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©PUPPY

HOUSETRAINING:
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE ©

2 EDITION
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BY NATHALIE LAFLEUR
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TA BLE O F C O N TEN TS
A boutthis B ook and a L ittle B itA boutM e..................................................5
Introduction .......................................................................................................7
C hapter 1:E ssentialFacts you N eed to K now B efore w e Start................9
W hatto Expect..........................................................................................................9
W hen W illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?..............................................................9
H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to Elim inate?............................................10
W here m y Puppy should Elim inate?.....................................................................11
G ive M e a Sign… ...................................................................................................12
Puppy orA dult… IsTherea D ifference?..............................................................13
C hapter 2:T im e for E xecutive D ecisions....................................................14
O utdoororIndoorTraining?..................................................................................14
G etting Prepared .....................................................................................................14
Choosing an Elim ination Zone orToiletStop......................................................15
C hapter 3:L eash and C ollar T raining........................................................18
W hatK ind ofCollarand Leash should IBuy?.....................................................18
H ow to G etM y Puppy U sed to hisLeash and Collar?.........................................19
C hapter 4:C rate T raining ............................................................................21
D en Sw eetD en........................................................................................................21
W hatK ind ofCrate Should IBuy?........................................................................21
H ow Big a Crate Should IBuy?.............................................................................22
Crate Training Step-by-Step...................................................................................23
Crate Training D uring the N ight............................................................................26
H ow Long can ILetm y Puppy in herCrate?.......................................................27
The Surefire W ay to G etyourA dultD og U sed to H erCrate..............................28
The Big D O N ’TS during CrateTraining...............................................................28
Sorry,butIjustcan’tdo it!....................................................................................29
Conclusion...............................................................................................................31
C hapter 5:W hat’sFood G otto D o w ith it? ...............................................32
IsitReally W orth the Extra Penny?......................................................................32
RegularFeeding EqualsRegularElim ination H abits...........................................33
The BiggestM istake Y ou Can M ake Relating to Food........................................33
H ow M any Tim esShould IFeed M y D og?..........................................................34
H ow M uch Food IsEnough?.................................................................................34
LabelReading 101..................................................................................................35
W ater........................................................................................................................36
C hapter 6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step......................................................37
The O riginalSeven-Step Technique......................................................................37
In M ore D etailsN ow ..............................................................................................37
M ore Tipsand Inform ation on H ousetraining ......................................................41
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H ousetraining the A dultD og.................................................................................43


The Big D O N ’TS D uring H ousetraining ..............................................................44
C hapter 7:A Schedule for Everyone...........................................................46
A H ousetraining D ay in yourPuppy’sLife..........................................................46
Som e PiecesofA dvice forFullTim e W orkers....................................................48
M ore Tips… ............................................................................................................49
C hapter 8:A W ord A boutPaper T raining ................................................51
PaperM anagem entin Three Steps........................................................................52
M aking the Transition.............................................................................................52
O ne LastW ord........................................................................................................53
C hapter 9:W ow ,It’sSpotlessC lean in H ere!...........................................54
JustTellM e W hy....................................................................................................54
N o Tim e fora Botched Job....................................................................................54
Productsto A void ...................................................................................................54
H om em adeProducts...............................................................................................55
Com m ercialProducts..............................................................................................55
Effective Step-by-Step Cleaning M ethods............................................................56
In M ore D etailsN ow ..............................................................................................57
M ore Cleaning Tips................................................................................................58
It’sN ow a H abit......................................................................................................58
Conclusion...............................................................................................................59
C hapter 10:T he Solutions C orner...............................................................60
So M any Problem s,so M any Solutions................................................................60
Supervision:N otJustforK ids...............................................................................60
Com m on H ousetraining Problem sw ith Puppies..................................................61
ButH e W asPerfectly H ousetrained!.....................................................................64
Com m on H ousetraining Problem sw ith A dultD ogs............................................65
The Solution forM ostH ousetraining Problem s...................................................67
Frequently A sked Q uestions.........................................................................68
H ousetraining T ips.........................................................................................73
C onclusion........................................................................................................85
B onus1:Schedule H elper..............................................................................86
B onus2:E quipm entC hecklist.....................................................................87

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A BO UT T H IS B O O K A N D A L IT T L E B IT A B O U T M E

I’velived w ith dogsallm y lifeand Ican honestly say thatI’m a “dog


passionate” person. I’vealw aysbeen fascinated by how m uch a dog can
learn ifyou takethetim eto teach him . Atthe m om ent,Ilive w ith a Golden
Retrieverw ho isa typical“book dog”. Y ou know the kind ofdog you can
train by follow ing thetraining principlesyou can read in m ostbooks. Ialso
have a M iniatureSchnauzerwho iscom pletely the opposite!Ihad to w rite
m y ow n book to train her. Ihad to figureouthow herhead w asw orking and
thatgave m e a w holenew perspective on dogs.

Idecided to write thisbook becausetherearelotsofdogslike m y M iniature


Schnauzerw ho don’tfitcom pletely in traditionaltraining,thatarenotyour
typical“book dog”. Y ou haveto think ofnew w aysto help them
understand.

A sforthe contentofthisbook,although gram m atically-speaking Ishould


use“it” to referto yourdog orpuppy,Icouldn’tbring m yselfto use it. For
m e adog isnotjustathing. So Iused heorsheso you could relate m ore
easily the inform ation I’m providing you w ith yourpuppy. I’ve also opted
forthedirectstyle. Thisbook isforyou and sinceIreally w antto help you
establish agreatrelationship w ith yourdog and getthrough this
housetraining phaseaseasily asIcan,itm ade m oresenseto m e to writethis
book asifIw astalking to you in person.

Technically speaking,housetraining isthe processofteaching yourdog to


elim inate o u t s i d e . Sincea lotofpeople aren’taw areofthis,I’vedecided to
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usetheterm housetraining asa generalconceptand usethe expressions


“outdoortraining” and “indoortraining” to m akethe differencebetween the
two m ethodsyou can choosefrom .

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Introduction

Firstofall,letm e thank you forbuying m y book. Y ou w on’tbe


disappointed. A sIprom ised you on m y w eb site,Iw illhelp you go through
thehousetraining phaseofyourpuppy every step ofthe w ay.

W hy a book on housetraining?Because itisthe#1 reason w hy ow nersgive


up theirdog orhavehim putdow n. Iw rote thisguide becauseIw antto
m ake a difference. In fact,I’ve decided to m ake itm y m ission to saveas
m any dogsasIcan by helping peopleto housetrain theirdog.The factthat
you boughtthisbook provesthatyou careand that’sw hy Iw antto help you.

I’vestructured thisguide in a very practicalm annerstarting w ith essential


factsyou need to know to starthousetraining yourdog. In chapter2 entitled
“Tim e forExecutive D ecisions”,Ipresentyou w ith diversesituationsand
decisionsyou have to m akeso thathousetraining yourpuppy fitsperfectly
yourlifestyle,yourschedule and yourenvironm ent.

Ithen talk abouttw o typesoftraining thatyou should do rightaway and that


w illfacilitate trem endously the housetraining process. Chapter5 isdevoted
to food and theconsiderablerole itplaysin housetraining yourpuppy. In
thenextchapter,“H ousetraining Step-by-Step”,you’llfind allthedetails
you need to teach yourdog w hen and w hereto elim inate. Chapter7
includesa typicalschedule thatyou can easily follow oradapt. In chapter8,
Idealw ith papertraining and the reasonsw hy itcan only bea tem porary
solution.

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A lthough Ihave no doubtthatyourpuppy isapure genius,he w illm ake


som e m istakes. Y ou’llfind in chapter9,“W ow !It’sSpotlessClean in
H ere!” allthe inform ation pertaining to cleaning,from the household
productsto avoid to the toolsavailable on the m arketto m ake yourlife
easier.

Finally,in the lastchapter,“The SolutionsCorner”,you’llfind several


solutionsto housetraining problem sthatm ostbooksdon’ttalk about. I
really thoughtitw asim portantto give you asm any solutionsaspossibleso
you w ould know w hatto do ifyou encountertheseproblem s.

Let’sstart!

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C H A PT E R 1:E SSE N T IA L F A C T S Y O U N E E D TO K NO W
B E FO R E W E ST A R T

W h a t to E x p e c t
Firstofall,you can’texpectyourpuppy to befully housetrained and fully
reliable beforeshe’ssix m onth ofage. Thatbeing said,a dog can be
housetrained betw een oneto six w eeks. A lotdependson yourpuppy’ssize
and breed and m ostly the effortsyou putinto housetraining her.

Thereisalso thefactthatyourpuppy w on’thaveadequatebladderand


bowelcontrolsbeforeshe’s16 weeksold. In otherw ords,she’snotable to
“hold it” forlong periodsso you m ustbeextravigilantduring thatperiod.
Butthatdoesn’tm ean thatyou can’tstarthousetraining herthe m inuteshe
putherpaw sinto yourhom e. Itjustm eansthatyou have to expectyour
puppy to haveacouple ofaccidents. Butdon’tworry,thisG uide contains
everything you’llneed to handle these little m ishaps,from how to reactto
how to clean up.

W h e n W ill m y P u p p y N e e d to E lim in a te ?
O ne ofthe key to housetraining successisbeing able to predictw hen your
dog w illneed to elim inate. Y ourpuppy w illm ostlikely need to relieve
herself:

Ÿ Firstthing in the m orning

Ÿ A fterm ealsbecause theexpansion ofthestom ach w illexertpressure


on the bladderand the colon
Ÿ A fterdrinking w ater

Ÿ A fterw aking up from anap

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Ÿ D uring and/orafterplaying orexercising

Ÿ A fterchewing on herchew toys

Ÿ A fterany excitem ent(som eone knocking atthedoor,guestsarriving

forexam ple)
Ÿ A fteraride in thecar(that’sw hy the firstthing you m ustdo w hen

you bring yourpuppy hom e isto bring herto herElim ination Zone
(EZ)orherToiletStop (TS)so she can relieve herself)
Ÿ D uring the “active” periods(between six and ten in the m orning and

fiveand nine in the evening)


Ÿ A ftersm elling anotherdog’surineorseeing herurinate
Ÿ W hen she leaveshercrate

Ÿ Lastthing atnight

A syou can see,yourpuppy w illneed to go outquite often. Butdon’t


despair,asshe grow sup she w illneed to betaken outdoorlessoften.

H o w F r e q u e n tly w ill m y P u p p y N e e d t o E lim in a te ?


H ere’sa table thatsum sup the frequency oftripsto theelim ination zone or
thetoiletstop required day and nightdepending on theageofyourpuppy.

A ge Frequency Tripsduring the night


6 to 8 w eeks E very 301,452,603 to 1 or 2
4
90 m inutes
8 to 12 w eeks E very tw o hours 1
12 to 16 w eeks E very three hours 11,N one234
16 to 20 w eeks E very four hours N one
20 to 30 w eeks 4 to 6 tim es/day N one
30+ w eeks 3 or 4 tim es/day N one
12 m onthsold T hree tim esa day N one
1
For the toy and sm allbreeds(dogsup to 20 pounds)
2
For the m edium breeds(dogsup to 50 pounds)
3
For the large breeds(dogsfrom 50 to 85 pounds)
4
For the giantbreeds(dogsover 85 pounds)
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Finally,yourpuppy w illusually w antto defecatebetween 1 and 30 m inutes


aftereating and to urinate w ithin 20 m inutesofdrinking a lotofwater.

O fcourse,theseare generalestim ates. Ifyou usetheblank schedule,your


puppy’sinternalclock w on’thaveany secretforyou in no tim e. Y ou’llbe
able to predictw hen she needsto go and sincedogslearn by repetition,
every tim eshe goesatthe rightplaceshereinforcesa good behavior.

D uring the firstw eek,the m orethe better. That’sw hy itisa good idea to
take som e tim e offw hen you bring yourpuppy hom e. By establishing good
habitsfrom day one,you’llbe ableto spend the restofyourlife together
enjoying each and every m om ent.

Ifyou decideto take a week off,don’tm akethe m istakeofhaving the puppy


w ith you allthetim ebecause you w on’tbe thereallthetim e w hen you go
back to w ork and you’llm ake itharderforyourpuppy to adjust. Instead,
follow the scheduleforpeople athom e starting on page 45. Thatway,you’ll
killtw o birdsw ith one stone:1)you’llspeed up yourpuppy’shousetraining
processby bringing heroutdoororto herdesignated place indoorm oreoften
than you could ifyou w ere w orking;and 2)you’llhelp yourpuppy learn that
being alone isnottheend ofthe w orld.

W h e r e m y P u p p y s h o u ld E lim in a te ?
Thereareonly tw o placesyourdog can elim inate:outdoorather
“elim ination zone” orindoorather“toiletstop”. O ne ofthe m ostfrequent
m istake new ow nersm ake isto think thatpapertraining isthefirststep to
housetraining. ItisN O T.
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H ousetraining,oroutdoortraining,isthe processofteaching yourpuppy to


elim inate o u t s i d e A LL the tim e w hile indoortraining involvesteaching your
dog to elim inate ata designated place,hertoiletstop,i n s i d e yourhouseor
apartm ent.

G iv e M e a S ig n …
M ostdogsfollow a ritualjustbeforeelim inating. Y ourtask isto learn to
“read” yourdog. To help you w ith thistask,herearethe signsyou should
pay attention to:

Ÿ Y ourpuppy w him pers;

Ÿ H ertailisrising;

Ÿ Sherunsaround in circle;

Ÿ Shesniffsintently the floor,carpet,ground in a questforthe right

spot!
Ÿ Shepacesrestlessly;
Ÿ Shescratchesthedoorthatleadsto herelim ination zone;

Ÿ She m ovesaw ay from the playing area;

Ÿ Shesquats.

A tthe m om entyou seeany ofthesebehaviors,stop w hateveryou aredoing,


putherleash on and takeheroutsideto herelim ination zoneorinsideto her
toiletstop.Ifshestartspeeing,interruptherby saying a firm “outside” or
“toilet” and then take herto theEZ orTS.

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P u p p y o r A d u lt … Is T h e r e a D iffe r e n c e ?

Thehousetraining m ethod isthesam e forapuppy oran adult. The only


differenceisthatan adultdog can hold ita lotlongerthan apuppy. So,it
m ay seem easierto train an adultdog,butitcan also betricky since your
adultdog com esw ith a background and you don’talw aysknow how her
previousow nertrained her.

