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HOUSETRAINING:
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE ©
2 EDITION
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BY NATHALIE LAFLEUR
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TA BLE O F C O N TEN TS
A boutthis B ook and a L ittle B itA boutM e..................................................5
Introduction .......................................................................................................7
C hapter 1:E ssentialFacts you N eed to K now B efore w e Start................9
W hatto Expect..........................................................................................................9
W hen W illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?..............................................................9
H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?............................................10
W here m y Puppy should Elim inate?.....................................................................11
G ive M e a Sign… ...................................................................................................12
Puppy orA dult… IsTherea D ifference?..............................................................13
C hapter 2:T im e for E xecutive D ecisions....................................................14
O utdoororIndoorTraining?..................................................................................14
G etting Prepared .....................................................................................................14
Choosing an Elim ination Zone orToiletStop......................................................15
C hapter 3:L eash and C ollar T raining........................................................18
W hatK ind ofCollarand Leash should IBuy?.....................................................18
H ow to G etM y Puppy U sed to hisLeash and Collar?.........................................19
C hapter 4:C rate T raining ............................................................................21
D en Sw eetD en........................................................................................................21
W hatK ind ofCrate Should IBuy?........................................................................21
H ow Big a Crate Should IBuy?.............................................................................22
Crate Training Step-by-Step...................................................................................23
Crate Training D uring the N ight............................................................................26
H ow Long can ILetm y Puppy in herCrate?.......................................................27
The Surefire W ay to G etyourA dultD og U sed to H erCrate..............................28
The Big D O N ’TS during CrateTraining...............................................................28
Sorry,butIjustcan’tdo it!....................................................................................29
Conclusion...............................................................................................................31
C hapter 5:W hat’sFood G otto D o w ith it? ...............................................32
IsitReally W orth the Extra Penny?......................................................................32
RegularFeeding EqualsRegularElim ination H abits...........................................33
The BiggestM istake Y ou Can M ake Relating to Food........................................33
H ow M any Tim esShould IFeed M y D og?..........................................................34
H ow M uch Food IsEnough?.................................................................................34
LabelReading 101..................................................................................................35
W ater........................................................................................................................36
C hapter 6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step......................................................37
The O riginalSeven-Step Technique......................................................................37
In M ore D etailsN ow ..............................................................................................37
M ore Tipsand Inform ation on H ousetraining ......................................................41
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A BO UT T H IS B O O K A N D A L IT T L E B IT A B O U T M E
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Introduction
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Let’sstart!
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C H A PT E R 1:E SSE N T IA L F A C T S Y O U N E E D TO K NO W
B E FO R E W E ST A R T
W h a t to E x p e c t
Firstofall,you can’texpectyourpuppy to befully housetrained and fully
reliable beforeshe’ssix m onth ofage. Thatbeing said,a dog can be
housetrained betw een oneto six w eeks. A lotdependson yourpuppy’ssize
and breed and m ostly the effortsyou putinto housetraining her.
W h e n W ill m y P u p p y N e e d to E lim in a te ?
O ne ofthe key to housetraining successisbeing able to predictw hen your
dog w illneed to elim inate. Y ourpuppy w illm ostlikely need to relieve
herself:
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forexam ple)
Ÿ A fteraride in thecar(that’sw hy the firstthing you m ustdo w hen
you bring yourpuppy hom e isto bring herto herElim ination Zone
(EZ)orherToiletStop (TS)so she can relieve herself)
Ÿ D uring the “active” periods(between six and ten in the m orning and
Ÿ Lastthing atnight
D uring the firstw eek,the m orethe better. That’sw hy itisa good idea to
take som e tim e offw hen you bring yourpuppy hom e. By establishing good
habitsfrom day one,you’llbe ableto spend the restofyourlife together
enjoying each and every m om ent.
W h e r e m y P u p p y s h o u ld E lim in a te ?
Thereareonly tw o placesyourdog can elim inate:outdoorather
“elim ination zone” orindoorather“toiletstop”. O ne ofthe m ostfrequent
m istake new ow nersm ake isto think thatpapertraining isthefirststep to
housetraining. ItisN O T.
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G iv e M e a S ig n …
M ostdogsfollow a ritualjustbeforeelim inating. Y ourtask isto learn to
“read” yourdog. To help you w ith thistask,herearethe signsyou should
pay attention to:
Ÿ H ertailisrising;
Ÿ Sherunsaround in circle;
spot!
Ÿ Shepacesrestlessly;
Ÿ Shescratchesthedoorthatleadsto herelim ination zone;
Ÿ Shesquats.
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P u p p y o r A d u lt … Is T h e r e a D iffe r e n c e ?
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C H A PT E R 2:T IM E FO R E X E C U T IV E D E C ISIO N S
O u td o o r o r In d o o r T r a in in g ?
Ihighly recom m end you to train yourdog to go outside ifyou have accessto
abackyard,a park orthestreet.
