New Tips To House Train A Puppy In Easy Steps
Learning to train a puppy is all about being organized and taking lots of notes. I know that sounds very “fuzzy” and lacking substance - it can and will make a big difference to your success and enjoyment, as it will give you something to refer back to, and will help you identify techniques that work when teaching new tricks. The information you record is an instant tips sheet of what worked for your dog, and what areas either need more attention or a different approach. In puppy training and dog training - as in life - planning and preparation are paramount to getting it right otherwise you’re simply planning to fail. It’s worthy of some time and effort.
Organizing your plan of attack should really be the first thing you do when preparing for how to train a puppy, as it will make a big difference when the transition for your new puppy from his established and comfortable home to the insecure and brand new home you’ll be giving him. It is a very stressful and worrying event for a puppy when he is taken away from his mother and siblings, and he finds himself in new and unfamiliar surroundings with completely alien smells and faces to get used to.
Adult dogs can also experience separation anxiety by everything new that happens to them when they get relocated. You need to be constantly reassuring your dog when you move him to a new home; all he knows is that he is in a strange and somewhat frightening place.
It may not be something that you can achieve but, go visit your new dog at his existing home. He will already know you this way when he moves in with you. This will mean that when you start, training your puppy he will already be used to you and better able to learn his new skills. Don’t worry if you can’t get to see your new puppy before he comes home - perhaps you will be able to take something from the dog’s former home with you - such as a cushion or familiar toy or pretty much anything with the smell of his old home and help reassure him and survive the feeling of having nothing familiar in his life.
The perfect time to bring your new dog home is when you will be at home for a few days on the trot. This way you’ll always be there while he’s finding his feet. A holiday period - a long weekend - or even take a few days off work. Please don’t move you dog in, then home him in kennels while you go on vacation. Being there for him in those first few days will help him settle in and help the newcomer get over his homesickness blues.
As humans, we prepare, decorate and equip the home for a new baby where we buy all the things we’ll need for the babies needs, training a puppy tips should be no different. The new dog owner should be organizing his or her home for the puppy’s arrival.
The perfect place for your new puppy is a cordoned off area in a main living area, as this will help a lot come house training time too as accidents can easily be cleaned up off the tile floors of these rooms. Where possible, in the kitchen makes great puppy real estate as we tend to frequent these areas regularly, which will make a big difference in helping your puppy get acclimatized quickly.
Don’t forget that a young puppy is accustomed to the companionship of his littermates. Having left them behind he will feel lonely and insecure so you’re going to need to give him lots of love and attention to keep his blues away. But don’t overdo it because you shouldn’t allow him free reign round the home for his first week or so then try to train him out of those habits once your training routine begins. Puppy housebreaking is a continuous process and should commence as soon as you bring him home.
It will only make it harder if you don’t control him from the off, as it will confuse him when he finally does start. The processes we use in training a puppy are equally effective when working with older dogs, in pretty much the same way. All dogs can experience loneliness and separation anxiety. It’s up to you to help them through it. Your new dog will need lots of love, training and discipline as soon as he comes home with you. But the rewards are more than worth it.