Thecratetraining partofthe m ethod m ay take abitlongerwith an adultdog


butdon’tw orry Iw illgive you a surefirew ay to getyouradultdog used to
hercrate.

Y ou now have alltheessentialinform ation behind housetraining. Itisnow


tim eforyou to m ake som e im portant“executivedecisions”.

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C H A PT E R 2:T IM E FO R E X E C U T IV E D E C ISIO N S

O u td o o r o r In d o o r T r a in in g ?

D epending on yoursituation,you have to decide ifyou w antto train your


dog to elim inate outside orinside yourhom e.

Ihighly recom m end you to train yourdog to go outside ifyou have accessto
abackyard,a park orthestreet.

Ifyou live in a high-riseoryou areadisabled person and it’salm ost


im possibleforyou to getoutside quickly,you should train yourdog to
elim inate in aspecific place inside yourhouseorapartm ent. O w nersofa
toy breed w ho live in a region w here itgetscold in the w interm ay also
decide to train theirdog to go inside.

G e tt in g P r e p a r e d
Itisalw aysbetterto geteverything prepared beforeyourpuppy’sarrival.
Butdon’tw orry,ifyou already have yourpuppy I’llhelp you getsetright
away. D uring the housetraining process,w e’llusetw o kindsof
confinem ents:shortterm and long term . To confineyourdog forashort
period oftim e,you’lluseacrate. Y ou’llfind in chapter4:C r a t e T r a i n i n g ,
allthe inform ation you need to choosethe rightcrateforyourdog and how
to gethim used to hiscrate.

W hen you’llleaveyourpuppy form orethan acoupleofhours,you’lluse


long term confinem ent. To thisend,you’llhave to block partofa room in
yourhouse in w hich you’llputyourpuppy’scrate,paperon the floorand a

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coupleofchew toys. It’sa good idea to putaplastic sheetunderthe paperto


protecttheflooreven m ore. W e’llcallthisplace yourpuppy’sdom ain.

Thekitchen isusually the bestchoicebecause itisabusy place. D ogsreally


need to feelthatthey arepartofthe fam ily and being in the m iddleofallthe
action ishighly m otivating forthem . In general,a kitchen floorisalso easy
to clean up w hich isa“m ust” during housetraining.

To block partofthe room ,you can usebaby gates. They areeasy to install
and to open w hen it’stim eto getyourpuppy outside. Y ou can also usea
play pen to confine yourdog. M ostpetstoreshavethem . Thesetoolsare
m oreexpensivethough. W hen Iw ashousetraining m y dogs,Iused acouple
ofplyw ood boardsto block the kitchen entriesand they w orked justfine.

So,yourpuppy’sdom ain should bedelim itated w ith gatesorboard,hiscrate


should be in one cornerand therestofthefloorcovered w ith paper. By the
w ay,butcherorbrow n paperisa lotbetterthan new spapersince itdoesn’t
contain ink,thereforeitisa lotlessm essy. Y ourpuppy should havea
coupleofchew toysto play w ith. O ne very popularchew toy isa K ong©
becauseyou can fillitw ith peanutbutter,kibblesand otherfavoritetreatsto
yourdog to keep him occupied. A syourpuppy grow s,you can expand his
dom ain.

C h o o s in g a n E lim in a tio n Z o n e o r T o ile t S to p


Y ou have to decide w here you w antyourpuppy to elim inate. Forthoseof
you w ho willoutdoortrain theirpuppy,chooseaplace thatiseasily
accessibleand relatively quietand thatw on’tgettoo m uddy. Forexam ple,I
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choseacornerofm y backyard nottoo closeto thestreetso m y dogsw on’t


getdistracted w hen it’stim e to go. W e w illcallthisplacetheElim ination
Zone(EZ).

O fcourse,forthecity dog,theelim ination zone w illprobably bethe gutter.


N o m atterw hich spotyou choose,justfollow the seven-step technique
(p.37)and everything isgoing to befine.

Thereason Iwantyou to choose aspotand alw aysbring yourdog there is


thatdogshavea very powerfulsenseofsm ell. Itonly takesone peeand
poop foryourdog to recognize thespotafterthat. Thesm ellw illtrigger
yourdog’sdesireto elim inateand speed up the whole process.

D ogsalso w antto “refresh” theirspotor“m ark” anotherdog’sspotw ith


theirow n sm ell,so unlessyou w antto stop atevery telephonepostsand
every hydrantsyou encounter,don’tletyourdog sniffthose w hen you’re
going on a w alk w ith him .

Thetoiletstop isthe equivalentoftheelim ination zonebutit’sinside your


house. You have to choosea placethatw on’tbe in the w ay,butnottoo
isolated so thatyourpuppy w illhavea hard tim e finding it. Iw ould
recom m end the bathroom . Thefloorsurface isusually easy to clean up,
thereisgenerally a fan thatm akesiteasierto getrid oftheodorand itis
usually on the sam efloorastheone w hereyou’llsetup yourpuppy’s
dom ain.

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Thebaseofa litterbox ora low -base plasticbox lined w ith paperw ould be
perfect. Forthoseofyou w ho also havea cat,forgetthe idea ofhaving your
four-legged friendssharethe sam elitterbox. Believe m e,itwon’twork and
you’llhave m oreproblem sto solvethatyou can think of.

Som epeoplechooseto have theirdog elim inate in alow -basestoragebox


(like thoseyou can find in hardw arestoresand thatyou can slideunderyour
bed)lined w ith grassand puton the balcony. Itiscertainly a good idea,but
rem em berthatatone pointyou’llhave to replace the grass.

O k. So yourpuppy’sdom ain isready,you know ifyou wanthim to


elim inate inside oroutside and you havechosen theperfectspotforhim . It
isnow tim e foryou to accom plish yourfirsttasksasa new owner:getyour
puppy used to hisleash and collar.

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C H A PT E R 3:L E A SH AND C O L L A R T R A IN IN G
Firstthingsfirst. Y ou haveto train yourpuppy to accepthiscollarand
leash. In the housetraining m ethod I’m going to show you,you have to walk
yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone orhistoiletstop on leash. U ntilyour
puppy know sw hatyou expectfrom him and w herehe’ssupposed to
elim inate,you’llhave to help him .

W h a t K in d o f C o lla r a n d L e a s h s h o u ld I B u y ?
Since yourpuppy w illoutgrow hiscollara num beroftim esbeforereaching
adulthood,Irecom m end you to buy a sim ple,inexpensive,nylon buckle
collar. Ifyou stillhaven’tm ade yourtrip to the petstore to geteverything
you’llneed foryournew fam ily addition,you’llrealize once therethatthe
choice ofcollarsand leashesisalm ostunlim ited.

Collarsalso com e in a variety ofsize,usually from 10 to 24 inches. To


know which size to buy,m easure yourdog’sneck very loosely w ith a
m easuring tapeand add acouple ofinches. Forexam ple,ifyourpuppy’s
neck is10 inches,you should buy a 12-inch collar. O ne very practicalcollar
istheadjustablecollar. A sitsnam e suggests,itallowsyou to adjustthe size
ofthecollarasyourpuppy grow sand hasthe greatadvantageofsaving you
m oney and a coupleoftripsto the petstore!

A sforthe leash,Irecom m end asix-footleash. Itisa loteasierto w alk a


dog on a 6-footleash than ashorterone. In addition,ifyou decide to attend
obedienceclassw ith yourpuppy (w hich Istrongly encourage you to do),
you’llalready have the leash m osttrainersrequire you to get.

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Y ou’llfind a checklistofeverything you’llneed foryourpuppy’sarrivalin


Bonus2.

H o w to G e t M y P u p p y U s e d to h is L e a s h a n d C o lla r ?

T he collar:
Thefirsttim e you’llputa collaron yourpuppy,he’llprobably scratch ita
lot. That’sperfectly norm al. By the w ay,oncefastened,you should beable
to slip tw o fingersunderyourpuppy’scollar.

To getyourpuppy used to hiscollar,putiton him 10 m inutesata tim e


every hourforthefirstfew days. Then letiton for20 m inutesforthenext
coupleofdays. Afterthat,forhalfan hourand so on untilhe w earsitallday
long.

N O TE:W hen you are leaving forw ork orjustgoing outforacoupleof


hours,alw aystakeoffyourpuppy’scollarw hen you puthim in hiscrate.
Thatway,you w on’thaveto w orry thatyourpuppy’scollargetsstuck in the
barsofthecrate. Iknow … w hatarethe chances?O ne in a m illion,m aybe,
butw hy take the risk. Som e dogsarerealH oudini,don’tfind outthe sad
w ay thatyourdog w asonesuch dog.

T he leash:
A very easy way to getyourpuppy used to hisleash isto lethim drag it
around. O fcourse,you m ustbe w ith yourpuppy and w atch him w hen you
do that. Y ou don’tw anthim to getstuck som ew here.

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O nce hedoesn’tseem to noticethe leash,try picking itup butw ithout


pulling on it. Justfollow yourpuppy w ithoutputting any pressureon the
leash. Y ou w antyourpuppy to getused to you being close sincehe’llhave
to learn to elim inate w hile he’son leash.

Therearelotsofreasonsw hy Iw antyou to teach yourdog to elim inateon


leash. Firstofall,you’llbeable to controlhisactivities. In otherw ords,
w hen it’stim eto elim inate it’snotthe tim e forhim to exploreevery corner
ofthebackyard.

Puppiesforgeteasily the reason w hy they’reoutside ifyou letthem sniff


around instead ofkeeping them in theelim ination zone w herethey’re
supposed to getdow n to business. O nce he haselim inated,yourdog w ill
have plenty oftim e to exploreand play. H ousetraining yourpuppy thatw ay
helpshim learn thatthesoonerhe elim inatesthesoonerhe can play. Believe
m e,you w illgreatly appreciate having trained yourdog follow ing this
m ethod w hen M otherNature w on’tbe in a good m ood orw hen you’llbe
running late!!!

Teaching yourdog to elim inateon leash w illalso m akeyourlifea loteasier


w hen you’llbe traveling and ifyou arethinking ofgetting into dog sport
activities.

It’snow tim e to startcratetraining yourdog.

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C H A PT E R 4:C R A T E T R A IN IN G

D e n S w e e t D e n
W hatdo expertsm ean by “D ogsaredenning anim als”?They m ean that
instinctively yourdog w on’tw antto soiltheplace w hereshesleepsand eats.
That’sw hy acrateisthe m ostusefultoolyou can useto dram atically speed
up the housetraining process.

Since yourpuppy w on’tw antto soilhercrate,she w illdevelop bladderand


bowelcontrolsand learn to hold ituntilitistim e to go to herelim ination
zoneortoiletstop.

Pleasedon’tletyourow n perceptionsofa cratedeprive yourdog to satisfy


herm ostbasic needs. A lotofpeoplethink thatputting a puppy in a crate is
cruel. ItisN O T. O n thecontrary,yourpuppy’scrate w illbecom eherow n
cozy place w hereshe can go to rest. M ostdogscontinueto go in theircrate
even afterthehousetraining stage isoverbecauseitsatisfiestheirprofound
denning instinct.

Finally,a crate givesyou peaceofm ind w hen you can’tsupervise orinteract


w ith yourdog because you know thatshe isin asafeand com fortable place
and can’tdestroy anything preciousw hileshe’sthere.

W h a t K in d o f C r a te S h o u ld I B u y ?
Y ou’llfind two kindsofcratesin petstores:w irecratesand plasticpet
carriers. Theplastic cratesareparticularly usefulifyou plan to take your

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dog on a planesince m ostofthesecratesareapproved by airlines. They are


also lessheavy than wirecrates.

In addition,they don’tallow asm uch aircirculation asthe w irecratesdo.


O n the one hand,itisan advantage in cold orwetclim atessince itw illallow
yourdog to keep herbody warm . O n the otherhand,how ever,itwillbean
inconvenientin hotorhum id w eatherconditions.

A lotofpeople puttheirdog in acrate w hen traveling by car. Ifyou don’t


plan to usea crateforyourcartrips,please buy a dog seatbeltortie your
dog’sleash on aregularseatbeltso yourdog w on’tend up in the w indshield
ifyou have an accident. A nyw ay,a dog loose in a carisa very dangerous
practice. O ne lastw ord aboutdogsand cars:the interiorofacaron asunny
day can reach 100o in lessthan 10 m inutes,so pleaseneverletyourdog
unattended in acar.

Forthoseofyou w ho havea big chew eron theirhands,Irecom m end a w ire


crate. M ostofthem can befolded flatm aking them easy to storeorcarry
around. Furtherm ore,puppiesusually like the w irecratebecause itism ore
open and they can seea lotbetterw hatisgoing on.

H o w B ig a C r a t e S h o u ld I B u y ?
The m ostusefuladviceIcan give you on thism atteris:buy acratethatwill
bebig enough foryourdog to use onceshe hasreached herfulladultsize.

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W hy? First,because itw illallow you to save a lotofm oney and second,
becauseitisvery easy to reducethe sizeofthecratew ith cardboard orw ire
separatorto fityourdog’ssize asshe grow sup.

Thatbeing said,herearetheprinciplesto follow w hen choosing acrate:


H eight:Y ourdog m ustbe able to stand w ithouthaving to duck herhead.
W idth:Y ourdog m ustbe able to com fortably lie on hersideand stretch out.
Length:Y ourdog m ustbeable to lie dow n com pletely stretched w ithout
having to curlup.

W hen you bring yourpuppy hom e,allyou have to do isto reducethe length
ofthecrateby installing a cardboard,plyw ood board orw ire separator. A s
yourpuppy grow ,justm ove the separatorto fityourdog’ssize.

D o you really have to reducethe crate’slength? Y es. Ifyourpuppy hastoo


m uch room in hercrateshecould easily decide to sleep in one end and
elim inate in the other. Thatw ould defeatthe w hole purposeofusing a crate
to housetrain yourpuppy.

Finally,once you’ve reduced the sizeofthe crate,justlook ifyourdog


seem scom fortable in it. Ifso,everything isO K !

C r a t e T r a in in g S te p -b y - S t e p
D ogslearn by association. Ifsom ething ispositive,they w illacceptiteasily
and w illlook forward to it. O n the otherhand,ifsom ething isnegative,they
w illwantto avoid it. W hatwe w anthere isto teach yourpuppy thata crate
issom ething positive. H ere’show to achieve this:
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Step 1:Block the dooropen,sitbeside yourpuppy’scrate,have yourpuppy


sniffthe treatin yourhand and throw thetreatin thecrate. W hen
yourpuppy goesin thecrateto getthetreat,praiseher. D o thisthree
orfourtim es,and stop. Repeattheprocessasoften asyou can
(every 15 m inutesto halfhour,forexam ple)untilyourpuppy goesin
and outofthe crate w illingly. A tthe beginning,throw the treatin
thefrontpartofthecrateand gradually throw itfurtherand further
in.

