About Housetraining
Despite its reputation, housetraining is a fairly simple process — even if the trainee is just a puppy. The key is vigilance — and sticking to a schedule. We recommend crate training, but there are several other positive-reinforcement based techniques that provide timely results.
Housetraining your dogNovember 26th, 2012
<![CDATA[video]]> Set up a puppy playroom: 0-6 months and up Overview While housetraining, there'll be plenty of times you can't be around. For those long stretches while you're at work or school, your dog will need a bigger space than a crate in which she can rest, play, and potty. Here's...
March 31st, 2011
If you don't seem to be making any progress with housetraining, check your methods. It's easy to make mistakes that don't seem important to us but have a big impact on a puppy. Here the two biggest...
March 31st, 2011
The secret to effective housetraining is to ease out of it gradually. What you don't want to do is suddenly give your puppy free access to the house. You're just asking for accidents. Time to stop...
QUESTION: Why do I need a crate to housetrain?
March 4th, 2010
Dog marking and house soiling may smell the same, but they are two entirely different things. Learn the difference as well as how to treat and prevent both behaviors.
August 4th, 2009
Your canine newcomer is just itching to learn household manners. She wants to please, but she has to learn how. Before the young pup can be trusted to have full run of the...
August 4th, 2009
Dogs will instinctively eliminate away from the areas where they sleep or eat. This instinct, however, will not stop a dog from going in the house. There can be many reasons for...
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