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Some Ways To Housebreak An Older Dog

If you have a new dog that once belonged to someone else and has not been bought as a puppy it will be important for you to make sure that it is properly housebroken so that it does not start defecating and urinating inside the home. If this situation has been occurring and then it is very important that you find ways to housebreak your animal. There could be a plethora of different reasons why they are doing this and the most common to all simply because they have not been trained for all have gone through some difficult times in their lives. Here are a few ways to housebreak an older dog if you are having this problem.

You need to know that there are certain times of the day where the animal will commonly want to go out and use the toilet. They will want to do so usually in the morning, in the evening, and also roughly 30 minutes after they have eaten. You need to keep to these times when you are taking them out.

When you do take them out at these particular times, it is very important for you to offer them the great praise when they start to go to the toilet. If you praise them each time they do so outside, they will begin to associate this as the right thing to do.

When the dog is inside the house and make sure that you contain it within certain areas of the house and shut off all places such as the living areas and bedrooms. You should also keep the animal in your sight at all times when you are nearby.

Any time that you do bring the dog outside and they have not used the toilet as you might expect them to have after about 15 or 20 minutes, then you should simply bring them back inside and return outside again about 20 minutes afterwards.

It’s also important to establish a feeding schedule for the animal. Feed them at regular times of the evening, and in the morning if you desire to do so. Ensure that you keep to the schedule and that you take the animal out side as said above 30 minutes to an hour after each feeding.

If your dog ends up using the toilet inside then it is important to offer some punishment but not be too firm as to scare or frighten the animal. If you’re able to follow these tips then you should be able to housebreak your dog relatively quickly.

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