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Just got yourself a sweet little adorable pup? Without
proper training you will notice this sweet thing can be a lot of
hassle and won’t approve your household's hygiene. Reading this
page and the attached links will get you on your way to make your
pup as adorable as he/she should be, without creating a monster in
you household.
The most important thing you should know about
house-breaking is never to punish your pup after it committed an
“offence”. A pup always relates your reaction to something that
happens at that moment. Never push your pups nose in its urinate or
defecate. The pup won’t learn anything from this action and won’t
understand. Try to teach it to do its thing by taking it for a walk
often and at the right moments, after dinner, after its nap or
after playtime. This way the pup will learn to do its need outside.
Every time the pup does its need where this is allowed, reward it
directly and effusive. Reward your pup only during its actions
never before!! The time needed to learn a pup where to do its needs
differs from dog to dog (just like children). Some pups learn very
quickly, others need months to learn. From house-breaking point of
view, nights are the most difficult. Your pup is used to have many
opportunities to relieve itself from its needs; this is different
during night-time. The best thing to do is to let your pup spend
the night in the bench. To increase success, try to let your pup go
into the night with as less digestion as possible, make sure to
remove food and drinks. Before going to bed yourself, take the pup
for a walk as late as possible and make sure it really urinates
and/or defecates. Early in the morning give it an other chance to
relieve itself from its needs. It can be useful, especially in the
first weeks, to set your alarm clock to walk the dog between
evening and morning. Young dogs don’t have control over their
bladder till they reach the age of 5 to 6 months. “Accidents” will
occur with pups this age, with proper training this will go away by
itself.
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