Itisvery im portantto praise yourdog w hen she goesin and notw hen
she’scom ing outofthecrate. In fact,you shouldn’tsay a w ord w hen
yourpuppy com esoutofhercrate. Y ou don’twantherto think that
getting outofthe crate ism orefun than staying in it.

Step 2:Stillsitting besidethe crate,throw thetreatin the crate,close the


doorofthecratefor15-30 secondsand continuetossing sm alltreats
to yourpuppy during thattim e. Letyourpuppy outofthecrate
w ithoutsaying a w ord.

Repeatthisstep m any tim esuntilyourpuppy staysquietly in her


crateabout4-5 m inutes. O fcourse,you w on’ttosstreatsin the crate
for5 m inutesso m akesure w hen you throw the firsttreatin to also
puta chew toy in thecrateso yourpuppy hassom ething to keep her
occupied.

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Itisalso a good tim eto introduceacue w ord when yourpuppy goes


in hercrateeasily. Isim ply use“in yourcrate”. Choosea w ord that
com esnaturally to you and thatyou’llonly useforthatpurpose.

Cratetraining isnotaboutbeating w orld records!D on’ttry to push


thingsto seehow long yourpuppy w illtoleratehercrate. Ifyou do
that,you m ay end up w ith apuppy thatw illstartw hining to getout. It
takesa lotm oretim e to retrain a dog than to teach hercorrectly the
firsttim e.

Step 3:N ow ,you w illstartto go aboutyourbusinessaround the house w hile


leaving yourpuppy in hercrate. Rem em berto give herachew toy
w hen you putherin hercrate. Sinceshe w illseeorhearyou close
by,she w illknow thatyou haven’tabandoned her!

A gain,don’tpush things. Afterfive m inutes,releaseherfrom her


cratebutdon’tm akeafussaboutit. Continuepractising thisstep
and gradually increasethetim e you letherin hercrate.

Step 4:Finally,you w illtrain yourpuppy to stay alone in hercratew hile


you’re notin the house. A tthebeginning,justleavefor10 to
15 m inutes. G o getthe m ail,go run an errand,wateryourflow ers,
etc. U se yourim agination. D on’tleavehom e form orethan halfan
hourthefirstfew tim es. A gain,don’tforgetto letyourpuppy her
favoritechew toy w hen you putherin hercrate.

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Ifyou follow thesesteps,you should have apuppy going in hercratehappily


in no tim e. The m ain idea isto go slow ly and gradually and m akecrate
training a positive experience foryourpuppy.

O ne lastthing:w hy isthechew toy so im portant?Because 1)puppiessleep a


lotduring the day and 2)they usually fallasleep afterchewing on theirtoy
for10-15 m inutes. Cratetraining yourpuppy following thism ethod allow s
you to teach yourpuppy tw o very valuable things:a)sleeping in hercrate is
the m ostnaturaland pleasantactivity in the w orld,and b)shecan chew on
herchew toy only and nothing else;notyourshoes,yourchairlegs,etc.

To m akesureyourpuppy seeshercrate very positively,feed herin the crate.


W hen she’sfinished eating,takeheron leash to herelim ination zone orher
toiletstop.

C r a t e T r a in in g D u r in g th e N ig h t
W e’ve seen in thesection “H ow Frequently w illm y Puppy N eed to
Elim inate?” thatyou w illhaveto bring yourpuppy to herelim ination zone
ortoiletstop atleastonceduring the night.

Forthe night,thecrateshould be in yourbedroom so you can hearyour


puppy criesw hen sheneedsto elim inate. Itisvery IM PO RTA N T to getup
and bring yourpuppy to herdesignated placeso shecan elim inate.

Ifyou don’t,yourpuppy w illelim inate in hercrateand allyourhard w ork


cratetraining herw illbe in vain. Furtherm ore,apuppy w ho learnsto soil
hercratebecom esextrem ely tough to housetrain afterward. So,getup.
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D on’tw orry,you w on’thave to do thisfortherestofherlife. Itisonly


tem porary.

The m ostim portantthing to rem em berw hen you take yourpuppy outofher
crateduring the nightto have herelim inate isnotto say a w ord. Justbring
herto the designated placeand onceherbusinessisdone putherback to her
crate w ithoutsaying a w ord to her.

W hy? Because ifyou starttalking to herorw orst,play w ith her,shew ill


think thatit’stim e to getup and havefun. She w illlearn to getup m ore
often during thenightto getplay tim es. O fcourse,that’snotw hatyou w ant.

A couple ofdaysbeforegetting yourpuppy,itisa good ideato wearan old


t-shirt. O nce you have yourpuppy,putyourt-shirtin yourpuppy’scrateat
night. Thisw ay,even though shecan’tsee you in the dark,yourscentw ill
reassureher. Thistip worksfora lotofdogs.

H o w L o n g c a n I L e t m y P u p p y in h e r C r a te ?
Thenum berofhoursyou can letyourpuppy in hercratecorrespondsto her
age. In otherw ords,ifyourpuppy istw o m onthsold you can lethertw o
hoursin hercrate,ifshe’sthree m onthsold,shecan stay in hercratefor
threehours.

W hen you’re housetraining an adultdog,the m axim um period oftim e you


can crate yourdog isfourhoursata tim e. Later,w hen yourdog isfully
housetrained,you can decide to letherfreein the house. O fcourse,expect
to find dog hairson them ostcom fortable chairorbed in yourhouse!
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T h e S u r e fir e W a y t o G e t y o u r A d u lt D o g U s e d to H e r
C ra te
Som etim esan adultdog thathasneverbeen cratetrained won’tw antto go in
hercrate. First,follow the m ethod described in the section “CrateTraining
Step-by-Step” (p.23).

Ifyouradultdog stilldoesn’tw antto go in,startfeeding herin hercrate.


W hen it’stim eto feed yourdog,w ith herbowlin yourhand,tellher“go in
yourcrate” and putthebow latthefarend ofthecrate. D o thisfora w eek
and Iprom iseyou thatin no tim eallyou’llhave to say is“go in yourcrate”
and she w illberunning there.

Form e,thishasbecom ea perm anentroutine. Ialso considerthisan


excellentopportunity to practice m y dogs’ sit-stay and down-stay.

T h e B i g D O N ’T S d u r i n g C r a t e T r a i n i n g

Ø D O N ’T letyourpuppy in hercrate longerthan she’ssupposed to.


(Rem em ber:tw o m onths= tw o hours,three m onths= threehours,
etc.).

Ø D O N ’T use thecrateto punish yourdog. Itisvery im portantthat


yourpuppy seeshercrateasapositiveexperience.

Ø D O N ’T letyourpuppy outofhercrate ifshe’sw hining orshestartsto


m ake afuss. Ifthathappens,w aitforherto calm dow n before letting
herout. A good habitto take isto ask yourpuppy to sitbefore

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opening thedoor. A dog bolting outofacrate isdangerousboth for


you and her.

Ø D O N ’T putthecrate in an isolated room like the garage orthe


basem ent. Itisvery im portantforyourpuppy to be w ith you. The
kitchen orfam ily room isthe idealchoice.

Ø D O N ’T allow yourchildren to go in the puppy’scrate. Itisherplace,


hersafehaven in thehouse.

Ø D O N ’T crate yourpuppy untilyou gotherused to hercrate.

Ø D O N ’T force yourpuppy in thecrateand close the door.Allyou’ll


achieve isscareherand itw illtake you a lotlongerafterward to
reintroduceherto hercrate.Rem em ber,every new experience in your
puppy’slife m ustbe positive.

S o r r y , b u t I j u s t c a n ’t d o i t !
If,afterreading thischapter,you arestillnotconvinced thatcratetraining
yourpuppy isthebestthing you can do forherand you can’tbring yourself
to usea crate,you have tw o otheroptions.

Y ou can usea tie-down orcreatea“physicalbond” betw een you and your


puppy.

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T ie-dow n
A tie-dow n issim ply a 3 or4-footleash thatyou attach to aheavy piece of
furniture. Itisvery im portant,w hen you hook yourpuppy to the leash,that
she wearsa bucklecollarand thatyou give herachew toy to keep her
occupied.

D epending on thesize ofyourpuppy,you m ustadjustthe length ofthe


leash. Y ourpuppy should beable to sit,stand,lie dow n and stretch w hile
she’shooked to the tie-dow n. D on’tlethertoo m uch leew ay orshecould
decide to do herbusinessattheend ofthe leash and com e back to herpostto
continue playing.

O ne lastthing,N EV ER tie-dow n yourdog ifyou’renotaround to supervise


her. Itisextrem ely dangerous. H erlegscan becom e entangled in the leash
and shecould even hang herself. Believe m e,a crate isfarm oresafer.

PhysicalB ond
Thedifferencebetween the tie-dow n and thephysicalbond isthattheend of
the leash isattached to you instead ofapieceoffurniture. Itism ore
cum bersom e to havea puppy attached to you,butitallow syou to watch her
like a haw k!U sually,a four-footleash isperfectforthis.

Finally,even ifyou chooseto usea tie-dow n ora physicalbond,your


puppy’selim ination needsdon’tdisappear. Y ou haveto follow the
housetraining m ethod asifyou w ereusing acrate.

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C o n c lu s io n
Thereareabsolutely no doubtsin m y m ind thatcratetraining yourdog isthe
m ost“canine” service you can renderto yourdog. Besidesspeeding up
dram atically the housetraining process,a crateprovidesyourdog w ith asafe
place to rest. Italso m akestraveling w ith yourdog by carm oresecure.
Furtherm ore,ifyou haveto letyourdog to the vetovernight,you w illm ake
theseparation a loteasierforyourdog and help herrecovery sinceshe w ill
beused to sleeping in acrate. Finally,lotsofhotelsw on’tacceptdogsif
they arenotcratetrained.

W e’realm ostthere… One lastchapterto dealw ith and w e’llreally getinto


theheartofhousetraining. Butbefore w edo so,you have to read thenext
chaptersince food hasa big im pacton yourpuppy’sability to get
housetrained.

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C H A PT E R 5:W H A T ’S F O O D GOT TO DO W IT H IT ?

Everything! Iw illshow you in thischapterthe im portantrolefood can play


in yourhousetraining successorfailure. Iw illalso explain how food can
im pactyourdog’shealth and behavior.

Is it R e a lly W o r th th e E x tr a P e n n y ?
A bsolutely. Feeding a good quality food to yourdog hasa H U G E im pacton
housetraining and here’sw hy.

W hen you feed a good quality food to yourdog,heneedsto eatlessofitto


satisfy hishungerand to m eethisnutritionalneeds. Consequently,the
prem ium food bag m ay costm ore,butitw illlastlonger.

A good quality food isalso m oreeasily digestible. So ifyou com binethese


two factors,you end up w ith a puppy thatw illelim inate less“by-products”.
Furtherm ore,sincethe excrem entw illbesm allerand firm er(because m ost
ofthefood w illbedigested),itw illbea loteasierforyourpuppy to hold it
and learn to controlhisbow elm ovem ents. N eedlessto say thatduring
housetraining,theseare w inning conditions!

G ood quality foodsare m ade w ith nutritionalingredients. Y ourdog then


getseverything heneedsto keep him happy and healthy. Sinceahealthy
dog doesn’thaveto visitthe veterinarian m any tim esa year,you’llsave an
am azing am ountofm oney on vetbills. Believe m e,theannualcostofa
prem ium quality food isa lotlessthan thecostofcheap food plusthe vet
bills.
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H ere’sanotheradvantage thatm ostpeople don’tknow and thatm akes


feeding yourdog a good quality food w orthw hile:a w ell-nourished dog has
farlesschanceto getfleas.

R e g u la r F e e d in g E q u a ls R e g u la r E lim in a t io n H a b its
D uring housetraining,itisvery im portantto stick to afeeding schedule. If
you alwaysfeed yourdog atthe sam etim e,you’llbeable to figureoutin no
tim e w hen he’llneed to elim inate. Consequently,every tim e you give your
dog the chance to do therightthing (thatis,bringing him to hiselim ination
zoneortoiletstop on tim e),you help him learn fasterwhatyou expectfrom
him .

Think aboutitfrom yourpuppy’sperspective:dogslearn by association and


w antto repeatbehaviorsthatcausesom ething positiveto happen. D uring
thehousetraining process,praiseand play areforyourpuppy thepositive
consequencesofelim inating attherightspot.

T h e B ig g e s t M is ta k e Y o u C a n M a k e R e la t in g to F o o d
Based on the principle thateverything thatgoesin hasto com e out,ifyou let
yourdog free-feed him self(in otherw ord,letting yourdog have accessto
hisfood allday long),guessw hat… you’llbecleaning up allday long and
you’llneverbe able to housetrain him .

A notherthing aboutfree-feeding:training m ethodshave considerably


changed in the pastten years. W e now use food and toysaspositive
reinforcem entsto teach dogsw hatw eexpectfrom them . Ifyou allow your

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dog to eatallthefood in the w orld,you’llloseallyourappealw hen itw ill


betim e foryou to train him . Think aboutit.W hy w ould yourdog w ork for
food ifhecan have w hathe w ants,w hen he w antsit!

H o w M a n y T im e s S h o u ld I F e e d M y D o g ?
Ifirm ly believe thata dog should be fed tw ice aday. Forpuppies,three
m ealsareeven better. O fcourse,ifyou w ork during the day and can’tcom e
back during yourlunch break to feed yourpuppy,feed him tw o m ealsa day.
Ithasbeen proven thatfeeding tw icea day hasarealpositive im pacton
yourdog’sbehavior. D og food staysin yourdog’sstom ach betw een 4 to 8
hours. Consequently,ifyou feed yourdog only oncea day,itm eansthathe
liveson an em pty stom ach 16 hoursaday. M ostbehaviorproblem s,like
chew ing and restlessness,originatefrom dogsw ho aresim ply hungry.

O n the otherhand,ifyou feed yourpuppy tw ice aday,he’llhave an em pty


stom ach only 8 hoursa day w hich corresponds,ifyou think aboutit,to a
good nightsleep!

