Do you need help to house train your dog? Take a look at these 3 easy tips
1) How to potty train a puppy
This task can be very easy or very difficult depending on how well you train your puppy. A very important tip to teach your puppy to go to the bathroom is not to rub his face, that will not achieve anything.
I suggest you use the newspaper method, where you start with a newspaper in a large area where your puppy would be, and when your puppy goes to the bathroom on top, you praise and reward him. Be sure to reward and praise your pup when he goes to the bathroom outside, too. I suggest that you keep treats in your pocket when you have a new puppy. When your pup is potty training on the newspaper, reduce the size of the area covered by the newspaper and then closer to the door, then have a small piece of newspaper outside as well. When your puppy is potty training outside, remove the newspaper that is inside. I suggest you repeat this for at least 7 days, I am sure after 7 days your pup will be potty trained. It’s a good idea to take your puppy to the bathroom at least 2-3 times an hour, as he only has small bladders. And also after eating it is also a good time too
2) Dog barking
Dog barking can be really difficult to train with some dog breeds, some will bark all the time and it will be very frustrating. The first thing to do is find out what your dog is barking at. Are you barking at another dog, for example, or maybe a neighboring cat could be teasing your dog on the fence?
So what I suggest you do is look at your dog and see if he is wagging his story or not. If you are wagging your tale, you are just playing, if you are upright and rigid, your dog is serious. What you have to do is tell your dog firmly “NO”, and when he stops reward him and congratulate him. Repeat this several times until your dog knows that you want him to stop barking. But do not put off the barking, it is good if strange people have come to your house or garden, your dog barks, as this could scare the thieves.
If your dog continues to bark, you need to make sure he has toys to play with. They may just be bored. If this doesn’t work, I’d look for a citronella collar to stop your dog from barking. These should only be used until your dogs learn not to bark for no reason. This is really a tip of last resort.
3) Home training for older dogs
It really depends on a lot of training your senior dog has had. You may need to use the newspaper method as we suggest with puppies. You should inform your older dog what the rules are inside the house. Like where they sleep, and not on your bed in your room. Also, our dogs are not allowed in the kitchen, which prevents them from going through your container.
Home Training Older dogs can be more difficult as they have been trained in one thing and then you have to retrain them according to your house rules. Maybe it would be nice if you could close the doors at first until your older dog knows where he can and cannot go. Remember that training a dog is primarily based on the praise and reward technique.
I hope these 3 simple tips can help you, if not, we have a great opportunity below to train your dog with a great online course.