House Training Puppies – Praise & Rewards
One of the key factors to success is praising your puppy when he does the right thing. This teaches him exactly what you want him to do, and he will work to earn your praise. When you first begin the process of house training puppies, select a phrase to use each time you take your pup to the toilet. Something along the lines of “do your business” will work well. Personally, I use “go potty!” but that’s because I have 2 adorable little Maltese girls. You need to watch for action and wait patiently. As soon as they have done the deed (and I mean THE MOMENT they are done) you should go wild with praise, applause, excitement. The puppy needs to be shown that you are over the moon about this behavior, as he wants to please you. The more excited you are, the more he will see he just did something really good, and now’s there’s a reward coming his way. The reward can be in the form of enthusiastic praise, affection and/or an especially tasty treat like a piece of cooked chicken or dried liver treats. Start with your praise, and then quickly follow up with the treat or affection, as they will lose the connection after a minute or so.
House training puppies can be a challenging process, and offering praise and rewards for good behavior will certainly speed up the process. Most dogs will start to get the hang of it pretty quickly and you may not need to resort to little bits of cooked chicken in your pockets, but if you have been making the effort at house training dogs for some time already, then go ahead and see if a delicious treat will be that extra bit of motivation your pup needs. My Maltese pups love the dried liver treats, such as these ones from Amazon.
If you are in the process of learning how to train a puppy, you will find that the treats method can be very effective. Some people also use a clicker system for rewards, and if you are using a clicker to train your puppy, you can also use the clicker during potty training, as a way to let your puppy know a treat is coming. Here is a great clicker training system you can use for both house training and obediance training.
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Aug 31, 2009 | 0 | House Training Dogs, House Training Puppies, How To Train A Puppy
