Housebreaking - An Important Part Of Weimaraner Training

Probably by now, you have already decided the objectives of your Weimaraner training. As an all-purpose gun dog, it is expected that the Weimaraner is good in hunting at the same time protector of his family and territory. Thus weimaraner training is usually aimed to create a hunting dog and a well-mannered four-legged member of the family.

Housebreaking, also called potty training or house training is one of the major concerns of most dog owners. Naturally, one cannot expect a dog to go straight to his owner and say "I need to go" or "I need to do this now or else I'll stain your highly-valued rug you got from your last trip abroad. " As dog owner, it is your responsibility to see to it that the four-legged creature you brought home do what is appropriate, in a human's perspective at least.

The first tip in housebreaking is to establish regular feeding schedule. So if you feed your dog thrice a day, you have to do this almost at the same time every day. This process will help you establish your Weimaraner's regular potty break. 15 to 20 minutes after they ate or drank water, they usually pee or poop out. Thus you have to take your pet outside so as to avoid accident inside the house. Apart from every after meal, you also have to take him outside as soon as he wakes up in the morning, right after his naps, after taking him out of his crate, before bed time and if he whimpers in the night.

And one more thing to remember, if you do not catch your puppy doing it, then you need not punish him for it. He will not understand that he is being punished for the mistake he did three hours ago. If caught in the act, do something to distract him - loud clap or the likes.

A reliably house trained Weimaraner is an indication that you successfully hurdled one important part of dog training.

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