crate and follow it up by ‘stay’. You puppy might start getting into the crate on your command soon, but might not want to stay.
This is where you need a little patience and also need to repeat the ‘stay’ command to make sure that it stays where it is while you walk back to your living room or dining hall to continue with the preparation.
You should always keep in mind that if the crate is comfortable enough, you puppy will not mind staying there and playing with its toys till you are busy with other things or guests. If you puppy is constantly avoiding its crate, you might need to change the crate.
