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Learn how to train your dog to behave well inside the house especially outside dogs. Simple tricks to train dogs can make your dog adapt to house rules easily. Outside dogs often do not know how to behave inside. Apart from the guilt that many people experience when their dog spends the majority of their time outdoors in the freezing cold, the major problem with outside dogs is that they are more on the wilder side than disciplined or well behaved.
Common problems in getting your outside dog inside include the fact that many dogs are so excited that they act all wild and crazy around the house. For example, they do not know what they are not supposed to chew, so your dog might chew on a remote control like any other stick. Since outside dogs had no restriction on chewing stuff around, they are not able to hold it in. Such behaviors have to be corrected but unfortunately, instead of rectifying sometimes the dog is sent back outside.
The key point here is that outside dogs don't know yet what is good inside behavior and what is not. With little knowledge and training, most dogs are fine around.
Remember do not go from one extreme to another. In other words, don't let your dog go from having complete outdoor freedom to complete free run of the house.
Working with your dog some basic commands like "sit", "down" and "stay" and teaching the meaning of "no" and "good dog", even a dog living outside for years can learn inside house rules very quickly.
Whenever he does something wrong, tell him no, and when he does something, praise lavishly, "good boy".
Old dogs outside, in particular, respond very well to obedience training because they are glad to get your attention.
Use some indoor gates or pet barriers to restrict the access to some parts of the house and make sure to put the dog in each region under your supervision.
Remember that you can use the leash to your dog, even indoors, to maintain a certain level of control.
Make sure your dog is allocated a properly sized dog crate or dog bed to sleep, at a special place in the house rather than allowing the dog to be in every corner of the room.
A little supervision and training can go a long way towards protecting the contents of your home and teaching your dog right from wrong.
Most people are pleasantly surprised by how quickly and easily the dog adapts to the house rules. Yes dogs do belong outside but over the years they have been bred to exist with humans. It wouldn't be wrong to say that these days most dogs prefer to stay or at least sleep inside where it's warm, safe and comforting.
