Housebreaking a Dog in Three Quick Steps

Most dogs want to please their owners. If your dog is not following your commands is mostly due to the fact that she is not clear what you want her to do.  For example, you open the back door and let your dog go out into the yard.  So she goes out and starts barking, running, and having fun. She may not be making the connection that it’s her potty time.

While housebreaking a dog it’s important to take the time to properly potty train your dog. Here are a few tips to get you started:

1. Dogs have a natural tendency to refrain from contaminating the area in which they eat and sleep.  Therefore, as soon as you wake up don’t praise or greet your dog and take her directly to the designated potty area.  Once she empties her bladder provide few verbal praises. 

Doing this morning, your dog will associate your praises with potty time.  She will learn that emptying her bladder in a designated spot gets her a lot of attention, which all dogs love.

2. When reaching the designated potty area make sure to use only one command for example “potty time”.  This will minimize the chances of your dog getting confuse.

3.  It crucial that while housebreaking a dog you use the same path from the house to the potty area every single time. She will begin pick up on the pattern, and comprehend that every time she passes this route it’s her potty time.

Most important, offer lots of praises and affection once your dog have empty her bladder in the appropriate stop.  This will develop a positive reinforcement.

While housebreaking a dog, accidents will happen.  However, do not yell at your dog for urinating in the wrong spot.  If you catch her in the act, calmly say “not peeing”.  Do not pull her back to the wet area.  She will not understand that she urinated in the wrong spot, instead she will develop scare to pee in your presence.


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