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The way to house-training success, and to have a
Fido rather than a Rover, is to follow carefully and patiently the
program explained below:
CONFINEMENT is the
first rule of house-training. Carried out properly, your dog won't
mind being locked up for a spell. A lot of you are probably
shuddering right now at the prospect of cooping up your dog, but keep
in mind that there is a difference between confinement and
incarceration. You're not putting your dog in jail, you're just
making it easier for him to become house-trained.
Dogs are by natural instinct den animals. In the wild, dogs and
wolves sleep, give birth and raise puppies in dens. From the day they
are born, puppies learn not to eliminate in dens. For the first three
or four weeks of life their mother licks away their elimination.
Thereafter she makes it perfectly clear that soiling the den is a
no-no - elimination is to be done outside. Mistakes - and young young
dogs make plenty of them - are corrected with a swift shake and a
growl, and a smart pup will learn quickly not to "go in the den".
Confining your pet is akin to the dog living in a den and it
successfully taps into your dog's instincts. Most dogs will not soil
their den, the place where they sleep, making the whole
house-training process easier and less stressful.
There are several ways to confine your dog. One is to buy a baby gate
(or pet gate) and enclose a laundry room or small bathroom.
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