H o w M u c h F o o d Is E n o u g h ?
Startby feeding the portion indicated on thefood bag depending on your
puppy’sageand w eight. The easiestw ay to know ifyou feed too m uch or
notenough is,believe itornot,by counting the num berofstoolsyourdog
produces. Ifyourdog defecatesm orethan threetim esa day,you are giving
him too m uch food. A llyou haveto do isadjustthe portion offood until
yourdog defecatesthreetim esa day.

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By the way,don’tsw itch to anothertype offood during housetraining. A


puppy’sstom ach iseasily upsetby a changeoffood and it’shard to
housetrain apuppy w ho hasdiarrhea!Once yourpuppy ishousetrained,it
w illbe easierforhim to adaptto thechange.

L a b e l R e a d in g 1 0 1
I’vetold you how im portanta good quality food can be in you dog’slife.
H ow ever,Istillhave nottold you how to differentiatea good quality food
from acheap one. Thesurefirew ay to m akesureyou’refeeding yourdog
appropriately isto read the labelto know exactly whatisin thebag.

D og food isascience in itselfand Iw on’tpretend thatIknow everything


aboutit. H owever,afterreading a loton thatsubject,Ican give you one
principleto follow thatw illhelp you m ake a good choice. Basically,two of
thefirstthree ingredients,and preferably thefirsttw o ingredients,listed on
the labelshould be anim alproteins(beef,chicken,lam b,fish). The law
requiresm anufacturersto listtheingredientsin theorderofpredom inance
by w eight. So,thefirstingredientlisted on the labelisthe onefound in
biggestproportion in the food com position.

A lthough itisa bittechnical,Iencourage you to read the article entitled


“Interpreting PetFood Labels” posted on the websiteofthe Centerfor
V eterinary M edicine atthefollow ing address:
http://w w w .fda.gov/cvm /index/consum er/petlabel.htm .

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W a te r
Thesam e principle forfood appliesto w ater. Ifyou don’tm onitorhow
m uch goesin,you won’tbe ableto predicthow m uch w illgetout.

D uring the housetraining process,you w on’tletyourdog haveaccessto all


the w aterhe w ants. Y ou’llgivehim w ateratspecific m om entsand never
after7:00 p.m .ifyou don’tw antto getup threetim esduring the night.

H ow ever,ifyou getyourpuppy in the m iddleofascorching heat,you’ll


have to m ake an exception to the7 o’clock rule. W hen it’svery hot,Igive
m y dogsicechips. They love them and itreally helpsbring dow n their
internaltem perature.

O nce yourdog ishousetrained,you w illm ake surethathealw ayshasaccess


to afresh supply ofw ater.

Finally… housetraining step-by-step isnext.

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C H A PT E R 6:H O U SE T R A IN IN G S T E P -B Y -ST E P

Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. Itm ay som etim estake
longerthan w e w ould like,butw ith a little bitofpatienceand consistency
you w illsucceed.

T h e O r ig in a l S e v e n - S t e p T e c h n iq u e

Steps W hatto do
1 G etyour puppy outofhis crate or hisdom ain and puthis leash
on.
2 A ccom pany him to hiselim ination zone or toiletstop.
3 D O N ’T say a w ord untilhe startselim inating.
4 W hen he’sgetting dow n to business,say your com m and w ord in
a softvoice.
5 Praise him like crazy for elim inating atthe rightplace.
6 Play w ith your puppy a couple ofm inutesatleast.
7 B ring your puppy back to hiscrate or dom ain.

Follow thesestepsevery tim e yourpuppy needsto elim inate and in no tim e


you’llhave ahousetrained dog,guaranteed!

In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
T he R ightPath
Itisvery im portantthatyou alwaysfollow thesam epath,usethesam e door,
w hen accom panying yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop.
That’show you’llteach yourdog to ask you to go outorto go on hisow n to
histoiletstop.

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Ifyourpuppy startselim inating on yourw ay to the EZ orTS,say a firm


“outside” or“toilet” (orw hateverw ord you w antto use),pick him up,bring
him to hisEZ orTS and follow theothersteps(silence,com m and w ord,
praiseand play).

A ccom panying your puppy to hiselim ination zone or toiletstop


W hy do Iw antyou to accom pany yourpuppy? First,becausesince your
puppy ison leash and you can controlhisw hereabouts,he w on’tdo anything
elsebutgetdow n to business.

Second,itistheonly way foryou to besurethatyourdog hascom pletely


em ptied both “reservoirs”.Furtherm ore,sincepraise isan im portantstep to
yourpuppy’shousetraining success,you M U ST be thereto praisehim w hen
hedoesthe rightthing.

Third,you’llsee w hat’sgetting outofthere!Som e puppy getsdiarrhea when


you bring them hom ebecauseofalltheexcitem ent. In thesecircum stances,
itisvery im portantto m onitorclosely the situation. A dog dehydratesvery
easily,particularly sm allpuppies,don’thesitateto callyourvetand ask
him /herw hatto do ifthe diarrhea lastsm orethan a day.

Fourth,itistheonly w ay foryou to counthow m any stoolsyourdog


producesin a day.A sI’ve m entioned before,yourgoalisthreepoopsa day.

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Finally,ifyou don’tgo outside w ith yourpuppy,there’sa good chancethat


allhe’llw antto do iscom e back insidebecausehew antsto be w ith you. If
you lethim in thinking he doesn’tneed to go,Ican guarantee you thathe’ll
probably relievehim selfi n s i d e w ithin a coupleofm inutes!

Shhhh...
U ntilyourpuppy startsto elim inate,you w on’tsay a w ord.Som e ofyou
m ay bethinking:“W hatdoesitchange ifItalk to m y dog?” First,you don’t
w anthim to getdistracted.Y ou broughthim outforone purpose:
elim inating.

Second,you don’twantto m ake oneofthe m ostcom m on m istakesnew


ownersm ake:Ifyou w ere“thinking” likea dog,in otherw ordsassociatean
action w ith a consequence,here’sthe conclusion you w ould arrive at:w hen
w e go outIgetalltheattention,butthe m inuteIrelieve m yself,no m ore
attention and back in the house. D ogsaresm art,you know . They like the
outdoorsand w ould m uch preferstaying outside then going back in the
house. Thefinalresultw ould be adog thatholdsitaslong ashe can so he
can stay outside longer.

E lim inating on C om m and


Forthoseofyou w ho plan to participate in obedience,agility orany other
dog activities,teaching yourdog to elim inateon com m and w illbe very
useful. A nd forthoseofyou w ho don’tplan to com pete in any ofthese
sports,thiscom m and w illm ake yourlifea loteasier. Justthink forexam ple
thatyou are in ahurry oryou’re lateforan appointm ent,you certainly don’t
w antto spend halfan houroutside waiting foryou dog to attend to the call

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ofnature!Y ou’llalso find thiscom m and very usefulw hen it’sfreezing


outsideorraining catsand dogs!

Y ou firsthaveto chooseacom m and w ord. Rem em berthatyou w illonly


usethatw ord forthatpurpose. A lotofpeople use“hurry up”,butdon’t
hesitate to becreative. H ow ever,don’tchoosea w ord thatyou useregularly
in casualconversations. Forexam ple,forthoseofyou w ho have kids,I
w ouldn’tuse “let’sgo”!I’m sure you can im agine w hattheresultcould
be…

T eaching your D og to G o on C om m and


1. Bring yourdog to hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop.
2. D on’tsay a w ord. Rem em ber,ifyou talk and pay attention to him ,
he’llforgetw hathe’ssupposed to do.
3. The m om enthe startsto urinate ordefecate,say yourcom m and w ord
in a very softtone ofvoice.
4. O nce finished,praise yourdog lavishly.

A syou can see,it’svery easy to teach thiscom m and. Butsincedogslearn


by repetition,itisvery im portantto use itevery tim e you bring yourdog to
hiselim ination zone ortoiletstop. O nce yourdog haslearned the com m and,
hew ill“getdow n to business” rapidly and thatw illallow the both ofyou to
spend m orequality tim e together.

Praise,praise,praise
Praisesareextrem ely im portantw hen you’rehousetraining yourdog
becausethat’show he’llknow thathehasdonethe rightthing. D on’t

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hesitate to praise yourdog with a “G oood boy” and “G oood girl” every tim e
yourpuppy doessom ething you like.

Play,a naturaldog behavior


D ogslike to play.N othing m akesthem m orehappy than playing w ith you.
A sI’ve told you before,ifyou play w ith yourdog,even ifit’sonly fora
coupleofm inutes,A FTER hehaselim inated,he’llrelieve him selfa lot
faster.

M o r e T ip s a n d In f o r m a t io n o n H o u s e t r a in in g
For those ofyou in the N orth
Believe itornot,snow can slow dow n yourpuppy’shousetraining progress.
H ow ?Ifyou letyourpuppy w alk in the snow w herehe justrelieved him self,
he’llbring snow w ith urine stuck in hispaw sback in the house.

Ifyou don’tdry yourpuppy’spawsw ith a towelbeforeputting him back to


hiscrateordom ain,the snow w illm eltin thecrateoron thefloor.Y our
puppy w illthen sm ellthe urine and itm ay very w elltriggerhisdesireto
elim inate again.Y ou’llend up w ith an accidentthatcould have been easily
avoided.

K eeping yourpuppy’shairshortand clean isim portant,in particularduring


thehousetraining process.

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Im portance ofpicking up after your dog


A thom e:A sstrangeasitm ightseem ,a dog w on’tdefecatejustbeside
anotherstoollefton the ground.Consequently,ifyou don’tpick up after
yourdog,he w illgradually w iden hiselim ination zone.So,ifyou don’tw ant
yourw hole backyard to becom e adoggy toilet,it’sbetterto keep the
elim ination zone clean.

E veryw here else:Icannotstressenough the im portance ofpicking up after


yourdog w hen you bring him fora w alk,in apark,cam ping,etc.Too m any
peoplehate dogsbecausesom e dog ow nersleavetheirdog’sw aste
everyw here.Please,poop and scoop.It’sthebestcontribution you can m ake
to the im provem entofthecaninepopulation’sreputation.

H e’snotelim inating,w hatshould I do?


Ifyou’ve spent5 m inutesw ith yourpuppy athisEZ orTS and he hasnot
elim inated,puthim back in hisCRA TE,lethim therefor10 m inutesand try
again. I’m surethatw ithin threeattem ptsyourpuppy w illhave relieved
him self.

T eaching your dog to respectthe house


A tone point,you w illprobably w antto letyourdog loose in thehouse.To
achieve this,you have to teach yourdog to respectthe w hole house.Thebest
w ay isto letyourpuppy exploreoneroom ofthehouse ata tim e and alw ays
A FTER he hascom pletely em ptied both bladderand bow el.

D on’tstarttheexploration ofthe housebeforeyourdog haslearned to keep


hisdom ain clean and even then,you m ustw atch him likea haw k!Iw ould

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also recom m end to have yourdog on leash during your“adventure”


together.

O utdoor T raining and Infectious D iseases


M ostvetsw illrecom m end you notto take yourpuppy outforwalksuntilhe
hasbeen im m unized againstinfectiousdiseases. Forthecity dog,thisis
particularly truesince yourpuppy can catch diseasesby sniffing the
excrem entsofotherdogsnotim m unized.

Being awareofthis,ifyou w antyourpuppy to elim inateoutdoorrightaw ay,


Ithink theeasiestw ay isto alw aysuse the sam espotand notto letyourdog
sniffatotherdogs’ excrem ents.

H o u s e tr a in in g th e A d u lt D o g
A sI’ve told you previously,the housetraining m ethod doesn’tchange w ith
an adultdog. It’sm oreaquestion oftim e than anything else:an adultdog
can hold itand stay in hiscrate longer. Therefore,you can elim inate the
hourly tripsoutsideand plan forthreeorfourtripsa day.

Thefirstthing you have to do w hen you getan adultdog isto have him
check by a vet. O nce you know thatyourdog isin perfecthealth,you can
starthousetraining him . O fcourse,yourdog’spreviousow nerm ay have
perfectly housetrained him . Ifthat’sthecase,allyou’llhaveto do hisshow
yourdog hisnew elim ination zoneortoiletstop.

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T h e B i g D O N ’T S D u r i n g H o u s e t r a i n i n g

Ø D O N ’T putyourdog’snosein hism ess. Ithasbeen proven overand


overagain thatallyou w illaccom plish isto m ake m attersw orse,scare
yourpuppy and destroy any chanceofbuilding a strong relationship
w ith him .

Ø D O N ’T reprim and yourdog afterhehasm adea m istake. H e w on’t


rem em berw hathe hasdone. A dog’sm em ory ofhisactionslastsonly
from 1 to 6 seconds. That’sw hy reprim anding yourdog forhism ess
w hen you arrive from work isabsolutely pointless. From yourdog’s
pointofview ,yourarrivalissom ething negativethathe should be
afraid of.

Ø D O N ’T shoutatyourdog ifyou catch him in the act. Instead,


interrupthim by saying afirm “outside” or“toilet”,pick him up
(that’sthe only tim e you should pick up yourdog to bring him to his
elim ination zone ortoiletstop),puthisleash on,go to the designated
spot,lethim finish w hathe had started atthe wrong place and then
praisehim lavishly forgoing atthe rightplace. Ifyou scold him ,you
w illonly teach him to elim inate w hen you’renotaround and that’s
exactly the oppositeofw hatwe w antto accom plish. H e m ay also find
him selfahidden spotsom ew here in yourhouse w herehecan go
“peacefully”!A gain,that’snotw hatw e w ant.Calm and vigilance are
yourbestalliesw hen housetraining yourdog.

Ø D O N ’T w alk yourdog to havehim elim inated.A w alk should bea


reward forelim inating quickly notthe otherway around.Believe m e,
yourwalksw illbecom e longerand longeronceyourdog w illhave
figured outthatelim inating m eansthe end ofthe w alk.H e w ill
suddenly be able to hold itform iles!

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Ø D O N ’T letyourdog roam freely in thehouseuntilhe iscom pletely


and reliably housetrained. That’sone ofthe m ostcom m on m istakes
new ow nersm ake. Rem em ber,a dog w on’tsoilhisleaving quarters,
that’sw hy you’lluse both typesofconfinem ents. Later,once your
puppy haslearned to controlhisbladderand thatthedesignated place
(EZ orTS)isthe one and only placeacceptable to do hisbusiness,
you’llbe ableto lethim explorethe restofthehouse.

