subject: Training The Dog To Go The Bathroom [print this page] A lot of people say you can't teach an old dog new trick. I just don't know where that saying came from.
Was it a famous person who came up with that? Well anyway, you can train an old dog the same as you can train a new dog.
It's very possible; it just might take longer because of its habits. But nothing is impossible. Except maybe teaching it to fly.
Flying may just be impossible. No wings on a dog. I'm off on a tangent aren't I? Well, this article will give you tips to dog house train your old dog as well as training a puppy.
House training a puppy can be time consuming and hard. Puppies don't know any better, so they go to the bathroom wherever they feel like it.
Puppies go to the bathroom pretty much wherever they need to. This could happen on your carpet, bed or anywhere.
An older dog that has not been trained will behave the same way. To stop this, the best thing to do is to put them on a schedule for going outside. Start doing this every thirty minutes.
Take them out every thirty minutes to begin with.
Try not to break the schedule. If you do your dog will continue to go on your favorite rug. When this happens, and it will believe me I've been there, soak the stain with a paper towel.
Take the paper towel outside, holding your nose if you have to. Find an appropriate spot for your dog to go to the bathroom and put the towel there. Let your dog sniff it, putting its nose in it if you have to.
This will show them where to go to the bathroom instead of in the house. Remain on your schedule.
Your dog will soon learn to alert you when it needs to go by standing near the door. Don't wait too long to let them out or they'll go back to going on the floor inside.
This way to train your dog is the most effective way. I hope this works to better train your dog and help your home to smell better.
Best of luck with your dog truly becoming man's best friend.
