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Housebreaking
an older
dog can be one of the most challenging aspects of maintaining a mature
pet that hasn’t been house trained. Puppies respond fairly quickly to
training strategies.
Older dogs, however, tend to come with ingrained habits that have to be
unlearned, such as not peeing inside your home. Hence house training an
older dog poses special considerations and careful strategies for
success.
Observe Your
Dog
The first step in training an older dog is to observe it closely so you
get an idea of what it usual habits are. Make a note of what prompts
your dog to bark and what normally keeps it busy.
In addition, observe
your dog’s behavior around people, children and other canines as well
as the signals that it gives when it wants a drink, something to eat or
go outdoors.
When you’re conducting older dog house training, take special care of
the indications your pet wants to do its doggy business or go for a
pee. Once you’re aware of your dog’s peculiarities, you can start the
process of house training your pet.
Doing
Business Outside
The foremost technique you should employ when debating on how to potty
train an older dog is to encourage your pet to do its business outside
the home.
Housebreaking an older dog is a lot easier when you teach it do
something rather than concentrate on something you don’t want it to do.
So if your dog has the habit of going potty in a corner of your home,
you should focus your attention on getting it to do its doggy business
outside the house instead.
Preventing
Accidents
Training an older puppy or a more mature dog necessarily means that you
might face a number of accidents in the home before your dog becomes
adept at going potty.
Try not to feed your dog too much at night or
allow it to drink heavily before you go to bed especially if you keep
your pet indoors.
A full stomach and bladder will compel your dog to answer the call of
nature in its living area as it doesn’t have an opportunity to do
outdoors to relieve itself. Be patient with your dog. Don’t scold or
punish your pet if it has accidents as this will only serve to confuse
it further.
Small Living
Space
Ensure that your dog has a small living space in your home. This will
prevent it from going potty in the area that it lives. The space should
be comfortable yet small enough not to allow your dog to do its
business there.
As dogs like to keep their private space clean, your pet will not want
to pee where it sleeps. Create a small den for your pet to call home
inside your house.
‘Go Potty’
Housebreaking an older dog means that you have to choose a place in
your yard that will become your pet’s regular place to do its business.
This spot should be the exact same spot that you lead your dog to and
instruct it to ‘GO POTTY’.
Use the same commands for this particular activity so that your dog can
associate the words with the action required. You should schedule your
potty training after its meals and in the morning when you’re out of
bed.
Make It Easy
One of the things I did when I first thought about how to potty train
my older dog was to create a doggie door through which my pet could
rush to eliminate itself outside. If you can’t do the same, try leaving
the back door open for your pet during the day or leave your pet
outdoors before you turn in for the night.
Make sure every member of your family knows the potty routine of your
dog and follows it carefully. You mustn’t vary the commands you use or
the potty place as this will confuse your dog and undo the training
you’ve done.
When you’re housebreaking an older dog, be consistent and schedule
regular routines for meals and potty time.
Use the same command for doggy business. Make it easy for your dog to
relieve itself outside your home without soiling your living area. With
patience, you’ll soon have a well-behaved pet that’s totally
housebroken!
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