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Positive Potty Training Tips
To Train a dog you need consistency, praise, patience, persistence and good timing. You also get faster results when using some tasty treats. Always make sure there is nothing medically going on to cause all the problems. The secret to Potty training is SUPERVISION. A behavior a dog finds a pleasant/rewarding experience with they are more apt to repeat that behavior. Dogs do not speak English; we must teach them thru consistency and praise what our words mean. Dogs learn when they are "in the act" of doing something, that is when you add our English word. Never reprimand after the fact, dogs live in the moment and they don't remember what they did 3 seconds ago much less hours when you have arrived home and found a mess on your carpet. #1 rule of potty training : If a dog potties in your home it is YOUR fault...period. Important tips to help you get ahead: 1. Most dogs need to go after they eat, drink, sleep and play. Always give them a treat after they go for you, say a cue phrase when they are "in the act" of eliminating, and stick to that phrase, ("Go Potty" or "get busy"). 2. Food and water: (If the vet recommends a certain schedule for food and water, stick with what your vet says).Try to feed your puppy a quality premium food, they provide the best nutrition; they are more digestible which means smaller stool volume because less of the food is passed out as waste. Fewer smaller stools mean fewer chances for mistakes, more predictable elimination, and easier cleanup. The rapid change of food can cause upset tummies. Change should be gradual, 75%(old)-25%(new) for 2 days then 50-50 for two days then 25%(old)-75%(new) for two days so by the seventh day all new food is now being eaten. You may not want to change their diet ( if they have already been on a specific food for a while) until potty training is done, it'll be harder to set a routine if it upsets his tummy while still trying to train, get him more reliable then switch him to a better food....to continue reading this article please click on here...
