Surprisingly it’s not hard, but it can be unless you know what you’re doing.

And if you get it wrong the results can be disastrous for your puppy, for you and for your family. House training a puppy correctly is a must.

And of course not everyone starts with a puppy, there are some people who, through various circumstances, end up with a full grown dog that needs house training. Again it’s not all that hard to potty train a full grown dog – provided you know what you’re doing.

It takes more than a page to set out everything you need to know about house breaking puppies and dogs, I keep that for my website. But there’s a few things you should know at the start.

The first thing to appreciate is that your dog or puppy looks to you, as the boss dog, to set the rules and make them clear. Dogs are prepared to follow the rules, but you need to teach them correctly. Some people think that teaching the rules involves punishing your dog for every breach of the rules, but don’t.

But you do need to be firm and consistent setting the rules.

Instead of punishing your dog for a breach of the rules you need to use positive reinforcement. In the past it the accepted wisdom was to show him the rules, for example where his potty place was, then punish him for every breach till he got it right. This can take a long time and subject you both to a lot of stress.

And potty training a puppy is a process that takes as long as it takes. Regardless of how long it takes. Every dog or puppy is different. There is no recommended time, it will take as long as it takes. It will work if you’re doing it right, it just may not work tomorrow.

Don’t expect immediate results. Be happy if you get them, but keep at it if you don’t.

House breaking a puppy is a procedure. You need to learn the right procedure then follow it for as long as it takes for your puppy to get it. Be consistent, don’t punish, keep the training up and every puppy can be house trained.

It’s a simple process. Learn how to housebreak puppy, follow the procedure consistently and keep at it for as long as you need. Find out more about house breaking puppies on my website.

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