Consistency & Positive Reinforcement in Housebreaking your Puppy

Series Summary

Housebreaking is required for all dog owners, even if your pet is primarily an outdoors dog. Even if your dog is rarely indoors, it's absolutely mandatory for him or her to understand the difference between your home and the yard. Although it can be frustrating, it's worth the time to train your dog or puppy to only urinate or defecate outdoors, since it not only keeps you from cleaning up messes, it helps your pet understand who the boss is, and how to behave and maintain indoor privileges. There are a variety of methods for housebreaking dogs, and wide array of approaches to take, but there are undoubtedly a few hard and fast rules and techniques that tend to prove effective across breeds.

In this free video clip series, our expert will give you tips, pointers, techniques and best methods for housebreaking your dog or puppy. Learn the basic premise of potty training your pet, how to manage food and water intake during the training process, the benefits of using a crate, and how to encourage your dog to continue once you've found success. Using positive reinforcement and an assortment of other tips, your dog or puppy will be housebroken in no time!

Video Transcript

" Hi, my name is Tracey Tenner and this is Doc. I’m the resident dog trainer and behaviorist here at Extra Care Hospital in Davy, Florida. We are here to talk to you today about how to house train your puppy. As in all aspects of dog training, the two most important things are going to be consistency and positive reinforcement. It is very important that you be consistent with your puppy so that they learn to do the same thing, the same way every time and that they learn how to please us. As far as positive reinforcement is concerned, it is important that you use a small soft treat that your puppy can eat very quickly and likes very much. Remember that puppies, like dogs, live in the moment so if we give them a big hard cookie by the time they finish chewing it, they forget what they gotten it for. So when we are praising with rewards and treats, we want to use a small soft treat that your puppy can eat very quickly and likes a lot. "