G e tt in g P r e p a r e d
Itisalw aysbetterto geteverything prepared beforeyourpuppy’sarrival.
Butdon’tw orry,ifyou already have yourpuppy I’llhelp you getsetright
away. D uring the housetraining process,w e’llusetw o kindsof
confinem ents:shortterm and long term . To confineyourdog forashort
period oftim e,you’lluseacrate. Y ou’llfind in chapter4:C r a t e T r a i n i n g ,
allthe inform ation you need to choosethe rightcrateforyourdog and how
to gethim used to hiscrate.
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To block partofthe room ,you can usebaby gates. They areeasy to install
and to open w hen it’stim eto getyourpuppy outside. Y ou can also usea
play pen to confine yourdog. M ostpetstoreshavethem . Thesetoolsare
m oreexpensivethough. W hen Iw ashousetraining m y dogs,Iused acouple
ofplyw ood boardsto block the kitchen entriesand they w orked justfine.
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Thebaseofa litterbox ora low -base plasticbox lined w ith paperw ould be
perfect. Forthoseofyou w ho also havea cat,forgetthe idea ofhaving your
four-legged friendssharethe sam elitterbox. Believe m e,itwon’twork and
you’llhave m oreproblem sto solvethatyou can think of.
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C H A PT E R 3:L E A SH AND C O L L A R T R A IN IN G
Firstthingsfirst. Y ou haveto train yourpuppy to accepthiscollarand
leash. In the housetraining m ethod I’m going to show you,you have to walk
yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone orhistoiletstop on leash. U ntilyour
puppy know sw hatyou expectfrom him and w herehe’ssupposed to
elim inate,you’llhave to help him .
W h a t K in d o f C o lla r a n d L e a s h s h o u ld I B u y ?
Since yourpuppy w illoutgrow hiscollara num beroftim esbeforereaching
adulthood,Irecom m end you to buy a sim ple,inexpensive,nylon buckle
collar. Ifyou stillhaven’tm ade yourtrip to the petstore to geteverything
you’llneed foryournew fam ily addition,you’llrealize once therethatthe
choice ofcollarsand leashesisalm ostunlim ited.
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H o w to G e t M y P u p p y U s e d to h is L e a s h a n d C o lla r ?
T he collar:
Thefirsttim e you’llputa collaron yourpuppy,he’llprobably scratch ita
lot. That’sperfectly norm al. By the w ay,oncefastened,you should beable
to slip tw o fingersunderyourpuppy’scollar.
T he leash:
A very easy way to getyourpuppy used to hisleash isto lethim drag it
around. O fcourse,you m ustbe w ith yourpuppy and w atch him w hen you
do that. Y ou don’tw anthim to getstuck som ew here.
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C H A PT E R 4:C R A T E T R A IN IN G
D e n S w e e t D e n
W hatdo expertsm ean by “D ogsaredenning anim als”?They m ean that
instinctively yourdog w on’tw antto soiltheplace w hereshesleepsand eats.
That’sw hy acrateisthe m ostusefultoolyou can useto dram atically speed
up the housetraining process.
W h a t K in d o f C r a te S h o u ld I B u y ?
Y ou’llfind two kindsofcratesin petstores:w irecratesand plasticpet
carriers. Theplastic cratesareparticularly usefulifyou plan to take your
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H o w B ig a C r a t e S h o u ld I B u y ?
The m ostusefuladviceIcan give you on thism atteris:buy acratethatwill
bebig enough foryourdog to use onceshe hasreached herfulladultsize.
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W hy? First,because itw illallow you to save a lotofm oney and second,
becauseitisvery easy to reducethe sizeofthecratew ith cardboard orw ire
separatorto fityourdog’ssize asshe grow sup.
W hen you bring yourpuppy hom e,allyou have to do isto reducethe length
ofthecrateby installing a cardboard,plyw ood board orw ire separator. A s
yourpuppy grow ,justm ove the separatorto fityourdog’ssize.
C r a t e T r a in in g S te p -b y - S t e p
D ogslearn by association. Ifsom ething ispositive,they w illacceptiteasily
and w illlook forward to it. O n the otherhand,ifsom ething isnegative,they
w illwantto avoid it. W hatwe w anthere isto teach yourpuppy thata crate
issom ething positive. H ere’show to achieve this:
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Itisvery im portantto praise yourdog w hen she goesin and notw hen
she’scom ing outofthecrate. In fact,you shouldn’tsay a w ord w hen
yourpuppy com esoutofhercrate. Y ou don’twantherto think that
getting outofthe crate ism orefun than staying in it.
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C r a t e T r a in in g D u r in g th e N ig h t
W e’ve seen in thesection “H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to
Elim inate?” thatyou w illhaveto bring yourpuppy to herelim ination zone
ortoiletstop atleastonceduring the night.
The m ostim portantthing to rem em berw hen you take yourpuppy outofher
crateduring the nightto have herelim inate isnotto say a w ord. Justbring
herto the designated placeand onceherbusinessisdone putherback to her
crate w ithoutsaying a w ord to her.
