Dog Training - Housebreaking Your Puppy
November 17, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
No training is more basic for pet owners than that first important lesson: Do it outside! Read more
Paper Training Your Puppy
November 15, 2008 by Austin Pawers · 1 Comment
Of all of the problems that dog owners face with raising a pet, the trouble involved in housebreaking stands out as the most common. In fact, of the tens of thousands of dogs that get trained by professional dog trainers in schools, 80 percent of the owners of these dogs complain of housebreaking difficulties upon enrollment. Read more
Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog (Part 5)
November 14, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
At the first sign that your mature dog is going to eliminate (excessive sniffing of a particular area), the owner should immediately take him outside. Read more
Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog (Part 4)
November 14, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
The personality and thought process of the dog is an extremely complex mechanism. Training, whether for toilet training or teaching to sit on command, is simply a matter of communication. Read more
Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog (Part 3)
November 14, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
There are some isolated cases where the cause of a breakdown in toilet habits in a mature dog starts as a psychological motivation, but results in a problem becoming medically motivated. An example of this would be the dog that suddenly forgets his housebreaking and urinates out of jealousy and spite. Read more
Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog (Part 2)
November 14, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
How does a dog owner determine if his dog is getting old? How can he know that the “accident” that just happened is the result of the aging process that the dog is going through? Read more
Re-housebreaking Your Mature Dog (Part 1)
November 14, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
There is a certain element of surprise, perhaps even shock, when the owner of a perfectly trained and well-behaved adult dog suddenly steps in a puddle. “No, it can’t be!” He shrieks. Read more
Total Puppy Care 5: Housetraining Your New Puppy (Part 2)
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
When initiating housetraining, always keep in mind that until a puppy is 7 months old, his control over excretory functions is extremely limited. At least once per hour, and possible more often, he will have to relieve himself. Read more
Total Puppy Care 5: Housetraining Your New Puppy (Part 1)
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Housetraining seems to be the most common nemesis of all dog owners. Left unsupervised, a puppy can spend months in a home without catching the slightest hint of what housetraining is all about. And if over-supervised and harassed, he may become neurotic and overanxious. Read more
4 Common Housetraining Mistakes New Puppy Owners Can Avoid
November 9, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Let’s face it, as a new dog owner you probably have not taken a canine training class or have studied up on the latest puppy training techniques that are available. Read more
