Potty Training Dog

It's sad really. In the United States, potty training dog problems are the main reason dogs are euthanized. A typical scenario goes something like this.

A dog owner brings home a new pet and for a while things go quite well. Sure there's the occasional mess, but that's to be expected during the training period. After all, like a child, a dog has to learn the rules of the home.

But before too long, the dog owner begins to get frustrated. It seems like this new dog will never be housebroken. The frustrated pet owner is ready to give up. He may even think that the dog lacks the intelligence to be house trained. Finally, at his wits end, the owner takes the dog to the shelter in hopes that someone else will adopt him.

Sometimes he'll be adopted, but many times he won't. And we all know that shelters can only keep pets for a few days.

Well guess what? 99.9% of the time the problem is not the dog. It is the owner's inability to properly potty train the puppy. He doesn't understand the process and as a result the dog never really learns what is expected of him.

It doesn't have to be this way. And that's our purpose for starting this blog. We can help you reduce or eliminate potty training dog problems by showing you the proper way to go about it.

It's not as difficult as it seems. And best of all there are several very effective methods to go about it. We'll help you choose the one that works best for you and your pet. But we'll get more into that in future posts.

For now just remember that it won't happen overnight. You'll need to be ready to deal with a brief but frustrating period. That means patience will be needed. You'll also need to be ready to keep a constant eye on your pet for a while. You'll need to be ready to give out lots of praise for a job done right. And you'll need to be ready to scold your pet when he makes a mistake. But keep the rolled up newspaper in the trash. We are not going to physically punish your pet ever. Finally, you'll need to be ready to be consistent. Dogs are creatures of habit and learn quickly through repetition.

If you're ready to make that commitment for a brief while then we'll be able to get you where you want to go. Whether you decide on crate training, paper training, litter training or any of the methods we'll talk about.

We'll also talk about proper clean-up. This is so important so your pet is not tempted to return to the area of his previous mistakes.

Finally, we realize not everybody brings home a puppy. Some people prefer to adopt adult dogs. Sure it's best to start house training your pet at a young age, but it's certainly possible to potty train an adult dog. We'll cover that too.

Stick with us for a while and you'll learn. But if you need to know everything there is to know right now, we'll recommend two resources right off the bat. The first is Daniel Steven's SitStayFetch program. Or if you prefer learning through video, check out Dove Cresswells Dog Training Online. She'll even give you a free sample lesson to show you how it works. Either way you'll be on your way to having a happy, housebroken pet in no time.

Potty Training Dog.