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Contact Info
Email:
eurotrng@comcast.net
Phone:
(925) 228-1206
One of the most frustrating issues for the average dog owner is an incompletely housetrained pet. In order to effectively and thoroughly housetrain the family puppy, or adult dog, a comprehensive and consistent strategy is essential. This includes but is not limited to:
- Good health. This is fundamental to all aspects of your dog's training. Be certain that the dog is free of internal parasites/worms. Feed a suitable, good quality food. Please, no human food, it can play havoc with the dog's digestive system, and cause accidents.
- Proper management of the dog. This will involve the use of some equipment; a crate, a short tether, and, ideally, an outside run.
- Establishing a consistent feeding, watering, and eliminating routine, and one that is convenient for you to follow every day.
- Selecting an outside elimination area that will be easy to maintain and clean.
- Careful supervision with 'immediate feedback' or catching the dog in the act.
If you have followed the above advice for a sufficient length of time, you should have a properly trained dog. If not and you are still experiencing difficulties, you may need to consider other factors that are contributing to your dog's sanitary shortcomings:
- Your dog is engaging in inappropriate leg-lifting or territory marking
- Submissive-induced urination
- Excitability
- Fear
- Stress - primarily associated with separation anxiety
If you are experiencing difficulties in getting to grips with the problem, perhaps it would be wise to have your dog evaluated with a view to detailing a suitable plan of action to altering the behavior.