Housebreaking a Puppy

If you have got a new puppy, one of the first things you need to decide is how to potty train your puppy. In this society, most people work out of their home which leaves a puppy at home to fend for themselves. This makes potty training hard on a little dog that can only [...]

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A new puppy can be a wonderful and stressful experience as you learn to adapt your schedule to accomodate your puppy’s needs and wants. Because puppies are unable to hold their bladder as long as older dogs, you may find it necessary to train the puppy to use pads as a step [...]

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Puppy training pads are a very useful tool in housebreaking your puppy. The effectiveness of the pads is due to the ability to show your dog exactly what you expect from them. They smell the urine scent on the pads, and because they instinctively tend to urinate in places where they smell [...]

Teaching good potty behavior from the start Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting experience. You’ve already puppy-proofed your house and bought all the new, trendy dog toys. But, what do you do the first time your pooch uses your living room rug as a toilet? Teaching good potty behavior is essential from the [...]

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Puppy training pads are a double edged sword. On one hand, the puppy has to relieve it’s self somewhere, and you would rather that happen somewhere that doesn’t involve scrubbing to clean up. On the other hand, unless you want to train the puppy to use the training pads, you are teaching [...]