House Training A New Puppy

For a person who loves dogs, there is nothing more satisfying than owning a puppy and watching it grow up. In getting to know each other, the two of you will find out a lot of things about the other that will form a bond for a lifetime. House training a puppy is one of the first tasks that completed if you are going to have the puppy indoors for any length of time. Fortunately, a puppy learns things very fast, and house training can be learned very quickly. It goes without saying that while the puppy is at a young age, this is the best time to establish his house training. It is crucial to get the house training routine established correctly the first time, because it is hard to break a bad habit once it is ingrained.

Watching the puppy during the initial house training phase is one of the most important things you can do. Keep a close eye on the puppy while at the same time observing the time. If your puppy is very active, and the weather is nice outside, it is nothing wrong with taking him outside more than once an hour. A puppy's metabolism is so fast, that he must consume more water than he would if he were fully grown. He has to eat a lot more often to feed this higher metabolism, also. Just remember that all of this eating and drinking will make the puppy have to "go" more than normal.

You may want to try house training your puppy by using the paper method, which basically has the puppy using the bathroom on newspapers. Teaching your puppy to relieve himself indoors, then expecting him to make the transition to relieve himself outdoors will tend to confuse your young puppy. It will take longer and be more difficult to house train your puppy using this method, studies have shown. By teaching your puppy to "go" outside, he will learn that it is not acceptable to "go" in the house. Relieving himself near the newspaper instead of on the newspaper is a habit the puppy could get in, also. It is vital that you keep the puppy on a regular schedule by having him "go" outside.

A very effective system that develops positive results is known as the "crate" system. The puppy is kept in a crate for roughly an hour before he is taken outdoors to relieve himself. The crate system trains the puppy to "hold it" until he is given the chance to relieve himself in an area chosen by you. Why this system works so well is based on the puppy doesn't want to relieve himself in its living area. If your puppy does relieve himself in the crate, it was because he could no longer hold it and because you kept him in the crate too long. If this happens, it can compromise this training technique.

House training a puppy is an essential step in dog training if you would like your puppy to establish good habits from the beginning. The most important thing to remember with house training a puppy is to be consistent and offer him a tremendous amount of praise. Understand that the process may take a while and it is important to remember that whenever the puppy has an accident during training, it is okay. By carrying the puppy outside more often, this should put an end to these accidents. If the puppy has an accident after training has ended, don't punish him. You can get the puppy back in the groove by simply reverting back to the training process for a short time.

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