Ø D O N ’T praise yourdog forelim inating on thepaperunlessyou are


am ong the very few w ho w illneed to papertrain theirdog.The only
reason Isuggestputting paperon theflooristo m ake iteasierforyou
to pick up the m ess. Ifyou don’tm ind picking up yourpuppy’s
“gifts” directly from the floor,don’thesitateto forgetthepaper
altogether.

Ø D O N ’T forgetthatyou aredealing w ith a puppy. H e w on’t


understand w hatyou w antuntilyou havetaughthim in thesim plest
w ay. That’sw hy Iusethe seven-step technique. It’seasy to follow
and can’tbe m oreclearfrom adog’spointofview .

In thenextchapter,A Schedule forEveryone,I’ve provided you w ith an


exam pleofw hata typicalday w ould be likeduring thehousetraining phase
ofyourpuppy.

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C H A PT E R 7:A SC H E D U L E FO R E V E R Y O N E
G etting apuppy doesn’tm ean thatyou haveto change yourlifestyle
com pletely. W hatisim portantforyourpuppy isconsistency. There isno
doubtthatadhering to a strictschedule in thebeginning w illspeed up your
puppy’shousetraining progress. Ifyou can’tfollow a rigid schedule,itw ill
take abitlonger,butyou’llgettheredon’tworry.

A H o u s e t r a i n i n g D a y i n y o u r P u p p y ’s L i f e
Let’snow see w hata day in yourpuppy’slifeshould be like w hen you are
housetraining him .

6:30 G etyourpuppy outofhiscrate,puthisleash on and walk w ith him to


theelim ination zone ortoiletstop. D on’tsay a w ord. W hen hestarts
peeing,use yourcom m and w ord. O ncehe’sfinished,praisehim
lavishly and w aitforhim to defecate. W hen hestartsto poop use your
com m and w ord again. O nce he’sfinished,praisehim asifhejust
found apotofgold!Play w ith yourdog foracoupleofm inutes.
Bring him back in thehouse.

6:45 Lethim play in hisdom ain.

7:15 Feed yourdog and givehim som e w ater.

7:30 Bring yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone (EZ)ortoiletstop (TS).


O nce hehaselim inated,praiseand play w ith yourdog and bring him
back in the house.

7:45 Letyourpuppy play in hisdom ain.

8:00 Confine yourpuppy in hisdom ain ifyou leave fortheday orin his
crateifyou areathom e.

10:00 (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring him to


hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play w ith yourdog.
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Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand confine him to his


crate.

N oon (forpeopleathom e)G etyourpuppy outofhiscrateand bring him to


hisdesignated placeforelim ination. Lethim play in the kitchen for
15 to 30 m inutesthen feed him and give him w ater.

12:15 (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring him to


hisEZ orTS again. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play w ith him .
Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand confine him to his
crate.

2:00 p.m . (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourpuppy som e waterthen bring


him to hisEZ orTS. O nce hehaselim inated,praiseand play
w ith yourdog.Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand
confinehim to hiscrate.

4:00 p.m . (forpeopleathom e)G ive yourdog som e w aterand bring him
to hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,praiseand play with
yourdog. Lethim play in hisdom ain forhalfan hourand
confinehim to hiscrate.

6:00 p.m . H opefully,allofyou w illbe hom e by now .So,them om entyou


com e back hom e bring yourpuppy to hiselim ination zone or
toiletstop. O ncehe haselim inated,praise and play w ith your
dog. Bring him back in the house.

6:15 p.m . Letyourdog play and w atch alltheaction in the kitchen from
hisdom ain.Thisisaperfecttim e to havea training session.
Y ourpuppy w illbe hungry and eagerto learn.D on’thesitateto
useaportion ofhisfood ration asrewards.W ith 15 kibbles,you
can practice 8 dow nsand 7 sits,allin lessthan 5 m inutes!

6:30 p.m . Putyourpuppy in hiscrateand givehim hism eal.

6:45 p.m . Letyourpuppy drink and bring him to hisEZ orTS. O nce he
haselim inated,play w ith yourdog and bring him back in his
dom ain.

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8:45 p.m . Bring yourpuppy to hisEZ orTS. O ncehehaselim inated,


praiseand play with yourdog.Puthim in hisdom ain.

11:00 p.m . O ne lasttrip to hisEZ orTS. O ncehe haselim inated,play w ith


yourdog briefly and confine him to hiscrateforthenight.

Thisisa generalestim ate. K eep thelapse oftim e betw een activitiesthe


sam eand you shouldn’thave any problem .A lso,usethe blank schedule
provided asBonus1 to determ ine yourpuppy’selim ination habits,and
sim ply adjustthisschedule accordingly.

A syou can see,allyou haveto do isto beconsistent. Y ourpuppy willgrow


up and thetripsto theEZ and TS w illbecom e lessfrequent.

Thespeed ofyourpuppy’shousetraining progressdependsa loton the


num beroftim esyou can bring him to hisEZ orTS during a day.

S o m e P ie c e s o f A d v ic e f o r F u ll T im e W o r k e r s
First,try to getup 15 m inutesearlier. Thisw illallow you to accom plish tw o
things:a)play longerw ith yourpuppy so he’llsleep probably through the
m orning and b)you’llhave tim e to bring him to hisEZ orTS one m oretim e
beforeleaving forw ork.

Second,Iencourage you to ask aneighborto com e by atleastonce during


theday to bring yourpuppy to hisEZ orTS. Y ou can also hire apet-sitter.

Ifnoneoftheseoptionsarepossible,it’snotthe end ofthe w orld butexpect


to havesom ecleaning up to do w hen you’llcom e back hom e.

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M o r e T ip s …
A llis in the bond
D on’thesitate once yourdog haselim inated to usethe “physicalbond”
explained in chapter4 to keep yourpuppy close to you. Thisreinforcesthe
bond and helpscreateastrong relationship between you tw o.
Forexam ple,you can easily have yourpuppy play with hischew toy atyour
feetwhile you’rereading a book,responding to yourem ailsorw atching TV .
Y ou don’thave to w orry thathe’llm ake a m istake since he’stied to you.

Y ahoo!T he w eekend
Y ou m ay have noticed thatthe blank schedule thatIgave you asBonus1 is
a“seven-day” schedule. In otherw ords,thehousetraining scheduleofyour
puppy w on’tchange because it’sthe w eekend. Ifhe’sused to getup at
6 o’clock during the w eek,you can bepretty surethathe’llalso w akeup
around thattim e during the w eekend.

T im ing is everything
From the beginning,I’vetold you aboutthe im portance ofpredicting w hen
yourpuppy w illneed to elim inateand I’ve provided you w ith a blank
schedule to help you w ith thistask.

M aybe you areasking yourself:“why isitso im portantthatIw ritedow n m y


puppy’selim ination habits?” Becausetim ing iseverything! Som e dogsw ill
defecate5 m inutesaftereating,others10,15,30 m inuteslater.

In orderforyou to know w hen yourpuppy w illneed to defecate,you first


have to keep a log ofhishabits. Let’ssay forexam ple thatyou have
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determ ined thatyourdog usually defecates20 m inutesaftereating. I’m sure


you w ould agree w ith m e thataccom panying him to hisEZ orTS five
m inutesafterhism ealw ould beprobably useless. Allthatw ould do ism ake
you lose yourprecioustim e. A nyw ay,keeping a log w illjustm ake yourlife
a loteasiersince itw illspeed up yourpuppy’shousetraining progress.
Rem em ber,every tim e yourdog isrightisastep closerto aperfectly
housetrained dog.

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C H A PT E R 8:A W ORD A B O U T P A PE R T R A IN IN G

BecauseIw antto be thorough and Iwantallm y clientsto find answ ersto


theirhousetraining questions,I’veadded thischapterforthe very sm all
proportion ofyou w ho w ould wantto papertrain theirdog.

A sI’ve told you in thebeginning,papertraining yourdog isN O T the first


step to housetraining.In fact,papertraining w ould be highly confusing to
yourpuppy ifyou w anthim to elim inate outdoora l l t h e t i m e since you
w ould beteaching him thatelim inating in thehouse isacceptable.

Forthoseofyou w ho live in ahigh-riseoraredisabled,you justhave to


follow the seven-step technique and bring yourpuppy to histoiletstop.
A gain,you don’tneed to firstpapertrain yourdog in thissituation. The
paperon the floorin yourpuppy’sdom ain isonly a“cleaning up tool”,not
thefirststep to indoortraining.

Thereisno doubtin m y m ind thatpapertraining isa tem porary solution.


Forexam ple,yourvetstrictly forbidsyou to takeyourpuppy outside until
he’sfully im m unized. Ialso firm ly believe thatitprolongsthehousetraining
processsinceonce yourdog isready to go outside you have to retrain him .

W hatI’ve decided to give you isa“paperm anagem ent” technique. The idea
isto getyourpuppy used to elim inateon a few piecesofpaperin a
designated place inside hisdom ain. In thesecircum stances,Iw ould
recom m end to neitherreprim and norpraise yourdog forgoing on paper.
Thissituation istem porary and you don’tw antto praise yourdog for
relieving him selfin thehouse.
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P a p e r M a n a g e m e n t in T h r e e S te p s
Step W hatto do
1 Coverthe entirefloorofyourpuppy’sdom ain w ith a plasticsheetand
putseverallayersofpaperon it.
2 O nce soiled,putthepapersfrom the bottom layerson top ofthe new
clean ones.Thesm ellw illattractyourdog to thisspotthe nexttim e
heneedsto go. Ifyou w antto encourage him to useonespotin
particular,that’sw hereyou should putthe soiled paper.
3 O nce yourdog constantly usethe sam espot,gradually rem ove the
paperfrom the areahe’snotusing forelim ination. Ifhe keepsthe
uncovered areaclean,you can continuerem oving som e papersuntil
heelim inatesrepeatedly on a sm allcovered area. Ifhesoilsthe
uncovered area,go back a couple ofstepsand recoverthearea. Try to
rem ovesom epapersagain in acoupleofdays.

Rem em berthatevery principlesofoutdoorand indoortraining previously


m entioned apply forpapertraining too. Forexam ple,you w illstilluse a
crateand you won’tletyourpuppy exploreotherroom sin thehousebefore
hehaselim inated.

M a k in g th e T r a n s it io n
It’snow tim e foryourdog to startelim inating outside. A llyou have to do is
follow the seven-step technique explained in detailin chapter6.

Y ou should startthetransition on a w eekend so thatyou can confine your


puppy strictly to hiscrate. Itw illhelp speeding up theprocessifhecan’t
soilhisdom ain. W hen it’selim ination tim e,justfollow the stepsoutlined
on page 37.

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O n M onday,go back to the usualschedule:letting him in hisdom ain w hile


you’re atw ork. Itw ould becruelto confine yourpuppy in hiscrate if
you’re notthereto takehim outside. H e w ouldn’tbe able to hold itthatlong
and you’llend up w ith a very difficulthousetraining problem to solve.

H ere’sa problem you m ay encounterduring the transition:w hen you bring


yourpuppy outside,hedoesn’telim inate. In fact,he holdsituntilhe’sback
inside. Justbring som e ofyourpuppy’spapersoutside and putthem on the
grassorin the gutter. Placehim on thepaperand w aitforhim to getdow n
to business.

Ifhehasnotelim inated after5 m inutes,puthim back in hiscrateand w ait


15 m inutes. G o back outside and repeatthe processuntilheelim inates.The
firsttim e yourdog elim inatesoutdoordon’tforgetto praise him like crazy
and give him som e treatsso he w illreally associateelim inating outsideas
som ething w onderful. Y ourdog should getthe ideapretty soon thathis
elim ination spotisnow outside. Y ou’llthen beableto rem ove allthe
papers.

O n e L a s t W o rd
Even ifyou need forone reason orthe otherto papertrain yourdog,itw ould
bean excellentideato also introduce yourpuppy to hiselim ination spot
outsideatleastonceortw ice every w eek untilit’stim e forthetransition. It
w illm akethetransition fasterand easierforyourpuppy.

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C H A PT E R 9:W OW ,IT ’S SPO T L E SS C L E A N IN H ER E!


A tone m om entorthe other,yourpuppy w illm ake a m ess! In thischapter,I
w illtellyou everything you need to know aboutcleaning up yourpuppy’s
m essesso thatshe doesn’tgetinto the habitofm essing everyw here.

J u s t T e ll M e W h y
Therearetwo reasonsw hy a dog w illm essthesam espotoverand over
again:1)thesm ellofherlast“calling card” attractsherand she w antsto
refresh herspot;2)elim inating atthatspothasbecom ea habit.

In thefirstcase,the solution issim ple. A llyou have to do isclean up


thoroughly. Fortunately,thischapterisfilled w ith tipsand adviceon the
subject. In the second case,you’llhave to break thehabitby supervising
yourpuppy m oreclosely am ong otherthings.

N o T im e fo r a B o tc h e d J o b
Icannotstressenough the im portanceofcleaning up thoroughly. A dog’s
nose isbetw een a thousand and ten thousandstim esm orepowerfulthan a
hum an nose. In otherw ords,onedrop ofurine isenough to prom ptyour
dog to refresh thespot.

P r o d u c t s to A v o id
Believe itornot,som ecom m on household cleaning productscan m ake
m attersw orse. That’sthe case w ith allproductscontaining am m oniaand
phenol.A m m onia isa naturalby-productofdecom posing urineand phenol-
based productshavea strong odorthatm asksthem essbutdoesn’tgetrid of
it.

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H o m e m a d e P ro d u c ts
Y ou can easily concoctcleaning up solutionsm adefrom household
products. M ix onepartofvinegarto three partsofwarm waterfrom the
faucetand one cap ofliquid detergent,like Ivory. Bicarbonate ofsoda is
also very usefulsince itcan absorb m ostofthe liquid. A llyou have to do
nextisto vacuum it. Y ou can also usea cold-w ash laundry detergentthat
containsenzym esthatyou w illm ix w ith enough w aterto dissolve the
pow der.

Finally,household productscontaining orange peelarealso very effective


and have theadvantageofleaving apleasantfragrance in theair.

C o m m e r c ia l P r o d u c ts
Y ou can find a vastnum berofcleansers,petdeodorizersand odor
neutralizersin petstores. Theseproductsarevery effective becausethey
contain enzym esthatneutralize theurineand fecesby breaking them dow n.
O nce broken dow n,yourpuppy w on’tbeattracted to thatspotanym ore.

Forvom iting and diarrhea,you can usehighly absorbentcrystalsorflakes.


Y ourjusthave to sprinkle theproductoverthe m ess. O ncethe liquid is
absorbed,you can sw eep everything onto a dustpan.

