I’ve just been reading an article about house training puppies called Errorless Housetraining by Dr. Ian Dunbar. I kept saying “Brilliant!” and “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” all the way through it. Want to read it yourself? The link will open in a new browser window.
In a nutshell, Dr. Dunbar makes house [...]
In potty training a puppy, there are several things you need to do, but first here is an essential bit of preparation: Arrange a place in your home where your puppy can be confined when you are not watching him or her, whether you are at work or when you are asleep at night. [...]
Here’s a little video I posted on youtube not long ago. It’s called “Potty Train Your Puppy” and covers the basics.
Oops, it’s actually called “Potty Training Puppies” on the video itself. Well, you get the general idea! While I’m updating, I’ll say that this video has been viewed almost 3,000 times in the 10 weeks [...]
This video shows some of the ways you can housetrain a puppy using a clicker:
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Every now and then I get an email from someone who is having problems with crate training. Here are bits from the most recent one:
We just recently got a new puppy and are trying to crate train it. We put him to bed (in his crate) when we go to bed, and then let him [...]
Recently I met a woman whose two-year-old dog poops on the expensive carpets throughout her house, typically early in the morning before she is awake. She has had him for over a year and a half, and she doesn’t know what to do. She is thinking of getting rid of him, she said in exasperation.
Housetraining [...]
Dog housetraining comes up regularly as an important dog and puppy training topic… naturally! When I check my statistics each month for which pages of my website are the most popular, almost always #1 is my page titled Potty Training Dogs.
I’ve been pleased lately that people are also finding a relatively new page on the [...]
For some reason, one of the most popular pages on my website has always been the one on potty training puppies and dogs. Maybe it’s because I give enough information for most people to get the general idea. For several years now, I’ve had links to a couple of downloadable ebooks on that page.
I’ve just [...]
Here’s a question which was entered as a comment on another one of my posts — I’m moving it over here where more people can see it. Answering specific training questions is always a challenge without the opportunity for a real conversation.
Cyn said:
Last week I became the proud owner of a yorkie/shi-tzu mix. He’s wonderful. [...]