Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Poo and Pee ON COMMAND!

This technique is effective because when you are setting restrictions, one of the benefits is being able to understand your dogs behaviour.  Here are a few tips that will help you:


1)  The Bathroom Scent Trick - dogs or puppies like to pee where they or others have peed before and with their acute sense of smell they can find an old bathroom where no human nose could. There are two ways to use this to your easy advantage: 
i) buy a pheromone product such as the Puppy Trainer Housebreaking Aid which contains those attractive scents that dogs like to pee at, and use that around the spot that you have picked for your dog to do it's business at; or 
ii) the next time your dog pees, soak it up with a towel or cloth and save it (in the garage maybe). When you take your dog out again, bring the soiled cloth and put it in the spot you have decided your dog will pee at. 


Chances are your dog will intently sniff the cloth and immediately wet it again. Repeat with the cloth until peeing in that spot becomes a habit.   


2) When Your Puppy or Dog will Pee - A puppy's bladder is very small and until the age of 4-5 months it can't hold much of anything for very long. If you are a first time dog owner, please sit down for this next bit of news - up until 4-5 months of age, a puppy needs to go to the bathroom about 12 times per day or every 2 hours on average. To minimize accidents and speed the housetraining process, take your puppy out often and at regular times. Make those times when, or just before, a puppy will typically pee but try to do it on a schedule you set. 
For example, decide when you will feed your puppy each day, play with it, take it out and let it sleep in its crate. Try to do so at the same times each day so the puppy starts to get a feel for the schedule. As your puppy grows, it will be able to go for longer periods without peeing and you can adjust accordingly. The main thing is to condition your puppy to go when you want it to.



3) Potty on Command - Say the same phrase when you notice your dog sniffing around and circling or each time your dog does his business in the chosen spot and praise AFTER  its finished not during.  Ideally, the puppy will come to associate the phrase with doing it's business and might well learn to potty on command. 


4) Vigilance and Consistency - in the early going it is important that you watch your puppy every moment that it is out of its crate and provide as few opportunities to make mistakes as possible. If you see any hint that your puppy might need to go, even if it is not on the schedule, quickly take it outside to the spot. When it does its business correctly praise it immensely, being careful not to turn potty time into play time.


For mistakes you must get rid of the odor when cleaning so that your dog can't smell his old bathroom and do it again in that spot. Use Nok-Out to neutralize any urine or odor on flat surfaces. For carpet stains use Get Serious to extract the stain and the pheromone.


For Live Demonstration Please Watch This Video: Click Here


References:




"Dog Training - Training Your Dog To Pee And Poop On Command." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. .


"Puppy House Training - Basic Steps." Puppy Dog House Training Products and Tips. Web. 13 Jan. 2010. .

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