| When you first bring home your new little golden | | | | quickly house breaking your golden retriever will |
| retriever puppy your life will be turned upside | | | | be. They are very intelligent animals and they will |
| down for a while. It will be a very exciting time | | | | want to please you especially when you give him |
| for everyone concerned. Obviously one of the | | | | lots of praises for a job well done. |
| first things that you will be doing is house breaking | | | | If your dog will be an inside dog you may like to |
| your golden retriever especially if he is to be an | | | | put in a doggy door. These are a great idea as |
| inside dog. Many people have different ideas about | | | | then your retriever can go in and out to relieve |
| doing this but most of the advice is similar. | | | | himself whenever he needs to without you |
| You can use crates when house breaking your | | | | worrying about any accidents. But of course |
| golden retriever or you can just fence off an | | | | when he is a puppy he will need persistence from |
| area in your home that will be acceptable if your | | | | you to teach him. Remember he is only a baby |
| pup has an accident. And there will be accidents. I | | | | and babies need to be taught. Plus the fact that |
| find that the kitchen or laundry are good places | | | | because they are babies they will not be able to |
| as you usually have floors that can be easily | | | | hold on like adult dogs can therefore they will |
| cleaned up. | | | | need to be prompted often. |
| You can use sheets of paper, doggy pads or dog | | | | When you first bring your pup home he has a lot |
| litter to help you toilet train your pup. These are | | | | to get used to. He will miss his doggy family and |
| great especially when you have to leave your dog | | | | he will have to get used to your rules and at the |
| alone. When you are with him you need to watch | | | | same time he will be very excitable and want to |
| him all the time and when he does have an | | | | play all the time, which will make him forget some |
| accident you must not punish him. | | | | of the rules. With all this going on don't forget that |
| It is very important to take your pup outside to | | | | he will also need to have rest time. |
| the same spot after every meal so he can | | | | Make sure you give him several feeds during the |
| relieve himself. Praise him when he does. This | | | | day and have him vet checked. A healthy happy |
| must also be done first thing in the morning and | | | | pup will be much easier to toilet train, which will |
| before bed at night. You will be amazed at how | | | | make life much better for you. |