In general,com m ercialproductsgive you very detailed directionsto follow.


Personally,forcarpetIpreferodorneutralizersthatyou can apply directly
on the soiled arearightafterrem oving asm uch wasteand urineaspossible.
Y ou can skip thecleaning step sincethese productsdo both jobs:rem oving
stain and odor.
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E f fe c tiv e S t e p -b y -S te p C le a n in g M e th o d s
M ethod for non-poroussurfaces,like linoleum .

Steps W hatto do
1 Clean up assoon aspossible.
2 Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN ’T seeyou cleaning up.
3 Rem ove urinew ith papertow eland pick up stoolwith toiletpaperso
you can flush itdow n thetoilet.
4 W etthe area w ith a hom em ade orcom m ercialcleanser.
5 A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
6 Rinse tw ice,changing w atereach tim e.
7 Spray thespotw ith an odorneutralizer.
8 Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.

M ethod for poroussurfaces,like carpet.

Steps W hatto do
1 Clean up assoon aspossible.
2 Putyourpuppy in a place w hereshe CAN ’T seeyou cleaning up.
3 Sprinklebicarbonate orabsorbentflakes,w aitforthe liquid to be
absorbed then do the vacuum ing,orapply apapertow elto absorb
theurine.Pick up the stoolwith toiletpaperso you can flush itdow n
thetoilet.
4 A lw aystestthecleaning productfirston a hidden areaofthecarpet.
5 W et,butdon’tsoak,thesoiled area w ith thehom em ade or
com m ercialcleaning productand w aitacoupleofm inutes. G ently
blotthesurface.
6 A lw aysclean from theoutsidetow ard the m iddle to avoid spreading
the m ess.
7 Spray thespotheavily w ith an odorneutralizerto m ake sure it
reachestheunderlay and even thefloor.
8 Block accessto thespotuntilthe productiscom pletely dry.

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In M o r e D e t a ils N o w
Step O ne
Thelongerittakesyou to clean up,in particularifyourpuppy hassoiled on
acarpet,thedeeperthe urine w illsink in and the harderitw illbeto getrid
ofthesm ell.

Step T w o
Therearetwo reasonsw hy yourpuppy shouldn’tsee you cleaning up her
m ess.

First,you don’tw antherto see you asherm aid. Furtherm ore,shem ay


decide the nexttim eto clean up herm essby eating it. By the way,the m ost
effective way ofstopping thisdegusting behavioristo alw ayspick up your
dog’sfecesrightaftershehaselim inated.

Thesecond reason isthatyou probably w on’tbe in a very good m ood. If


yourpuppy seesyou in thatfram eofm ind,she m ay decideto hidethe next
tim eshe needsto go becauseshe’llbe afraid to elim inatein frontofyou.
N eedlessto say thatthiscan only slow dow n herhousetraining progress.

Step T hree
Y ou can also pick up yourpuppy’sstoolw ith a plasticbag and dispose ofit.
H ow ever,Ithink thatitism oreenvironm entally responsible to justusethe
toilet.

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M o r e C le a n in g T ip s
G otcha!
Y ourpuppy m ay have elim inated som ew here w ithoutyou everbeing aw are
ofit. O ne very usefultoolthatyou can rentin som epetstoresisa portable
black light. The U V lightw illhelp you locatestainsfrom urineand the
hidden sourcesofodorallow ing you to clean them up thoroughly.

M ore isbetter
D on’thesitate to clean a largersurfacethan the visible soiled area. Y our
puppy m ay very w ellhavew alked in hisurine and “bring it” on acouple of
feet.

By the way,don’tuseaspongeto clean. Itisvery difficultto com pletely


w ring allthe liquid from asponge. Consequently,there’sa big chancethat
you’llspread the urine thatyou aretrying to clean everyw here!

I t ’s N o w a H a b it
Ifyou’ve w ashed a spotm oretim esthan you can countand yourpuppy
continuesto elim inate there,it’snow m ore ofahabitforyourpuppy than
anything else.

Thefirstthing you can do isto use arepellent. Justspray thespotand see


how yourpuppy reactsto it. Itm ay very w ellsolve yourproblem .

Thesecond solution isto supervise yourpuppy very closely. M aybe you


thoughtshe w ascom pletely housetrained and allow ed hertoo m uch

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freedom . G o back acoupleofsteps. K eeping herin herdom ain one m ore


w eek m ay also help break thehabitand reinforcetheuseofherelim ination
zoneortoiletstop.

C o n c lu s io n
Rem em berthatcleaning up isa vitalpartofyourpuppy’shousetraining
progress. Ifyou do itconscientiously,you dram atically reducethechance
foryourpuppy to havean accident. A lthough thissituation istem porary,
alw ayshavecleaning productson hand. Y ou neverknow w hen yourlittle
geniusm ay getinto trouble!

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C H A PT E R 10:T H E SO L U T IO N S C O R N E R

S o M a n y P r o b le m s , s o M a n y S o lu tio n s

In thischapter,Iw illgive you solutionsforanum berofcom m on,and


uncom m on,problem syou m ay encounterduring the housetraining process.

Thefirstthing Iw antyou to rem em beristhateach one ofyourpuppy’s


m istakesshould beconsidered asaperfecttraining opportunity. Ialso w ant
you to pay attention to Y O U R actions. Som etim es,yourpuppy’saccident
m ay have been prevented ifyou had broughthim to hiselim ination zone or
toiletspotsooner;ifyou had w atched him m oreclosely;orifyou hadn’tlet
him too m uch freedom . See thisasa team work. I’m convinced thatyou
and yourfour-legged com panion couldn’task fora betterteam m ate.

S u p e r v is io n : N o t J u s t fo r K id s
Y ourpuppy should be in hiscrateordom ain w hen you can’tw atch him
closely. N otw atching yourpuppy and letting him w anderin thehouseby
him selfisasking fortrouble. Y ou can’tblam e adog forhism istakesif
you’re notdoing yourpart.

Furtherm ore,ifyou’re notw atching him ,you can’tcatch him in the act.
Thishastw o consequences. Rem em berthatdogslearn by repetition and
association. Consequently,every tim e yourdog elim inatesatthe wrong
place and you’renotthereto teach him the rightthing to do,whathappens?
1)H ethinksthatitisok to elim inate there since no oneseem sto m ind and
thatcreatesa m ajorsetback in histraining. 2)Y ou m issa perfect

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opportunity to teach him w hathe’ssupposed to do. The m oreperfect


opportunitiesyou get,the fasterhe’llbe housetrained.

C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h P u p p ie s
C aughtin the act
W e’ve already talked a bitearlieraboutw hatyou should do w hen you catch
yourpuppy elim inating w herehe’snotsupposed to. Let’sreview this.

First,say a firm “outside” or“toilet” so he stopselim inating dead in his


tracks. N ext,pick him up and grab the leash on yourw ay outorto the toilet
stop. Thisisthe only tim ethatyou w ould pick up yourdog. A llthe other
tim es,you w antto accom pany him to hisEZ orTS so hecan learn fasterthe
w ay to therightplace. Furtherm ore,ifyou’realwayspicking him up,he’ll
neverlearn to ask you thatheneedsto go.

O nce atthe EZ orTS,w aitforyourpuppy to finish w hathe had started,


don’tforgetto repeatyourcom m and w ord and then praise him like crazy.
D on’tforgetto play a couple ofm inutesbeforegoing back inside.

Y ou nexttask w illbe to clean thoroughly. W e’ve seen how in detailsin


chapter9.

W hat’sW rong w ith m y Puppy?


“H e wasoutside foran hourand thesecond hecam e back inside hepeed on
thecarpet!” D oesthissentencesound too fam iliar? Ifso,let’ssee w hatyou
can do aboutit.

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Firstofall,ifyou didn’taccom pany him outside,don’tassum ethathe has


elim inated. A sI’ve told you before,puppiesgetdistracted w ith allthe new
thingsthey w antto exploreso elim inating isthe lastthing on theirm ind.
Y ou have to go outside with yourpuppy and m ore im portantly you m ust
keep him on leash in hiselim ination zone untilhedoesw hathe’ssupposed
to. Ifyou do that,thissituation w illneveroccuragain.

Ifyou w ere w ith him forthe w hole tim e and he didn’telim inate,puthim in
hiscrateand try again 15 m inuteslater.

A re you Singing in the R ain?


A lotofdogsdon’tliketo go potty in the rain. Ifthat’sthe case w ith your
puppy,you m usttrain him to like it. Justtake every opportunity to
accom pany yourpuppy outside when it’sraining. Ifyourpuppy doesn’t
elim inate,puthim back in hiscrateand try again 15 m inuteslater. D o this
untilheelim inates. D on’tforgetto praisehim lavishly w hen he does.
A notherw ay to solvethisproblem isto go fora walk w hen it’sraining.
Sincedogslike w alksso m uch,yourpuppy w illassociaterain w ith an
opportunity to be w ith you and he w on’tm ind going outsideafterward.

A C ase ofM istaken Identity


O ne ofthe m ostm isinterpreted behaviorissubm issive urination. Itm ostly
happensw ith bitches.A lotofpeople think thattheirdog hasa housetraining
problem becauseshe involuntarily peesw hen she getsallexcited orw hen
she’sfrightened.

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Firstofall,D O N ’T punish yourdog ifshe doesthatorallyou w ill


accom plish isto m ake m attersw orse. Y ourpuppy isshow ing you respect
recognizing you asthe leaderofthepack. M ostdogsw ho display this
behavioreitherlack confidenceorarevery subm issive in nature. To reverse
this,you haveto increase yourdog confidence in herselfand build astrong
relationship w ith herbased on encouragem entand understanding.

N o m atterw hat,don’tdespair,thisproblem doesn’tusually lastm orethan a


year. Here’sa couple ofthingsyou can do to help solve thissituation faster:

1. D on’tm ake abig fussw hen you arrive. W aitforyourpuppy to calm


dow n abitbeforetalking to herand taking herto herEZ orTS. By
the w ay,ifyou haveto pick up yourpuppy,neverputyourhandson
herbelly. Since it’susually fullw hen you arrive hom e,she m ay start
em ptying iton you. Thesam e principle appliesfirstthing in the
m orning w hen yourpuppy justw oke up.
2. Ifshe’sold enough,take herto obedience classes. A sshe learnsnew
thingsand seehow happy itm akesyou,herself-confidence w ill
drastically increaseand w orking togetherw illhelp you build astrong
relationship. O nce the bond isestablished,herfearw illdecreaseand
so willthesubm issive urination.

SpecialSituations
Puppiesraised in puppy m illsorin poorcondition breeding facilitiesm ay be
extrem ely difficultto housetrain. Thesepuppieshavelosttheirnatural
instinctofkeeping theirden clean and gotused to living in a filthy
environm ent.
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Ifyou think thiscould be thecase w ith yourpuppy,housetraining him w ill


requiretw ice theeffortand allyourpatiencesince you’llhave to retrain his
lostinstinct.

Follow the seven-step technique rigorously and bring him to hisEZ orTS as
often asyou can. Praise him lavishly every tim e he’sdoing the rightthing.
Ifhesoilshiscrate,clean yourpuppy and hiscrate im m ediately. Itisvery
im portantto keep yourpuppy’senvironm entspotlessso hecan develop a
renewed feeling ofcleanliness.

Ifyou tried everything and you’re aboutto give up on yourdog,Iw ould


highly recom m end you to consultadog behaviorist.

B u t H e W a s P e r f e c tly H o u s e tr a in e d !
Ifyourdog w ashousetrained and hesuddenly startshaving accidents,the
firstthing you should do isto consultyourveterinarian. Bladderstonesand
urinary tractinfectionsarecom m on causesofhousetraining setbacks. N ever
hesitate to consultyourvetifyourdog startsacting in a differentway.

Ifyourvettellsyou thatthere’snothing wrong w ith yourpuppy,itm eans


thatyou have abehaviorproblem . Itm ay bethatyourpuppy hasjust
reached histeenagerphaseand w antsto run the house. Ifyou haven’t
started obedienceclassesyet,now w ould beagood tim e.

D ogsneed structures. Letting yourdog do w hateverhe likesw on’tm ake


him happy. Itisourresponsibility to teach them good m annersand how to
behave in society.
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Finally,m aybe yourdog w asnotperfectly housetrained afterall. Ifyou


think that’sthecase,go back acoupleofstepsand w atch him m oreclosely.
Itshouldn’ttake him long to rem em berwherehe’ssupposed to elim inate.

C o m m o n H o u s e tr a in in g P r o b le m s w it h A d u lt D o g s
L eg lifting
Ifyourdog iselim inating outside,butisalso m arking in the house,the
easiestw ay to solve thisproblem isto have him neutered. Leg lifting isa
dom inantbehavior. In otherw ords,yourdog thinkshe’sthe highestranking
m em berin the household.

To help him realize w hathisrealposition in the fam ily should be,Iw ould
startobedienceclassrightaw ay. Y ourinstructorw illgive you exercisesto
do thatw illhelp you reaffirm yourposition asthe leaderofthe fam ily in
yourdog’spointofview . O ncehe’llknow w ho’sthe bossaround thehouse,
he’llstop m arking.

Finally,ifyourdog hassoiled forexam pleyourdrapes,usea laundry


detergentthatcontainsenzym esand letthem soak forhalfan hourbefore
starting the w ashing m achine.

H ealth Problem s
Som ehealth problem sm ay explain w hy you havesom edifficulties
housetraining yourdog. Forexam ple,parasitesand w orm scan cause
diarrhea. Check yourpuppy carefully and alwaysconsultyourvetwhen in
doubt.

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Stress
Som edogsareso attached to theirow nerthatthey becom e very anxious
w hen leftalone. Ifyourdog isperfectly housetrained when you’rehom e,
butregularly elim inate inside w hen you’re gone,yourdog havean anxiety
problem . Y ou can do tw o thingsto solve this.

First,you have to train yourdog to stay alonequietly. A tthebeginning,just


leave the housefor10 m inutesso he doesn’thave the tim e to getoverly
anxious. G o getthe m ail,go run an errand,w ateryourflow ers,etc. D o this
threeto fourtim esaday. W hatyou wanthereisto show yourdog thatyou
haven’tabandoned him and thatyou’re alw ayscom ing back. G radually
increasethe tim e you leave him alone. Itm ay take you a couple ofw eeks,
butit’sw orth the effort.

