| There is nothing more fun than bringing home a | | | | you play with it for a while put it in the crate. |
| new puppy -- for everyone except the person | | | | Wait an hour or so and then take it out again. If it |
| who has to clean up after it! While there is no | | | | relieves himself, shower it with praise. If it doesn't, |
| fool-proof method for house training a puppy, | | | | put it back in the crate and try again about 45 |
| crate training has proven quite successful. Crate | | | | minutes later. This process should be repeated |
| training effectively teaches the puppy to "hold it" | | | | until the puppy is successful. |
| until given the opportunity to relieve himself | | | | After it goes to the bathroom it should be |
| somewhere more suitable. However, this is not an | | | | allowed to play free in the house. Some people |
| excuse to crate your new puppy for long periods | | | | find it helpful to keep a diary of the times their |
| of time. | | | | puppy eliminates. While this seems bizarre, it helps |
| This method of house training a puppy is based | | | | you to determine your puppy's habits, thus |
| on the premise that a puppy would rather not | | | | enabling you to decrease the time it has to spend |
| mess up its living area if it doesn't have to. | | | | in the crate. |
| Puppies should NOT be left in a crate for too long. | | | | The most important thing to remember with |
| If your puppy goes to the bathroom in the crate | | | | house training a puppy is to be consistent and |
| because it could no longer "hold it," the training | | | | offer it an enormous amount of praise. The |
| process will be drastically compromised. | | | | process may take a while and it is important to |
| How does one handle house training a puppy in | | | | understand that if the puppy has an accident |
| this manner? | | | | during the training, it is okay. You should just |
| If no one is in your home during the day, you | | | | increase the frequency of trips outside. If the |
| should put the puppy in a bathroom or another | | | | puppy has an accident after its training has |
| small, uncarpeted area in your home that can be | | | | stopped, don't punish it, just revert back to the |
| blocked off. House training a puppy should only | | | | training process temporarily and you will be back |
| take place when you are at home. When you | | | | on track in no time. |
| arrive home, take your pup out on a leash. After | | | | |