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Potty Training For Puppies and Adult Dogs

2016/5/4 10:36:17

If you have recently gotten a new puppy, you may be experiencing some difficulties getting it to be potty trained. Animals, much like humans, are born with the natural instinct to go to the bathroom at will. It is a primal urge within all of us that we must learn to control. When we're first born, we have little to no bladder control. Because of this, diapers were created. Here are some helpful hints to potty train a puppy.

We start out each day with a fresh diaper and go from there. Many puppy owners also use this method to assist them in training their new pet to control their bladder and eliminate large messes. There are many ways in which you can potty train a puppy. One of the most successful seems to be one which involves crating.

Dog crates aid in the potty training process by allowing the pet owner to keep an animal isolated, particularly during the day when the owner may be at work or otherwise away from the animal. At these times, it is usually difficult for the puppy to hold its bladder.

Before crating became popular, most new puppy owners were forced to try to put their pets in a confined area and put newspapers down to try to keep their carpeting or floors from being destroyed. Now, special puppy training pads are made to help with the issue. They are much more absorbent than newspaper. There is a very large industry that has been created, trying to aid dog owners in their quest for full potty training, beginning with their young puppies.

First the puppy owner should take precautions to let their puppy know that they need to do their business outside. The quickest and easiest way to get the puppy to do this is by taking the puppy outside as frequently as possible and encouraging the dog to go to the bathroom while they are outside. When the animal does do its business outside, the pet owner should speak positively to the animal, rewards are often used, as well.

It is easier to get the puppy to realize that this is where they should be going to the bathroom when you encourage them and reward their positive behavior. Many puppy owners take their dogs out once an hour to make sure that they understand what to do and where. Treats are a great way to help in the potty training process.

It is wise to place some of the puppy pads on the floor in your home, even when you are at home, so that if there are any accidents, the animal will hopefully learn to keep them on the pads. Even though it is not ideal for the animal to go to the bathroom on the pads, it is still a better step than them using the bathroom on your floors or carpeting.

For this reason, you may wish to reward your dog for going on the pads, as well. Over time, the animal will learn that they need to wait to go to the bathroom outside. There's no quick and easy way to potty train a puppy, but taking these steps should definitely help.

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