H o w L o n g c a n I L e t m y P u p p y in h e r C r a te ?
Thenum berofhoursyou can letyourpuppy in hercratecorrespondsto her
age. In otherw ords,ifyourpuppy istw o m onthsold you can lethertw o
hoursin hercrate,ifshe’sthree m onthsold,shecan stay in hercratefor
threehours.
T h e S u r e fir e W a y t o G e t y o u r A d u lt D o g U s e d to H e r
C ra te
Som etim esan adultdog thathasneverbeen cratetrained won’tw antto go in
hercrate. First,follow the m ethod described in the section “CrateTraining
Step-by-Step” (p.23).
T h e B i g D O N ’T S d u r i n g C r a t e T r a i n i n g
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S o r r y , b u t I j u s t c a n ’t d o i t !
If,afterreading thischapter,you arestillnotconvinced thatcratetraining
yourpuppy isthebestthing you can do forherand you can’tbring yourself
to usea crate,you have tw o otheroptions.
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T ie-dow n
A tie-dow n issim ply a 3 or4-footleash thatyou attach to aheavy piece of
furniture. Itisvery im portant,w hen you hook yourpuppy to the leash,that
she wearsa bucklecollarand thatyou give herachew toy to keep her
occupied.
PhysicalB ond
Thedifferencebetween the tie-dow n and thephysicalbond isthattheend of
the leash isattached to you instead ofapieceoffurniture. Itism ore
cum bersom e to havea puppy attached to you,butitallow syou to watch her
like a haw k!U sually,a four-footleash isperfectforthis.
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C o n c lu s io n
Thereareabsolutely no doubtsin m y m ind thatcratetraining yourdog isthe
m ost“canine” service you can renderto yourdog. Besidesspeeding up
dram atically the housetraining process,a crateprovidesyourdog w ith asafe
place to rest. Italso m akestraveling w ith yourdog by carm oresecure.
Furtherm ore,ifyou haveto letyourdog to the vetovernight,you w illm ake
theseparation a loteasierforyourdog and help herrecovery sinceshe w ill
beused to sleeping in acrate. Finally,lotsofhotelsw on’tacceptdogsif
they arenotcratetrained.
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C H A PT E R 5:W H A T ’S F O O D GOT TO DO W IT H IT ?
Is it R e a lly W o r th th e E x tr a P e n n y ?
A bsolutely. Feeding a good quality food to yourdog hasa H U G E im pacton
housetraining and here’sw hy.
R e g u la r F e e d in g E q u a ls R e g u la r E lim in a t io n H a b its
D uring housetraining,itisvery im portantto stick to afeeding schedule. If
you alwaysfeed yourdog atthe sam etim e,you’llbeable to figureoutin no
tim e w hen he’llneed to elim inate. Consequently,every tim e you give your
dog the chance to do therightthing (thatis,bringing him to hiselim ination
zoneortoiletstop on tim e),you help him learn fasterwhatyou expectfrom
him .
T h e B ig g e s t M is ta k e Y o u C a n M a k e R e la t in g to F o o d
Based on the principle thateverything thatgoesin hasto com e out,ifyou let
yourdog free-feed him self(in otherw ord,letting yourdog have accessto
hisfood allday long),guessw hat… you’llbecleaning up allday long and
you’llneverbe able to housetrain him .
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H o w M a n y T im e s S h o u ld I F e e d M y D o g ?
Ifirm ly believe thata dog should be fed tw ice aday. Forpuppies,three
m ealsareeven better. O fcourse,ifyou w ork during the day and can’tcom e
back during yourlunch break to feed yourpuppy,feed him tw o m ealsa day.
Ithasbeen proven thatfeeding tw icea day hasarealpositive im pacton
yourdog’sbehavior. D og food staysin yourdog’sstom ach betw een 4 to 8
hours. Consequently,ifyou feed yourdog only oncea day,itm eansthathe
liveson an em pty stom ach 16 hoursaday. M ostbehaviorproblem s,like
chew ing and restlessness,originatefrom dogsw ho aresim ply hungry.
H o w M u c h F o o d Is E n o u g h ?
Startby feeding the portion indicated on thefood bag depending on your
puppy’sageand w eight. The easiestw ay to know ifyou feed too m uch or
notenough is,believe itornot,by counting the num berofstoolsyourdog
produces. Ifyourdog defecatesm orethan threetim esa day,you are giving
him too m uch food. A llyou haveto do isadjustthe portion offood until
yourdog defecatesthreetim esa day.
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L a b e l R e a d in g 1 0 1
I’vetold you how im portanta good quality food can be in you dog’slife.
H ow ever,Istillhave nottold you how to differentiatea good quality food
from acheap one. Thesurefirew ay to m akesureyou’refeeding yourdog
appropriately isto read the labelto know exactly whatisin thebag.
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W a te r
Thesam e principle forfood appliesto w ater. Ifyou don’tm onitorhow
m uch goesin,you won’tbe ableto predicthow m uch w illgetout.
