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Fact 1: Adult dogs can be house-trained the same as puppies.
If you acquire an adult dog, you might not need to worry about housebreaking if he’s already been correctly trained. Dogs—even the brightest ones—don’t naturally realize it’s wrong to go potty inside. They must be potty-trained, and most full-grown dogs are. However you can’t take for granted this is the case. If he was always kept outside, brought up in a cage at a puppy mill, or improperly trained by a former owner, you may have to begin fresh and housebreak him employing the same basic methods as you would for a puppy. Mature dogs don’t need to go as frequently as puppies, though, which can make the training a great deal easier for you. (Then again, adult accidents will make bigger messes!)
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Fact 2: Puppies have limited bladder and bowel control.
A puppy newer than 20 weeks of age may have to go potty once every hour while awake. A really young puppy (under 12 weeks old) may have to go a lot more often—every half-hour or even more frequently. For an older puppy, a common rule of thumb for determining the number of hours he can go without going potty is to look at his age in months and add one. Therefore a four-month-old could hold it for around five hours. Smaller breeds can not hold it as long; bigger breeds could hold it a little longer. Keep in mind, this is a general rule; your puppy’s restraint might vary. While sleeping, puppies can wait longer. However don’t suppose a puppy who can hold it for 6 hours when sleeping can hold it that long while awake. He can not.
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Fact 3: Dogs like to sleep in an unsoiled area.
When given an alternative, dogs, like humans, will never sleep in an area that’s soiled with pee or poop. In the wild, “dogs” – wolves, coyotes, foxes, and so forth – live in a den and go outdoors to relieve themselves. Their puppies learn to do the same.
Due to the fact dogs will attempt their best not to soil their sleeping area, your puppy is less prone to pee or poop in a little “den.” Constraining him to that “den” when you can’t keep an eye on him will assure he does not get a chance to start the bad habit of going anyplace else in your home.
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Fact 4: Dogs do better when held to a routine schedule.
Feeding your dog on a fixed schedule can help him to go potty on a regular schedule. When you allow your dog eat and drink whenever he wishes, you will be less able to anticipate when he will have to go out. Take him out on a regular schedule, as well!
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Fact 5: Punishing a dog after he’s had an accident in the house is meaningless, and could do more damage than good.
Your dog won’t realize that you’re upset about something that took place in the past—even when it was just a minute or two ago. He will believe he’s in trouble for what he is doing at the moment you find the mess and blow a fuse… whether he’s happily coming up to greet you or sitting quiet. This, plainly, is the improper message to give your dog.
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