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Dog House Training / Potty Training

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Dog House Training / Potty Training Equipment:

  • Dog urine odor cleaner/remover
    You may need to purchase dog urine odor cleaner/remover to eliminate the scent of your dog’s urine or feces at home. This product works great for house training to prevent your dog from eliminating at the same spot.
  • Dog Treats
    Motivate and praise your dog for exhibiting good house training behavior by giving him some delicious and healthy dog treats.

Dealing with Accidents

As part of the dog house training – potty training process, you should get yourself prepared to clean up some mess in your house. When you catch your dog or puppy in the act, here is what you can do to rectify the situation:

  • If you happened to catch your dog doing it at the wrong place, do something to interrupt him immediately like making some loud noises for instance, but make sure not to scare him. Then, take him to the right spot so that he could finish his business. When he does, praise and reward your dog.
  • Make sure to clean the soiled area well to eliminate the scent. Dogs tend to continue soiling at the same spot if he smells urine or feces at that area.
  • Never punish your dog if he soiled an area in your house. Do note that any kinds punishment will do more harm than good as it creates a negative impact on your dog whenever he needs to go to the toilet. He may be afraid to eliminate in your presence next time and this could only prolong the potty training process.

Other types of Dog House Training Issues

If your dog continues to soil your house even after many attempt of consistent house training process, it may be due to some other reasons:

Separation Anxiety. Dogs with separation anxiety may soil the house if they are left alone in the house to release the tension and anxiety created.

Medical Condition. Do check your dog’s health condition regularly by a veterinarian. Medical complications may cause your dog to eliminate inconsistently.

Fears & Phobias. Whenever the puppy or dog is exposed to loud noises, he may lose the control of the bladder.

Urine Markings. Dogs leave their urine marking to establish their territory if they feel their territory has been invaded.

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