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C H A PT E R 6:H O U SE T R A IN IN G S T E P -B Y -ST E P
Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. Itm ay som etim estake
longerthan w e w ould like,butw ith a little bitofpatienceand consistency
you w illsucceed.
T h e O r ig in a l S e v e n - S t e p T e c h n iq u e
Steps W hatto do
1 G etyour puppy outofhis crate or hisdom ain and puthis leash
on.
2 A ccom pany him to hiselim ination zone or toiletstop.
3 D O N ’T say a w ord untilhe startselim inating.
4 W hen he’sgetting dow n to business,say your com m and w ord in
a softvoice.
5 Praise him like crazy for elim inating atthe rightplace.
6 Play w ith your puppy a couple ofm inutesatleast.
7 B ring your puppy back to hiscrate or dom ain.
In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
T he R ightPath
Itisvery im portantthatyou alwaysfollow thesam epath,usethesam e door,
w hen accom panying yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop.
That’show you’llteach yourdog to ask you to go outorto go on hisow n to
histoiletstop.
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Shhhh...
U ntilyourpuppy startsto elim inate,you w on’tsay a w ord.Som e ofyou
m ay bethinking:“W hatdoesitchange ifItalk to m y dog?” First,you don’t
w anthim to getdistracted.Y ou broughthim outforone purpose:
elim inating.
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Praise,praise,praise
Praisesareextrem ely im portantw hen you’rehousetraining yourdog
becausethat’show he’llknow thathehasdonethe rightthing. D on’t
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hesitate to praise yourdog with a “G oood boy” and “G oood girl” every tim e
yourpuppy doessom ething you like.
M o r e T ip s a n d In f o r m a t io n o n H o u s e t r a in in g
For those ofyou in the N orth
Believe itornot,snow can slow dow n yourpuppy’shousetraining progress.
H ow ?Ifyou letyourpuppy w alk in the snow w herehe justrelieved him self,
he’llbring snow w ith urine stuck in hispaw sback in the house.
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H o u s e tr a in in g th e A d u lt D o g
A sI’ve told you previously,the housetraining m ethod doesn’tchange w ith
an adultdog. It’sm oreaquestion oftim e than anything else:an adultdog
can hold itand stay in hiscrate longer. Therefore,you can elim inate the
hourly tripsoutsideand plan forthreeorfourtripsa day.
Thefirstthing you have to do w hen you getan adultdog isto have him
check by a vet. O nce you know thatyourdog isin perfecthealth,you can
starthousetraining him . O fcourse,yourdog’spreviousow nerm ay have
perfectly housetrained him . Ifthat’sthecase,allyou’llhaveto do hisshow
yourdog hisnew elim ination zoneortoiletstop.
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C H A PT E R 7:A SC H E D U L E FO R E V E R Y O N E
G etting apuppy doesn’tm ean thatyou haveto change yourlifestyle
com pletely. W hatisim portantforyourpuppy isconsistency. There isno
doubtthatadhering to a strictschedule in thebeginning w illspeed up your
puppy’shousetraining progress. Ifyou can’tfollow a rigid schedule,itw ill
take abitlonger,butyou’llgettheredon’tworry.
A H o u s e t r a i n i n g D a y i n y o u r P u p p y ’s L i f e
Let’snow see w hata day in yourpuppy’slifeshould be like w hen you are
housetraining him .
8:00 Confine yourpuppy in hisdom ain ifyou leave fortheday orin his
crateifyou areathom e.
4:00 p.m . (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourdog som e w aterand bring him
to hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play with
yourdog. Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand
confinehim to hiscrate.
6:15 p.m . Letyourdog play and w atch alltheaction in the kitchen from
hisdom ain.Thisisaperfecttim e to havea training session.
Y ourpuppy w illbe hungry and eagerto learn.D on’thesitateto
useaportion ofhisfood ration asrewards.W ith 15 kibbles,you
can practice 8 dow nsand 7 sits,allin lessthan 5 m inutes!
6:45 p.m . Letyourpuppy drink and bring him to hisEZ orTS. O nce he
haselim inated,play w ith yourdog and bring him back in his
dom ain.
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First,try to getup 15 m inutesearlier. Thisw illallow you to accom plish tw o
things:a)play longerw ith yourpuppy so he’llsleep probably through the
m orning and b)you’llhave tim e to bring him to hisEZ orTS one m oretim e
beforeleaving forw ork.
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M o r e T ip s …
A llis in the bond
D on’thesitate once yourdog haselim inated to usethe “physicalbond”
explained in chapter4 to keep yourpuppy close to you. Thisreinforcesthe
bond and helpscreateastrong relationship between you tw o.
Forexam ple,you can easily have yourpuppy play with hischew toy atyour
feetwhile you’rereading a book,responding to yourem ailsorw atching TV .
Y ou don’thave to w orry thathe’llm ake a m istake since he’stied to you.
