How to Crate Train Your Puppy

By Cass Hope

One of the most difficult hurdles that any new puppy owner faces is housebreaking or as it is sometimes also referred to; potty training or doing business. Although there is no tactic that comes with a 100% guarantee, one of the most successful methods is crate training. Crate training can drastically reduce the amount of stress on the owner and the puppy that often comes with training the new four-legged member of your family. Read more

Puppy House Training, 7 Easy Steps!

Puppy house training is really simple if you follow these 7 easy steps:

1. Crate train your pup: feed pup in crate and have special toy for crate this creates a pleasant experience with the crate. It also keeps the pup out of trouble and safe. It also prepares your pup to travel, or go to the vet, or be boarded and accept being confined.
2. Keep a schedule and write down when you take your pup outside and what he does. After a week you will know what times you can eliminate taking the pup out because he doesn’t go potty at that time most days. Read more

What You Should Know About Crate Training – One Of The Most Effective Ways Of House Training Any Puppy Or Dog

By: Jonathan Cheong

Crate training is one of the most effective ways of house training any puppy or dog. Crate training is very efficient, and very effective, since it uses the natural instinct of the dog to achieve the desired result of a clean house and a well trained dog.

The concept behind crate training is that a dog naturally strives to avoid soiling the area where it eats and sleeps. By placing the dog in the crate, this instinct is enhanced. The dog will come to see the crate as its den, and it will try to avoid soiling its den. Read more

How To House Train Your Dog Effectively

By: Jonathan Cheong

House training is one of the most important parts of training any dog to be a valued part of the family. As with many other aspects of dog training, the best way to house train a dog is to use the dog’s own nature to your benefit.

The great thing about dogs, and the thing that can make house training much easier, is that dogs are instinctively very clean animals. Dogs would rather not soil the areas where they sleep and eat. In addition, dogs are very good at developing habits regarding where they like to urinate and defecate. Read more

Learn The Procedures Of Paper Training Your Dog For A Healthier And Cleaner Environment

By: Jonathan Cheong

House training is one of the most important elements of creating a well trained dog and trusted family member. Problems with house training and similar issues are the number one reason that dogs are surrendered to shelters, so properly house training your dog can literally save his or her life.

House training a puppy does not need to be difficult, but it is important to take the process seriously, plan ahead and take things slowly. Some dogs will be easier to house break than others, so it important to work with your dog. Rushing the process can be counterproductive and cause you to have to start all over again. Read more

Home Alone

In the wild, a lone dog has little chance of survival. It is in increased danger from other predators; it has little chance of success at the hunt. It’s a wonder that a species as dependent on the pack as the dog can adapt to being alone at all!

It has been observed in wild dogs that the mother dog will periodically move from one den to another. She will move the pups one at a time, choosing a different one each time to be left alone in the new den or in the previous den. In so doing, she is teaching her pups to have a tolerance to being alone.

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Crate Training

A portable kennel or “crate” in your house is a great place for your dog to call his own. Crates are also convenient for traveling. Dogs like to hang their heads out the window in a car, but your dog is safer in his crate. On long trips or stays at a boarding kennel, it can be comforting for your dog to have his familiar “house” with him. A crate should be just large enough for your dog to stand up and turn around comfortably. Crates make housetraining easier, unless the crate is too large. Dogs naturally do not soil their sleeping area, but if the crate is too large, the dog will use a portion of the crate to relieve himself and never learn bowel and bladder control.

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