Thesecond thing you can do isto feed yourdog w hen you’recom ing back
instead offeeding him beforeyourdeparture. Ifyou’renotleaving form ore
than fourhours,rem ove hisw ater. A dog w illdrink m orethan heneedsto
w hen he’sstressed.

O nce you’vetrained yourdog to stay alone,you can resum e giving him food
and w aterbeforeyou leave.

G etting older
A sw ith hum ans,som e dogsbecom e incontinentw hen they getolder. A
perfectly housetrained dog w ho startshaving accidentsm ustbe dealtw ith
theutm ostgentleness. Y ourdog w illnotunderstand w hatishappening to
him and w illneed yourunconditionallove now m orethan ever. H ave your
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dog check by a vet. Ifit’sjustan old age problem ,juststartbringing him


outsidem oreoften.

Som ething new


G etting anotherdog,having ababy,m oving to anotherhouseareallfactors
thatm ay lead to housetraining accidentsfrom youradultdog. H e’stelling
you thathe’sfeeling insecure. A llyou haveto do ispay him m oreattention
and everything w illcom e back to him . Ifyou justm oved to a new house
and thepreviousow nershad a dog,Iw ould recom m end you to rentablack
lightifyourdog issuddenly having housetraining accidents. Y ourdog m ay
bejustrefreshing old spots!

T h e S o lu tio n fo r M o s t H o u s e t r a in in g P r o b le m s
Since we know thatdogsdon’twantto soiltheplace w herethey sleep oreat,
w e can use thisinstinctive behaviorto ouradvantage ifourdog doesn’tseem
to realize thathe hasto respectnotonly hisdom ain and crate,butalso the
w holehouse.

Every tim e yourdog w illhave an accident,feed hisnextm ealexactly where


hem ade them ess. Continueto follow the seven-step techniqueatthe sam e
tim eand in no tim eatallhe’llunderstand thatthe w hole house ishisden
and thathe hasto respectit. A notherthing you can do to help him
understand isto spend som etim e in each room A FTER hehascom pletely
elim inated.

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F R E Q U E N T L Y A SK E D Q U E ST IO N S

O verthe years,m y clientshave asked m e som equestionsabout


housetraining thatIdidn’tcoverw hen Iw rotethe firstedition ofthisG uide.
So,I’vedecided to include them in thischaptersince som e ofyou m ay
experiencethe sam e problem s.

1)W e are training 2 puppiesatthe sam e tim e;do you have any
suggestionson this unique situation?
D o exactly the sam ething forboth.K eep a log foreach one ofthem so
you’llknow exactly asw eeksgo by w ho needsto go outand w hen.W hen
you raisetw o puppiesitisEX TREM ELY im portantto spend a lotoftim e
w ith each one ofthem separately.Y ou don’tw antthe puppiesto getm ore
attached to each otherthan to you.In otherw ords,they should play less
togetherthan they play w ith you.

2)M y dog isa very bright,very happy puppy. Icrated her from the
beginning,follow ing allofthe rules. She isable to be outofher crate all
nightfrom the tim e Icom e back hom e from w ork untilthe tim e Ileave
for w ork in the a.m . W hen Ibegan to introduce her to the house about
a m onth ago,she w asvery good atfirst,being able to be leftalone for 3-
4 hours.M y problem isthatIam unable to leave m y dog unattended
now as she iselim inating in the house ifleftunattended! I have
returned her to the crate w hile I am out,buthow w illI know w hen itis
safe to trusther again to be introduced to the house and how do I know
w hen she is housebroken?

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W hatIsuspectisthatyou letyourdog too m uch freedom too soon. Sm all


dogstake longerto be housetrained. W hen you startintroducing the house
to yourdog,sheshould stay underyourcom pletesupervision atalltim e. If
shehasan accident,you can then reactquickly and take heroutside
im m ediately.

It’sok to letherin hercrate w hen you leave. In fact,both m y dogsgo to


theircrate w hen Igo outand they have been housetrained foryears. The
crateisasafeplaceforthem and Idon’thave to w orry aboutthem .

W hen w illyou know thatshe is housetrained? W hen yourdog w illstart


asking you to go out. Itw ould m ean thatshereally understandsw hereshe is
supposed to elim inate. Forthis,itisvery im portantto observe yourpuppy’s
behavior,in particularw hen you know it’stim eforherto go out. Som e
dogsw illsitbeside thedoor,othersw illw hine.M y G olden com esto m e and
push m y elbow w hen he needsto go out. M aybe yourpuppy istrying to let
you know ,butyou justhaven’tnoticed it. D on’tworry,w ith a littlebitof
practice,and trialand error,you’llbe able to interpretyourdog’s"language"
very w ell. W hen you’reafirsttim edog ow ner,you have so m uch to learn
and to takecareofthatobserving yourdog isnotthefirstthing thatcom esto
yourm ind.

H ere’sone full-prooftrick Itaughtm y dogsto letm e know they have to go


out:tiea bellon atw o-footthread and hang itfrom the doorhandle (thedoor
you alwaysuseto take yourdog out).EV ERY tim e you’llbring herout,
hold a treatin yourhand justbeside thebell.Y ourpuppy w illtry to getthe

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treatoutofyourhand w ith herpaw orhernose. W hen she does,ring the


bell,say "good girl",give herthe treatand go outside. G radually,shew ill
try to touch thebellw ith herpaw sornose. A gain,praiseher,giveherthe
treatand go outside.Ifyou do thisevery tim e,w ithin a couple ofweeks,
yourpuppy w illring the bellw hen sheneedsto go out.

U pdated new s:H i,I’ve learned in the pasttw o w eeksthatw hen m y dog
jum psup and restsherpawson m y legsthatshe istelling m e shew antsto
go out! Becauseshedoesnotbark atm e w hen doing so,Ithoughtshe
w anted attention! So w hen shedoesso,Iask herifshe wantsto go outand
then itisclearthatthisisw hatshe wants!

3)W e are having a very difficulttim e. T hisdog doesnotw antto go


outside. W e keep taking him outevery 15 m inutes,buthe holdsitand
w aits untilhe isin hiscrate! H e used to go on the kitchen floor,then w e
started to crate him m ore strictly--so now he justgoesthere!! T he poor
thing never getsa chance to play because w e have to keep him in the
crate. W e have started tim ing hisfeeding. H e has gone poop outside--
it’sthe peeing thathe justw on’tdo.

Iread som ew here aboutthe playpen m ethod. C onfining him to a


playpen and training him to go in one area and gradually m oving that
outside. D o you think w e should try that?

Theplaypen m ethod isthesam e asm y "dom ain"m ethod. W hatIw ould


suggestisto confine him to aplaypen orpartofaroom (hisdom ain asI
explained in thebook). Follow the "paperm anagem ent"instructions
provided in chapter8 on papertraining. W hatyou w antisforhim to
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elim inate on a pieceofpaperthatyou willbring outside w hen it’stim e for


him to go. Thesm ellofhisurine w illprom pthim to elim inate and that’s
how he w illgetthe idea thathe’ssupposed to pee outside. Eventually,you
w on’tneed thepaperanym ore. D on’tforgetto praisehim the firsttim e he
w illpee outside. Thisw illbeabreakthrough and you w anthim to
rem em berit.

Forthe m om ent,Iw ould notuse thecratesince hethinksthatitisthe place


w herehe can elim inate. H ow ever,m ake surehe’ssafein hisdom ain /
playpen and provide him w ith som e sortofbedding and chew toys.

D on’tw orry,thisphase w on’tlastforever. Iw ould also suggestto keep a


log ofhis"peeing habits". W ritedow n w hen hedrinksand w hen hepees.
Y ou’llknow in no tim ehow hisinternalsystem w orksand you w illbe able
to bring him outsideatthe rightm om ent.Bepatientw hen you areoutside,
take him on leash to thedesignated spotand w ait.M aybe 15 m inutesisnot
enough forhim .

Iwould praisehim lavishly w hen he poopsoutsideand play fora good 5-10


m inutes.H em ay decideto pee during the play and thatw ould bea very
good start.Ifhedoes,praise,praise,praise and reward him w ith m oreplay,a
treat,a w alk,w hateverm akeshim very happy.W e w anthim to associate
peeing outside w ith a "super"reward.Itw on’ttakehim long to realize that
hehasto pee beforegetting hisreward and yourproblem w illthen be
solved.

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4)Should I be lim iting m y puppy’s w ater intake during the day as w ell
astaking itup atnight?

Y es.D uring the housetraining period,you should lim ityourpuppy’sw ater


intakeand don’tgive herw aterafter7 p.m .

5)M y puppy livesattw o differenthouses,one inside and one outside.Is


itpossible to housetrain a puppy atone house and notatthe other one?
Itstaysatm y house for one w eek and then goesto the other one.A tm y
house,the puppy isinside.A tthe other house,itisoutside in a
kennel/shed.

Y es,absolutely.Y ourpuppy can be housetrained atyourplace.He/she w ill


learn thathe/she can’tsoilinside yourhouse.M ostdogsdon’tgeneralizeor
barely do.In otherw ords,they can behavecom pletely differently from one
place to the other.Ifyou areconsistent,yourpuppy w illlearn thatatyour
place elim inating inside isnotacceptable.

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H O U SE T R A IN IN G T IPS

M any clientsbuy the book w ithoutsubscribing to m y freetips. Since they


contain otherdog training advices,I’vedecided to includethem in this
2nd Edition ofthe book. They also provide you w ith a good sum m ary of
everything you justread.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #1
Thefirstchapterin ©Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate G uide dealsw ith
essentialfactsyou need to know . H ousetraining a dog hasa lotto do w ith
know ing whatto expect.A t8 weeksold,apuppy doesn’thaveenough
controloverhissphinctersto hold itfora very long tim e. That’sw hy you
can’texpectyourpuppy to befully and reliably housetrained beforehe’ssix
m onthsold. In the m eantim ehoweverthereisplenty oftraining to do to
help him getbetterand better. I’veseen som e dogsbeing housetrained in
lessthan a w eek w ith m y unique 7-step technique,yourscould be oneof
them !

Being able to predictw hen yourpuppy w illneed to elim inate isoneofthe


keysto housetraining a dog. Itcan m akethedifferencebetween having a
housetrained dog w ithin daysinstead ofm onths.In ©Puppy H ousetraining:
TheU ltim ate G uide,you’llfind a listofthesespecific m om entsand atable
show ing thefrequency atw hich yourpuppy willneed to elim inate
depending on hisage. W ith thisinform ation in m ind,you’llbring your
puppy to hiselim ination spotatthe RIG H T tim e and that’show he’lllearn
w hen and w herehe issupposed to elim inate.

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M ostdogsfollow a ritualjustbeforeelim inating. Ifyou areable to


recognizethisritual,yourtim ing willbe perfect. In otherw ords,you’llhave
tim eto bring yourdog to therightplace beforehedecidesto pee on the
carpet! Y ou’llalso find a listofsignsto w atch forin ©Puppy
H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uideand how to reactw hen you see them .

Finally,thehousetraining m ethod to use w ith a puppy ora dog isthe SA M E.


Theonly differencerelatesto thehousetraining schedule you need to follow
and the good new sisthatitisa lotlessdem anding! So ifyou have an adult
dog and w onderif©Puppy H ousetraining:TheU ltim ate G uide isforyou,
theansw erisa definite Y ES.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #2
D epending on yoursituation,you’llhave to m akesom edecisions
concerning w here you w antyourpuppy to elim inate. Thesecond chapter
entitled “Tim e forExecutive D ecisions” containsallthe inform ation you
need to m ake an inform ed decision thatw illfityourlifestyle,yourschedule
and yourenvironm ent.

Before we continue,letm e give you som e im portantpiecesofadvice.


Puppiesbetw een 8 and 10 w eeksold go through a fearperiod. D uring that
tim e,itisextrem ely im portantnotto overly correctyourpuppy. Itisalso
im portantto lethim experiencenew thingsathisow n pace. D on’tforcehim
to do things. Instead encourage him w ith som e“gooood boy” (or“goood
girl”)every tim e yourpuppy triessom ething new . Ifhedoessom ething he’s
notsupposed to,likechew ing on achairleg,justdistracthim and give him
an acceptablechew toy.

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To achievesuccessin housetraining,you have to beorgetprepared. Y ou


have to setup aspecificplaceforyourdog to speed up hisprogress. Y ou
also haveto chooseaspotw here you’llw antyourpuppy ordog to elim inate.
In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,you’llfind asetof
guidelinesthatw illhelp you geteverything organized.

Y ou’llalso find in the second chapterof©Puppy H ousetraining:The


U ltim ate Guide som e greatm oney saving tipson theequipm entyou’llneed
and thatyou can replace w ith com m on household m aterials. Finally,Im ake
som e recom m endationson w hich room sin yourhouse w illbethe m ost
efficientand convenientforhousetraining yourpuppy.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #3
In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,the third chapterisdevoted
to collarand leash training. So,today,w e’llexplorethereasonsw hy a
sim ple leash can considerably facilitatethe housetraining process.

It’sreally sim pleactually. Thereason w hy you should usea leash isto help
yourpuppy getdow n to businessinstead ofbeing distracted by everything
else. Fora little puppy,a backyard can be the m ostexciting place in the
w orld w ith allthe new sm ellsitcontains. Ifyou letyourpuppy outside and
don’tw atch him ,tw o thingsm ighthappen. First,hecan getinto trouble by
starting to chew on dangerousthings. Second,w ith alltheexcitem ent,
elim inating w illbethe lastthing on hism ind. Y ou’llthen end up w ith a
puppy thatw illpee insidethe m inute you’llcallhim back in thehouse.

To avoid this,you’llusethe leash. In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate


G uide,Iexplain in detailshow to getyourpuppy used to hisleash and collar
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and w hatkind ofcollarand leash you should buy. I’m also providing you a
greattip to save m oney w hen you’llbeatthepetstore.

H ere’sa life saving tip foryou:N EV ER tie yourdog and leave him
unattended. Y ourpuppy could easily getentangled in the leash and hurt
him selfvery badly. Think ofa puppy asa baby and you’llsave yourselfa
lotofheartaches!

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #4
Cratetraining isoneofthe m ostim portantaspectsofhousetraining.
Consequently,afullchapterfilled w ith tips,inform ation and m istakesto
avoid isdevoted to thatsubjectin ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide. Thischapteralso containsan easy to follow step-by-step m ethod to
effectively cratetrain yourpuppy ordog.