Y ahoo!T he w eekend
Y ou m ay have noticed thatthe blank schedule thatIgave you asBonus1 is
a“seven-day” schedule. In otherw ords,thehousetraining scheduleofyour
puppy w on’tchange because it’sthe w eekend. Ifhe’sused to getup at
6 o’clock during the w eek,you can bepretty surethathe’llalso w akeup
around thattim e during the w eekend.
T im ing is everything
From the beginning,I’vetold you aboutthe im portance ofpredicting w hen
yourpuppy w illneed to elim inateand I’ve provided you w ith a blank
schedule to help you w ith thistask.
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W hatI’ve decided to give you isa“paperm anagem ent” technique. The idea
isto getyourpuppy used to elim inateon a few piecesofpaperin a
designated place inside hisdom ain. In thesecircum stances,Iw ould
recom m end to neitherreprim and norpraise yourdog forgoing on paper.
Thissituation istem porary and you don’tw antto praise yourdog for
relieving him selfin thehouse.
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P a p e r M a n a g e m e n t in T h r e e S te p s
Step W hatto do
1 Coverthe entirefloorofyourpuppy’sdom ain w ith a plasticsheetand
putseverallayersofpaperon it.
2 O nce soiled,putthepapersfrom the bottom layerson top ofthe new
clean ones.Thesm ellw illattractyourdog to thisspotthe nexttim e
heneedsto go. Ifyou w antto encourage him to useonespotin
particular,that’sw hereyou should putthe soiled paper.
3 O nce yourdog constantly usethe sam espot,gradually rem ove the
paperfrom the areahe’snotusing forelim ination. Ifhe keepsthe
uncovered areaclean,you can continuerem oving som e papersuntil
heelim inatesrepeatedly on a sm allcovered area. Ifhesoilsthe
uncovered area,go back a couple ofstepsand recoverthearea. Try to
rem ovesom epapersagain in acoupleofdays.
M a k in g th e T r a n s it io n
It’snow tim e foryourdog to startelim inating outside. A llyou have to do is
follow the seven-step technique explained in detailin chapter6.
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Even ifyou need forone reason orthe otherto papertrain yourdog,itw ould
bean excellentideato also introduce yourpuppy to hiselim ination spot
outsideatleastonceortw ice every w eek untilit’stim e forthetransition. It
w illm akethetransition fasterand easierforyourpuppy.
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Therearetwo reasonsw hy a dog w illm essthesam espotoverand over
again:1)thesm ellofherlast“calling card” attractsherand she w antsto
refresh herspot;2)elim inating atthatspothasbecom ea habit.
N o T im e fo r a B o tc h e d J o b
Icannotstressenough the im portanceofcleaning up thoroughly. A dog’s
nose isbetw een a thousand and ten thousandstim esm orepowerfulthan a
hum an nose. In otherw ords,onedrop ofurine isenough to prom ptyour
dog to refresh thespot.
P r o d u c t s to A v o id
Believe itornot,som ecom m on household cleaning productscan m ake
m attersw orse. That’sthe case w ith allproductscontaining am m oniaand
phenol.A m m onia isa naturalby-productofdecom posing urineand phenol-
based productshavea strong odorthatm asksthem essbutdoesn’tgetrid of
it.
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H o m e m a d e P ro d u c ts
Y ou can easily concoctcleaning up solutionsm adefrom household
products. M ix onepartofvinegarto three partsofwarm waterfrom the
faucetand one cap ofliquid detergent,like Ivory. Bicarbonate ofsoda is
also very usefulsince itcan absorb m ostofthe liquid. A llyou have to do
nextisto vacuum it. Y ou can also usea cold-w ash laundry detergentthat
containsenzym esthatyou w illm ix w ith enough w aterto dissolve the
pow der.
C o m m e r c ia l P r o d u c ts
Y ou can find a vastnum berofcleansers,petdeodorizersand odor
neutralizersin petstores. Theseproductsarevery effective becausethey
contain enzym esthatneutralize theurineand fecesby breaking them dow n.
O nce broken dow n,yourpuppy w on’tbeattracted to thatspotanym ore.
E f fe c tiv e S t e p -b y -S te p C le a n in g M e th o d s
M ethod for non-poroussurfaces,like linoleum .
Steps W hatto do
1 Clean up assoon aspossible.
2 Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN ’T seeyou cleaning up.
3 Rem ove urinew ith papertow eland pick up stoolwith toiletpaperso
you can flush itdow n thetoilet.
4 W etthe area w ith a hom em ade orcom m ercialcleanser.
5 A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
6 Rinse tw ice,changing w atereach tim e.
7 Spray thespotw ith an odorneutralizer.
8 Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.
Steps W hatto do
1 Clean up assoon aspossible.
2 Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN ’T seeyou cleaning up.
3 Sprinklebicarbonate orabsorbentflakes,w aitforthe liquid to be
absorbed then do the vacuum ing,orapply apapertow elto absorb
theurine.Pick up the stoolwith toiletpaperso you can flush itdow n
thetoilet.
