{"id":3657,"date":"2021-01-19T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T09:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.co.uk\/?p=3657"},"modified":"2023-11-06T20:38:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:38:58","slug":"dos-and-donts-for-house-training-a-puppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/dos-and-donts-for-house-training-a-puppy\/","title":{"rendered":"Do’s and Don’ts for House Training a Puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s plenty to think about when <\/span>puppy training and sometimes it can be a little overwhelming.<\/span> Here\u2019s just a few of the Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts <\/span>when learning how to toilet train a puppy:<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> praise <\/span>your<\/span> puppy enthusiastically whenever they get it right.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> put a command word to \u2018performances\u2019 i.e. \u201cBe clean\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> take puppy out frequently to toilet<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> use a <\/span>puppy training houseline<\/span><\/a> or lead to encourage <\/span>your<\/span> puppy outside rather than carrying them. This way they will eventually learn to take themselves there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> use a product to clean up accidents that is specifically designed for the job. Ammonia based products may actually encourage <\/span>a<\/span> puppy to return to the area again, <\/span>so it\u2019s best to avoid cleaning products with ammonia in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do<\/b> learn to watch for tell-tale signs that puppy needs to go i.e. sniffing and circling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t<\/b> punish your puppy for toileting in the house, they are likely to associate the punishment with toileting in your presence, not for their mistake. <\/span>If this happens, they could end up making a bad habit of toileting in the house in future when you\u2019re out of the room instead of going outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t<\/b> leave <\/span>your<\/span> puppy in the garden alone and presume they have toileted, stay and watch. <\/span>This way you can praise them at exactly the right time as well as feeling assured that they have actually toileted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t<\/b> expect the puppy to signal that they need to go out. <\/span>This is a learnt behaviour for a toilet training puppy, not something that they will naturally do without training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t <\/b>expect <\/span>your<\/span> puppy to go for long periods <\/span>of time<\/span> without toileting, they need to be given a place or opportunity to relieve themselves regularly even at night-time,<\/span> just like potty training a child. As your puppy grows and gains better bladder control, gradually extend the time between potty breaks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t<\/b> remove puppy\u2019s water at night to prevent peeing, they need constant access to fresh water.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t<\/b> feed puppy too close to bedtime, it will just make them need to poop approximately an hour later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, toilet training a puppy involves establishing a consistent routine, using positive reinforcement, and being patient. How long it takes will vary for each puppy, but keep being consistent and you will have yourself a house trained puppy in no time!<\/span><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s plenty to think about when puppy training and sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. Here\u2019s just a few of the Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts when learning how to toilet train a puppy: Do praise your puppy enthusiastically whenever they get it right. Do put a command word to \u2018performances\u2019 i.e. \u201cBe clean\u201d Do take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6051,"featured_media":3661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","family-puppy","content-puppy-training","content-training","behaviour-puppy-training","behaviour-toilet-training","content-entity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6051"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3657"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19972,"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions\/19972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}