D ogsareden anim als. In otherw ords,they like to havetheirow n placeand


they’lldo everything they can to keep itclean. That’sw hy using acratecan
drastically speed up the housetraining process. H ow ever,ifyou w antyour
puppy ordog to accepthiscratethere’sone thing you m ustneverdo:force
yourpuppy in hiscrate,close thedoorand leave. Ifyou do that,you’llend
up w ith a puppy thatw illwantto getoutofthecrateatallcostand you’ll
loosethe besttoolavailable to housetrain yourdog easily.

A cratew illhelp yourpuppy develop thesphinctercontrolsItalked aboutin


thefirsttip Isentyou. Itw illalso satisfy theprofound denning instinctof
yourdog. Therearelotsofadvantagesofcratetraining yourpuppy and not
only forhousetraining. Forexam ple,ifyourdog isused to acrate,you’ll

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help him recoverm uch fasterifyou have to lethim to the vetfora nightor
two.

Isitpossible to cratetrain an adultdog? A bsolutely. Forsom e dogsitcan


take a w hilelongerthan forapuppy,butIfound a surefire way to cratetrain
an adultdog and I’ve included itin ©Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate
G uide. To give you an idea,w hen Itellm y dogs“go in yourcrate” they
RU N to it!!!

I’m very proud ofthe Guide I’veputtogetherand particularly the chapteron


cratetraining. Like theotherchapters,itisfilled w ith piecesofadvice,easy
to follow instructionsand plenty oftips. Ieven added otheroptionsfor
thoseofyou w ho feelthatacrate isnotfortheirdog.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #5
In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,chapter5 isdevoted to food
and theconsiderable role itplaysin housetraining yourpuppy. That’sright,
the kind offood you give to yourpuppy hasa m ajorim pacton hissystem
and hisability to be housetrained. Iw on’tgetinto disgusting details,butjust
rem em berthatitispretty hard to housetrain adog thathasdiarrhea...

Som edog foodsdon’tcostm uch,butarenotasnutritiousasa prem ium dog


food.Consequently,yourpuppy w illneed to eatm oreofthe low -costfood
to satisfy hishunger. M orefood equalsm orepoops. I’m sure you can see
w hereI’m going w ith this. W hen you arehousetraining yourpuppy,you
have to try to bettertheodds. In otherw ords,the m orepoopsthatare
getting outofyourpuppy,theharderitisforhim behousetrained.

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Conversely,aprem ium dog food w illbe m uch m oredigestible and you’ll


end up w ith lotlessofpoopsto pick up atthe“otherend”!

H ere’sanotherlifesaving tip:D on’texerciseyourdog an hourbeforeand


aftereating and don’tgive yourdog lotsofw aterjustbeforeorafter
vigorousexercise. W hy? Becausehecan develop an extrem ely dangerous
digestivecondition know n asbloat. Bloatcausesthestom ach to expand and,
som etim es,to tw ist. Ifthishappensto yourdog,itisan em ergency. Ifyou
don’tbring yourdog to a vetw ithoutdelay,hecan die. Idon’twantto scare
you,Ijustw antyou to know w hatm ighthappen ifyou exercise yourdog
during thattim e.

Thechoiceofdog foodson the m arketisso huge thatI’ve included in


©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate Guidea link to an excellentarticlethat
w illhelp you m akean inform ed choiceregarding the type offood you
should giveto yourpuppy.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #6
Ifirm ly believe thatevery dog can be housetrained. That’sthefirstsentence
ofthesixth chapterin ©Puppy H ousetraining:TheU ltim ate Guide. O ver
the years,I’ve helped alotofpeople housetraining theirdog and that’show I
w asable to develop an easy to follow 7-step technique. Ithad to be sim ple
and straightforward,butm ostofallithad to W O RK forA LL dogs.

The7-step technique isbased on oneofthe m ostfundam entalprinciplesof


dog training:consistency. Ifyou follow thesestepsevery tim e yourpuppy
needsto elim inate,you’llhavea housetrained dog in no tim e,guaranteed!

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Chapter6:H ousetraining Step-by-Step isextrem ely com prehensive.Once I


have presented you the 7-step technique,I’m giving you plenty oftipson
each step. Forexam ple,you’lllearn how to getyourdog to elim inate on
com m and. That’sright. In a m atterofw eeksyou can have adog thatpees
and poopsw hen you say the w ord! It’sone ofthe easiestcom m and to teach
yourdog and itw illm ake yourlifea loteasierand I’m noteven talking
aboutthetim e you’llsave becauseyou w on’thaveto w aitforyourlittle
friend to getdow n to business.

In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,I’ve included a lotoftipsin


theform of“D on’t” sentences. H ere’san exam plethatyou’llfind on page
44:

“D O N ’T forgetthatyou aredealing w ith a puppy. H e w on’tunderstand


w hatyou w antuntilyou havetaughthim in thesim plestway. That’sw hy I
usetheseven-step technique. It’seasy to follow and can’tbeclearerfrom a
dog’spointofview .”

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #7
D ogsarecreatureofhabits. By keeping yourdog on a strictschedule during
thehousetraining process,you w illhelp him learn fasterand you’llm ake
yourlife a loteasier. In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide you’ll
find atypicalhousetraining schedule,from the m om entyourpuppy wakes
up to the m om entyou puthim to bed. Thisschedule isvery easy to adapt
and fitsevery lifestyle.

W hen yourpuppy w illbe housetrained,adhering to a regularschedule w on’t


beasim portant. In fact,itisa good thing to vary yourdog’sfeeding
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schedule oncehe’llbe olderso he doesn’tcom eto expecthism ealsat


specific tim es.

O ne ofthetipsyou can find in ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide


forfulltim e w orkeristo getup 15 m inutesearlier. Itisnottoo m uch ofa
sacrifice,butitcan m akea big differencein housetraining yourpuppy.
These15 m inutesw illallow you to have yourpuppy elim inateone m ore
tim ebefore you leave. Rem em berthatevery tim e yourpuppy doestheright
thing isastep furtherto a housetrained dog!

Finally,since predicting w hen yourpuppy w illneed to elim inate isone of


the key to housetraining,when you order©Puppy H ousetraining:The
U ltim ate Guide you getasabonusa schedule helperthatw illallow you to
keep a log ofyourpuppy’selim ination habits.

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #8
Firstofall,contrary to a generalized belief,papertraining isnotthefirststep
to housetraining.In fact,Ifirm ly believe thatpapertraining yourpuppy
prolongsthe housetraining process.W hy? First,because itdoublesthe w ork.
Y ou’llhave to retrain yourpuppy alloveragain w hen you’llw anthim to
startelim inating outside.Second,by allow ing him to elim inate on paper,
you’re telling him thatit’sok to m essinside.N eedlessto say that’sthe
oppositeofw hatyou wantto achieve.

Ifyou havea sm alldog and live in a high-rise,w hatyou w antto do isto


train yourpuppy to elim inate atadesignated place insideyourcondo or
apartm ent.That’sw hatIcallindoortraining and to achievethatallyou have
to do isto follow m y unique 7-step technique.
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BecauseIw anted to be very thorough and answerallm y clients’ questions


abouthousebreaking,you’llfind in ©Puppy Housetraining:The U ltim ate
G uidea step-by-step papertraining technique.Thereare very few situations
in w hich you’llneed to papertrain yourpuppy and Iexplain them in the
U ltim ate Guide.

Thebesttip Ican give you ifyou really haveto papertrain yourpuppy isto
have him elim inate outside acoupleoftim esa w eek untilitistim e to train
him to go outside.Thistip m ay seem sim plebutitw illm ake the transition a
loteasierforyourpuppy.

Since m ostofyou arenew puppy ow ners,Iw ould like to give you a very
im portantpieceofadvice relating to puppy training.Thistip hasnothing to
do w ith housebreaking,butIknow from experiencethatitw illbeextrem ely
usefulto you and yourdog.

O ne ofthe m ostcom m on m istakesnew puppy ow nersm ake isto lettheir


puppy do unacceptablethings.M ostofthe tim e,they don’teven realize it.
W hen yourpuppy isdoing som ething,A LW AY S ask yourself“W illthis
behaviorbeacceptable once m y puppy hasreached adulthood?” Ifthe
answerisno,stop thatbehavior.

Forexam ple,w hen you arrive yourpuppy jum pson you.A t8 or10 w eeks
old,thatm ay be“cute”,butw hen yourdog w illbe w eighing 60 poundsI’m
notsure you’llstillfind thisso cute!

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FR E E H ousetraining T ip #9
H ow you clean up yourlittle puppy m essescan have ahuge im pacton his
progressand that’sw hy a w hole chapterisdevoted to cleaning in ©Puppy
H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide.

Firstofall,Icannotstressenough the im portanceofcleaning up thoroughly


A LL yourpuppy’saccidents.A dog’snose isextrem ely powerfuland only
onedrop ofurine isenough to prom ptadog to “refresh” thespot.Som e of
you m ay have subscribed to m y freetipsbecausethey really don’tknow
how to stop theirdog from soiling theircarpetoverand overagain.

In ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide,Igive you effectivestep-by-


step cleaning up techniquesso you w on’tm ake m attersworseand Iexplain
thedifferentproductsyou can find on the m arketto successfully elim inate
alltracesofyourdog’sm ess.Y ou w illalso find com m on household
productsthatcan help you with thattask and Ieven provide you w ith a
coupleof“hom em ade recipes”.

Therearealso com m on household productsthatcan m ake m attersw orseby


attracting yourdog to thespotyou justcleaned up and prom pting him to
elim inate.Theresult:apuppy w ho w antsto elim inatethereoverand over
again!

FR E E H ousetraining T ip #10
W hen Iwrote ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate Guide,one very
im portantthing form e w asto includeaseriesofsolutionsto the m ost
com m on and uncom m on housetraining problem s.Ifyou startyourpuppy

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w ith m y unique 7-step techniqueand really follow allthe instructionsgiven


in the G uide,there’sno doubtin m y m ind thathousetraining yourpuppy w ill
befun and easy.

H ow ever,m ostofm y clientsask form y help afterm onthsofproblem sand


m uch gnashing ofteeth!K now ing that,I’ve included tonsoftipsand
explanationsin m y book to m akesure itw ould answ ereveryone’sneeds.

H ere’ssom e ofthe m any answ ersyou’llfind in the book concerning


housetraining problem s:

*** H ow to reactw hen you catch yourpuppy “in the act”.

*** W hatto do ifyourdog w asoutside foran hourand pee on thecarpet


thesecond hecom esback inside.

*** Solutionsforpuppiesw ho don’tw antto elim inate w hen it’sraining;


orwho peesw hen you arrive;etc.

*** Solutionsfortheadultdog and dogsgetting older.

Thebesttip Ican give you to avoid m osthousetraining problem sis


“supervision”.Ifyou lettoo m uch freedom to yourpuppy,he w illleave his
“calling card” everyw here.H e w illlearn thatit’sok to m essinside the
house.Ifyou don’twantto use acrate,you can tie yourpuppy to you w ith a
leash so you can watch him like ahawk!

Finally,don’tforgetthatevery tim e yourpuppy m akesa m istake,he’s


giving you aperfectopportunity to train him and teach him w hatyou expect
ofhim .

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W ell,that’sit.By now you should have apretty good idea ifm y book w ill
beusefulto you.O fcourse,in m y m ind there’sno doubt!Itisthe m ost
com prehensive housetraining guide you’llfind on the m arket.

In fact,I’vecalculated thatitw ould takeoversix m onthsto send you allthe


tips,detailed descriptions,step-by-step techniques,m ethodsand m istakesto
avoid found in ©Puppy H ousetraining:The U ltim ate G uide.By then,you
w ould haveprobably given up on yourdog and that’scom pletely the
oppositeofw hatIw ant.

I’m an activedog obedienceand agility trainerand m y dogshave to be


housetrained by three m onthsofage.I’ve decided to writethisbook to help
asm any peopleasIcan becausetoo m any dogsareputdow n becauseof
housetraining problem s.

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C O N C L U SIO N

Y ou now have everything you need to housetrain yourpuppy in no tim e.A s


I’vetold you,I’ve m ade itm y m ission in lifeto saveasm any dogsasIcan
by helping new ow nersto build astrong relationship w ith theirnew fam ily
addition.A housetrained dog goesa long w ay to achievethatpurpose.

D ogsaream azing creatures. Y ou’llsee thatalltheeffortand energy putin


housetraining yourdog willreally pay off. W hat’sacouple ofm onthsof
housetraining ifyou can spend yearsofjoy w ith yourdog afterward?

Finally,alw aysrem em berthatw ith a little bitofpatience,understanding and


consistency,there isabsolutely nothing you can’tteach yourdog,including
housetraining.

Ireally hope thatm y guide isusefulto you. D on’thesitate to send m e your


com m ents,good orbad. Iw antthisguideto be perfectand to help asm any
dogsand ow nersasIcan.

Enjoy yourdog childhood,itdoesn’tlastvery long!

Nathalie

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B O N U S 1:SC H E D U L E H E L PE R
A sIhavetold you,a regularschedule isthe key to housetraining your
puppy. By keeping a log ofyourpuppy’sactivities,you w illm ake yourlife
a loteasierbecause you’llknow w hen he needsto go out. Justfillthetable
below and in no tim e you’llseea definitepattern in yourpuppy’sbehaviors.
Forthe E l i m i n a t e d a t : don’thesitate to specify (D )defecateor(U)urinate.

My M onday Tuesday W ednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday


puppy’s
activities:
W oke up
at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
A te at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:
D rank
w ater at:
E lim inated
at:

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B O N U S 2:E Q U IPM EN T C H E C K L IST


H ere’sa listoftoolsand productsthatw illhelp you housetrain yourdog:

¨ Collar
¨ N am e tag (w ith thenam eofyourdog and yourphone num beron it)
¨ Leash
¨ Crate
¨ Cleaning products(containing N O am m onia)
¨ V inegar
¨ Bicarbonateofsoda
¨ PaperTowel
¨ Laundry D etergent(containing enzym es)
¨ Paper
¨ Plasticsheet

H ere’sa listofotherproductsthatyourdog w illneed forhisday-to-day life


w ith you.

¨ Food and w aterbow ls


¨ Chew toys
¨ Tug toys
¨ A ny toy yourdog m ay like
¨ D oggy bed
¨ Brush and/orcom b
¨ Treatsfortraining
¨ N ailClippers
¨ EarCleanser
¨ Cotton balls
¨ Puppy Sham poo
¨ Toothbrush
¨ Toothpaste(Itisvery im portantto use O N LY dog toothpaste)
¨ Pooper-scooper

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