Who wants unpleasant smell lingering in the house? Or carpets stained with dog poop and pee?  That’s why it is important for us to train our puppies. It is best to start teaching dogs at an early stage and housetraining is the foundation and most essential part of the training process. Starting early is critical especially when training toy breeds, as it is often characterized as being difficult to housetrain.

A Yorkshire Terrier breeder in Virginia Beach, Virginia named Stanley Kissinger said, “After a puppy has the habit of peeing in the wrong place, it’s hard to change its mind,”, it’s true, old habits die hard, .. “But once the pup gets the idea, it’s extremely easy to train.”

With this, the puppy will realize that going outdoors is the right potty time.  And eventually, dogs will learn to hold their pee until they reach the right place. They will even learn discipline and you won’t have to worry about the house being messed up by your precious dog.

It’s not enough just taking your dog outside, give them ample time to sniff around and find the right spot. Practice good habits with your dog and, “Go Potty” repeated with a friendly tone gives him the idea that he is out to do his business.   “As soon as it potties, be happy and express that joy to the puppy. Take the pup back into the house immediately so it knows it was outside for that one purpose. It registers in its memory after several repeated events,” Stanley also says.

Taking On The Responsibility

Training a dog doesn’t stop when he is already housetrained.  It requires time and effort and even sacrifices to effectively establish a good relationship with your dog.  Your lifestyle may change once you acquire the responsibility of raising and training a dog.  You may not be able to wake up anytime you like because your dog needs to be tended and should be given enough time to play and go potty. You should wake up at least half an hour early to give him time for his business.

If you are already at work, or will be late getting home or at a party, getting a pet-sitter or walking service is convenient. You can also ask a neighbors who are willing to help if they can take your dog out for a certain period of time and make necessary arrangements so your dog can get out.

Whatever situation you are in, it is important that dogs get to go out to  poop and play during the day.  

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Many a times, the commercial diets consist of food items that have artificial coloring agents and flavoring agents that are harmful to the dog’s body. Home made diets are important in the dog feeding. Home made food items have the guarantee of freshness in the preparation unlike the ready made commercial items. The preservatives added in the commercial food items may not be the suitable ones to the dogs from the health point of view.

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Even in case of renal diseases in dogs, the home made diets may be made with ground beef, calcium carbonate, slices of bread, boiled eggs etc. The purpose is to have the restricted protein supply in the feed items prepared. This should be carried out with home made diets prepared exclusively for the dogs suffering from renal diseases.

Food grade vinegar is also added in many times to the meat pieces prepared in a fresh manner. Cranberry juice, bananas, fish and meat are prepared in a quality manner and no preservatives are added during the preparation of these kinds of food items and the dog becomes more active after the consumption of such food items. All these can be enriched with vitamin supplements that are available in fruit essences, fish oil etc.

Many dog trainers, especially those who are not professionals in the field, usually confuse dog training with control. In any dog-man pair, the human always have the need to gain control. This is not really bad except that sometimes, the man abuses the privileged of control. Dog training collars provide that control.

While the intention is normally good to remove unwanted, but instinctual, behaviors of the dogs for example. The process of training is sometimes incorrect and abusive of the dog’s weaknesses and the tools used for training are not well-adapted to the needs of the dog. We, humans, often forget that dogs are individuals too.

However some people fail to adhere to the basic principles of these tools. Choke or chain collars, for example, are one of the very first tools invented to help lessen the tension between man and dog. But there are people who overuse and misuse the choke collars.

For example, the popular choice of collar these days are the electronic dog collar due to its remote access to dogs which provide continuous "training" for even when the owner is not around. While this may be a popular alternative to old fashioned dog training collars, many people just don’t completely understand its disadvantages.

The rule of thumb for getting the right fit of collar for your dog is to allow two to three inches gap between the attached collar and the neck. Another reason why dog collars could be potentially counterproductive is that they work on the principle of pain and fear and not really on discipline.

Therefore, before one chooses a dog training collar, it is recommended to do your research first so your dog’s comfort would not be compromised. While doing it the long way usually proves to be more valuable.