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7 Keys to Successful House Training Your Dog

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You love dogs or you just got a new puppy, but you just can't seem to understand how to successfully house train them.

Below I present to you the keys to be successful in house training your dog.

1. House training your dog calls for the support of your whole family member. Successful house training comes from consistency in you and your family behavior towards the dog by knowing and following the schedules and understanding the rules set forth for the dog.

2. Understanding the history of the dog you are bringing home, like the breed, the age, where the dog comes from, whether the dog come from a well trained owner or from the shelter. One breed is easier to house train where others maybe a little bit more difficult and therefore you must be emotionally prepared for it. House training is best begin when the dog is still young, If the dog is already matured and have not gone house training, then it will be tougher to house train him but you should not move back from it, as House training your dog will go a long way and it is undeniably worth it.

3. It is better to create new good habit than disposing an old bad habit. So instill new habit instead of trying to break your dog bad habit, it is definitely takes a lot more effort, whenever you can always establish good habit from the beginning, when you can't break the old bad habit, try to replace the old habit with new and more exciting routine for your dog.

4. Whenever possible, you should house train your dog yourself instead of giving it into the hand of professional dog trainer, this way you can have a better and meaningful relationship with your dog. Enjoy the process and enjoy each other companion, this will make house training a much fun process.

5. Think about what role and part of the family, your dog will play even before taking the dog home. There are things you have to consider like, which part of the house is your dog allowed to go into, where he should be sleeping, is there anything in the house that can cause harm to your dog, how does your dog will increase your cleaning up work? and many more consideration. Once you ponder this through, you will be able to prepare well and put all this factors into your house training materials.

6.Establish a schedule and live by it. Whether the dog is young or has been abused, setting the routines ease them as they will slowly understand and know what is coming. Of course to be successful, you should establish routine in conjunction to your family routine and schedule. Be persistent and patient while conducting the routines as not all dogs able to learn house training in such a short period of time.

7. Establish consistent locations for your dog, such as potty place, sleeping place, etc. Don't move these location as it may confused your dog. Dogs not only need consistent schedule and command, they also need consistent place.

That is 7 method to successfully house train your dog. House training your dog early will definitely provide the path to meaningful relationship between you and your dogs