Did you know that most new puppy owners do almost everything wrong when beginning to housebreak their puppy?
People tend to think that a new puppy will think like a mature dog but they do not - they are simply puppies.
Puppies have certain needs - not only to be obedience trained, but also needs related to their food, which must be high quality and which has a profound effect on potty training success, and needs related to their ability to understand where to go potty.
Up until the time you get your new puppy, their entire world pretty much consisted of their litter mates and the area where they were kept by the breeder.
The first thing an owner needs to do of course is to potty train their puppy. As easy as this can be, people tend to over complicate things and make it difficult on them and their new puppy.
There seems to be a common thought process amongst new puppy owners about the problems of potty training that complicates an otherwise easy process, because the owner's thought pattern confuses the new puppy.
Here's what new owners think about their new puppy as it relates to puppy potty training:
Having accidents every day in their home is part of the potty training process - it's just what they do.
Leaving the puppy in the back yard to potty is good potty training and easy for the owner.
The new puppy should be able to give them a sign or a signal when it needs to go potty.
Hitting a puppy with a rolled up newspaper or magazine for potty accidents is how best to correct your new puppy.
Leaving the puppy's food and water down all day for it to eat and drink is easier for them.
These thoughts can not be further from the truth. Training a puppy is really not difficult or stressful.
The secret is understanding the system you need to put into place to make your puppy successful. It's not a lot of extra work, just taking your everyday interactions with your puppy and doing them in a way that teaches the puppy how to live in your human household.
Whether you are at your wit's end with your new puppy, or just beginning your puppy training efforts, you must understand immediately what you need to do to help your puppy be successful now and in the future. Be as comfortable with the trainer of your dog as you are the teacher of your children. And remember, OPPORTUNITY BARKS.
