{"id":3664,"date":"2021-01-19T09:44:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T09:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.co.uk\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:02:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:02:08","slug":"house-training-a-puppy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyofanimals.com\/uk\/house-training-a-puppy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"House training a puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"

House training <\/span>a dog<\/span> can be a stressful experience for both puppy and owner, pooping in the house is obviously an undesirable behaviour which owners are always keen to resolve as quickly as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural body excretions are not repulsive to dogs in the same way they are to humans. However, dogs are naturally clean animals and will prefer not to foul their sleeping or eating areas, which makes <\/span>house training a puppy<\/span> easy with a little patience and understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to remember that puppies won\u2019t immediately differentiate between indoors and outdoors, so if your puppy\u2019s normal place to sleep and eat is in the kitchen, your puppy may think it\u2019s just as convenient to toilet in the front room as it is <\/span>in the<\/span> garden. This is especially true if the weather outside is cold and wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, once <\/span>a<\/span> puppy has learnt the place to go is the garden, they don\u2019t necessarily understand that they are also allowed to use other outside areas. It is common for young puppies to hold on for a whole walk and quickly rush to the garden on their return in order to relieve themselves!<\/span><\/p>\n

When working out a regime for <\/span>house training a puppy<\/span> you need to look at both <\/span>practicality<\/b> and <\/span>effectiveness. <\/b>Ask yourself, which <\/span>puppy training method<\/span> will work in our house? What would work best with our family routine?<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are <\/span>two popular methods<\/b> of house training a puppy and <\/span>the <\/span>advantages and disadvantages. It is up to you to choose the regime that is going to work best for you and your individual situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puppy pad training<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

The puppy pad method uses paper or \u201cpuppy pads\u201d which are gradually made smaller and moved closer towards the door before being moved outside. Puppy pad training is much easier to do in summer months when you can leave doors open for easy access.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advantages:<\/b><\/h3>\n