On taking a new puppy into your house, you can follow this step-by-step process. This article will follow a nine step process in house training a puppy. Being consistent and persistent in the house training process are of great importance if you are going to be successful.
1.It’s crucial for the process to have the correct size of dog crate. Make sure you obtain one before the puppy arrives. This means it should be large enough so your puppy can turn around in it and lay down in it but not much larger than that. A puppy’s instinct is to not soil his den and the crate will become his den. However, if it’s large enough so he can sleep in one corner and poo in the other, he probably will!
2. Make sure you are free for at least the first couple of days, so that you can be with your puppy. He’s going to require taking out a lot to begin with – from every thirty to sixty minutes.
3. You may need to restrict your puppy’s access to particular areas of the house until he is house trained.
4. There are particular times when he is very likely to require taking outside, so take him out at these times: when he awakens in morning, when he gets up from a nap, after he’s been exercising (for example, playing hard), after eating or drinking and before he goes to sleep at night.
5. When he arrives you are going to need to take him outside every half an hour to hour minutes, until you begin to recognise the signals that he wants to poo or pee. The sign may be sniffing, circling or backing up.
6. Once you see the signal that he wants to relieve himself, you need to take him outside immediately and wait until he does his business.
7. When he does his business, immediately give him lots of praise and attention.
8. If you need to attend to other matters, you could leave the puppy in his crate for up to an hour. You should always do this if you cannot pay full attention, at least until he is well house trained. However, you first need to get positive associations with the crate for your puppy. To do that give him small treats while he is next to the crate and gradually lure him inside with them. Once he’s been in a few times, shut the door very briefly and then open again. The time the door is closed should be slowly increased. You should put a chew toy, a dispensing toy or an interactive toy in the crate with him to keep him amused.
9. He is likely to have an accident in the house at some point. It’s pointless shouting at him. Just ignore him and clean it up. Wipe the area carefully with hot biological washing liquid or with an enzymatic cleaner. If you do not clean it in this way, there will still be a scent detectable by your puppy and he is likely to do his business there again.
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