4 A lw aystestthecleaning productfirston a hidden areaofthecarpet.
5 W et,butdon’tsoak,thesoiled area w ith thehom em ade or
com m ercialcleaning productand w aitacoupleofm inutes. G ently
blotthesurface.
6 A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
7 Spray thespotheavily w ith an odorneutralizerto m ake sure it
reachestheunderlay and even thefloor.
8 Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.
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Step O ne
Thelongerittakesyou to clean up,in particularifyourpuppy hassoiled on
acarpet,thedeeperthe urine w illsink in and the harderitw illbeto getrid
ofthesm ell.
Step T w o
Therearetwo reasonsw hy yourpuppy shouldn’tsee you cleaning up her
m ess.
Step T hree
Y ou can also pick up yourpuppy’sstoolw ith a plasticbag and dispose ofit.
H ow ever,Ithink thatitism oreenvironm entally responsible to justusethe
toilet.
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G otcha!
Y ourpuppy m ay have elim inated som ew here w ithoutyou everbeing aw are
ofit. O ne very usefultoolthatyou can rentin som epetstoresisa portable
black light. The U V lightw illhelp you locatestainsfrom urineand the
hidden sourcesofodorallow ing you to clean them up thoroughly.
M ore isbetter
D on’thesitate to clean a largersurfacethan the visible soiled area. Y our
puppy m ay very w ellhavew alked in hisurine and “bring it” on acouple of
feet.
I t ’s N o w a H a b it
Ifyou’ve w ashed a spotm oretim esthan you can countand yourpuppy
continuesto elim inate there,it’snow m ore ofahabitforyourpuppy than
anything else.
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C o n c lu s io n
Rem em berthatcleaning up isa vitalpartofyourpuppy’shousetraining
progress. Ifyou do itconscientiously,you dram atically reducethechance
foryourpuppy to havean accident. A lthough thissituation istem porary,
alw ayshavecleaning productson hand. Y ou neverknow w hen yourlittle
geniusm ay getinto trouble!
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C H A PT E R 10:T H E SO L U T IO N S C O R N E R
S o M a n y P r o b le m s , s o M a n y S o lu tio n s
S u p e r v is io n : N o t J u s t fo r K id s
Y ourpuppy should be in hiscrateordom ain w hen you can’tw atch him
closely. N otw atching yourpuppy and letting him w anderin thehouseby
him selfisasking fortrouble. Y ou can’tblam e adog forhism istakesif
you’re notdoing yourpart.
Furtherm ore,ifyou’re notw atching him ,you can’tcatch him in the act.
Thishastw o consequences. Rem em berthatdogslearn by repetition and
association. Consequently,every tim e yourdog elim inatesatthe wrong
place and you’renotthereto teach him the rightthing to do,whathappens?
1)H ethinksthatitisok to elim inate there since no oneseem sto m ind and
thatcreatesa m ajorsetback in histraining. 2)Y ou m issa perfect
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C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h P u p p ie s
C aughtin the act
W e’ve already talked a bitearlieraboutw hatyou should do w hen you catch
yourpuppy elim inating w herehe’snotsupposed to. Let’sreview this.
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Ifyou w ere w ith him forthe w hole tim e and he didn’telim inate,puthim in
hiscrateand try again 15 m inuteslater.
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SpecialSituations
Puppiesraised in puppy m illsorin poorcondition breeding facilitiesm ay be
extrem ely difficultto housetrain. Thesepuppieshavelosttheirnatural
instinctofkeeping theirden clean and gotused to living in a filthy
environm ent.
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Follow the seven-step technique rigorously and bring him to hisEZ orTS as
often asyou can. Praise him lavishly every tim e he’sdoing the rightthing.
Ifhesoilshiscrate,clean yourpuppy and hiscrate im m ediately. Itisvery
im portantto keep yourpuppy’senvironm entspotlessso hecan develop a
renewed feeling ofcleanliness.
B u t H e W a s P e r f e c tly H o u s e tr a in e d !
Ifyourdog w ashousetrained and hesuddenly startshaving accidents,the
firstthing you should do isto consultyourveterinarian. Bladderstonesand
urinary tractinfectionsarecom m on causesofhousetraining setbacks. N ever
hesitate to consultyourvetifyourdog startsacting in a differentway.
C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h A d u lt D o g s
L eg lifting
Ifyourdog iselim inating outside,butisalso m arking in the house,the
easiestw ay to solve thisproblem isto have him neutered. Leg lifting isa
dom inantbehavior. In otherw ords,yourdog thinkshe’sthe highestranking
m em berin the household.
To help him realize w hathisrealposition in the fam ily should be,Iw ould
startobedienceclassrightaw ay. Y ourinstructorw illgive you exercisesto
do thatw illhelp you reaffirm yourposition asthe leaderofthe fam ily in
yourdog’spointofview . O ncehe’llknow w ho’sthe bossaround thehouse,
he’llstop m arking.
H ealth Problem s
Som ehealth problem sm ay explain w hy you havesom edifficulties
housetraining yourdog. Forexam ple,parasitesand w orm scan cause
diarrhea. Check yourpuppy carefully and alwaysconsultyourvetwhen in
doubt.
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Stress
Som edogsareso attached to theirow nerthatthey becom e very anxious
w hen leftalone. Ifyourdog isperfectly housetrained when you’rehom e,
butregularly elim inate inside w hen you’re gone,yourdog havean anxiety
problem . Y ou can do tw o thingsto solve this.
Thesecond thing you can do isto feed yourdog w hen you’recom ing back
instead offeeding him beforeyourdeparture. Ifyou’renotleaving form ore
than fourhours,rem ove hisw ater. A dog w illdrink m orethan heneedsto
w hen he’sstressed.
O nce you’vetrained yourdog to stay alone,you can resum e giving him food
and w aterbeforeyou leave.
G etting older
A sw ith hum ans,som e dogsbecom e incontinentw hen they getolder. A
perfectly housetrained dog w ho startshaving accidentsm ustbe dealtw ith
theutm ostgentleness. Y ourdog w illnotunderstand w hatishappening to
him and w illneed yourunconditionallove now m orethan ever. H ave your
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Since we know thatdogsdon’twantto soiltheplace w herethey sleep oreat,
w e can use thisinstinctive behaviorto ouradvantage ifourdog doesn’tseem
to realize thathe hasto respectnotonly hisdom ain and crate,butalso the
w holehouse.
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F R E Q U E N T L Y A SK E D Q U E ST IO N S
1)W e are training 2 puppiesatthe sam e tim e;do you have any
suggestionson this unique situation?
D o exactly the sam ething forboth.K eep a log foreach one ofthem so
you’llknow exactly asw eeksgo by w ho needsto go outand w hen.W hen
you raisetw o puppiesitisEX TREM ELY im portantto spend a lotoftim e
w ith each one ofthem separately.Y ou don’tw antthe puppiesto getm ore
attached to each otherthan to you.In otherw ords,they should play less
togetherthan they play w ith you.
2)M y dog isa very bright,very happy puppy. Icrated her from the
beginning,follow ing allofthe rules. She isable to be outofher crate all
nightfrom the tim e Icom e back hom e from w ork untilthe tim e Ileave
for w ork in the a.m . W hen Ibegan to introduce her to the house about
a m onth ago,she w asvery good atfirst,being able to be leftalone for 3-
4 hours.M y problem isthatIam unable to leave m y dog unattended
now as she iselim inating in the house ifleftunattended! I have
returned her to the crate w hile I am out,buthow w illI know w hen itis
safe to trusther again to be introduced to the house and how do I know
w hen she is housebroken?
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U pdated new s:H i,I’ve learned in the pasttw o w eeksthatw hen m y dog
jum psup and restsherpawson m y legsthatshe istelling m e shew antsto
go out! Becauseshedoesnotbark atm e w hen doing so,Ithoughtshe
w anted attention! So w hen shedoesso,Iask herifshe wantsto go outand
then itisclearthatthisisw hatshe wants!
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4)Should I be lim iting m y puppy’s w ater intake during the day as w ell
astaking itup atnight?
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FR E E H ousetraining T ip #1
Thefirstchapterin ©Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate G uide dealsw ith
essentialfactsyou need to know . H ousetraining a dog hasa lotto do w ith
know ing whatto expect.A t8 weeksold,apuppy doesn’thaveenough
controloverhissphinctersto hold itfora very long tim e. That’sw hy you
can’texpectyourpuppy to befully and reliably housetrained beforehe’ssix
m onthsold. In the m eantim ehoweverthereisplenty oftraining to do to
help him getbetterand better. I’veseen som e dogsbeing housetrained in
lessthan a w eek w ith m y unique 7-step technique,yourscould be oneof
them !
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D epending on yoursituation,you’llhave to m akesom edecisions
concerning w here you w antyourpuppy to elim inate. Thesecond chapter
entitled “Tim e forExecutive D ecisions” containsallthe inform ation you
need to m ake an inform ed decision thatw illfityourlifestyle,yourschedule
and yourenvironm ent.
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FR E E H ousetraining T ip #3
In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,the third chapterisdevoted
to collarand leash training. So,today,w e’llexplorethereasonsw hy a
sim ple leash can considerably facilitatethe housetraining process.
It’sreally sim pleactually. Thereason w hy you should usea leash isto help
yourpuppy getdow n to businessinstead ofbeing distracted by everything
else. Fora little puppy,a backyard can be the m ostexciting place in the
w orld w ith allthe new sm ellsitcontains. Ifyou letyourpuppy outside and
don’tw atch him ,tw o thingsm ighthappen. First,hecan getinto trouble by
starting to chew on dangerousthings. Second,w ith alltheexcitem ent,
elim inating w illbethe lastthing on hism ind. Y ou’llthen end up w ith a
puppy thatw illpee insidethe m inute you’llcallhim back in thehouse.
and w hatkind ofcollarand leash you should buy. I’m also providing you a
greattip to save m oney w hen you’llbeatthepetstore.
H ere’sa life saving tip foryou:N EV ER tie yourdog and leave him
unattended. Y ourpuppy could easily getentangled in the leash and hurt
him selfvery badly. Think ofa puppy asa baby and you’llsave yourselfa
lotofheartaches!
FR E E H ousetraining T ip #4
Cratetraining isoneofthe m ostim portantaspectsofhousetraining.
Consequently,afullchapterfilled w ith tips,inform ation and m istakesto
avoid isdevoted to thatsubjectin ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide. Thischapteralso containsan easy to follow step-by-step m ethod to
effectively cratetrain yourpuppy ordog.
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help him recoverm uch fasterifyou have to lethim to the vetfora nightor
two.
FR E E H ousetraining T ip #5
In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,chapter5 isdevoted to food
and theconsiderable role itplaysin housetraining yourpuppy. That’sright,
the kind offood you give to yourpuppy hasa m ajorim pacton hissystem
and hisability to be housetrained. Iw on’tgetinto disgusting details,butjust
rem em berthatitispretty hard to housetrain adog thathasdiarrhea...
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Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. That’sthefirstsentence
ofthesixth chapterin ©Puppy H ousetraining:TheU ltim ate Guide. O ver
the years,I’ve helped alotofpeople housetraining theirdog and that’show I
w asable to develop an easy to follow 7-step technique. Ithad to be sim ple
and straightforward,butm ostofallithad to W O RK forA LL dogs.
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FR E E H ousetraining T ip #7
D ogsarecreatureofhabits. By keeping yourdog on a strictschedule during
thehousetraining process,you w illhelp him learn fasterand you’llm ake
yourlife a loteasier. In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide you’ll
find atypicalhousetraining schedule,from the m om entyourpuppy wakes
up to the m om entyou puthim to bed. Thisschedule isvery easy to adapt
and fitsevery lifestyle.
FR E E H ousetraining T ip #8
Firstofall,contrary to a generalized belief,papertraining isnotthefirststep
to housetraining.In fact,Ifirm ly believe thatpapertraining yourpuppy
prolongsthe housetraining process.W hy? First,because itdoublesthe w ork.
Y ou’llhave to retrain yourpuppy alloveragain w hen you’llw anthim to
startelim inating outside.Second,by allow ing him to elim inate on paper,
you’re telling him thatit’sok to m essinside.N eedlessto say that’sthe
oppositeofw hatyou wantto achieve.
Thebesttip Ican give you ifyou really haveto papertrain yourpuppy isto
have him elim inate outside acoupleoftim esa w eek untilitistim e to train
him to go outside.Thistip m ay seem sim plebutitw illm ake the transition a
loteasierforyourpuppy.
Since m ostofyou arenew puppy ow ners,Iw ould like to give you a very
im portantpieceofadvice relating to puppy training.Thistip hasnothing to
do w ith housebreaking,butIknow from experiencethatitw illbeextrem ely
usefulto you and yourdog.
Forexam ple,w hen you arrive yourpuppy jum pson you.A t8 or10 w eeks
old,thatm ay be“cute”,butw hen yourdog w illbe w eighing 60 poundsI’m
notsure you’llstillfind thisso cute!
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H ow you clean up yourlittle puppy m essescan have ahuge im pacton his
progressand that’sw hy a w hole chapterisdevoted to cleaning in ©Puppy
H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide.
FR E E H ousetraining T ip #10
W hen Iwrote ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate Guide,one very
im portantthing form e w asto includeaseriesofsolutionsto the m ost
com m on and uncom m on housetraining problem s.Ifyou startyourpuppy
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W ell,that’sit.By now you should have apretty good idea ifm y book w ill
beusefulto you.O fcourse,in m y m ind there’sno doubt!Itisthe m ost
com prehensive housetraining guide you’llfind on the m arket.
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C O N C L U SIO N
Nathalie
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B O N U S 1:SC H E D U L E H E L PE R
A sIhavetold you,a regularschedule isthe key to housetraining your
puppy. By keeping a log ofyourpuppy’sactivities,you w illm ake yourlife
a loteasierbecause you’llknow w hen he needsto go out. Justfillthetable
below and in no tim e you’llseea definitepattern in yourpuppy’sbehaviors.
Forthe E l i m i n a t e d a t : don’thesitate to specify (D )defecateor(U)urinate.
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¨ Collar
¨ N am e tag (w ith thenam eofyourdog and yourphone num beron it)
¨ Leash
¨ Crate
¨ Cleaning products(containing N O am m onia)
¨ V inegar
¨ Bicarbonateofsoda
¨ PaperTowel
¨ Laundry D etergent(containing enzym es)
¨ Paper
¨ Plasticsheet
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