How do I housebreak the puppy?
First, Mother Nature working with you right from the start. When the puppies are first born, they eat and they relieve themselves inside the den, but the mother always cleans them. The mother stimulates their bodily functions, and her environment always remains unsoiled. There is never the scent of urine or feces where the puppies eat, sleep, and live. When they get old enough to follow the mother outside, they imitate her example and quickly learn to relieve themselves in the flora and fauna on the outskirts of their general living area. In this way, all dogs become conditioned never to eliminate in their dens or near the places where they eat and sleep. From two to four months of age, most pups pick up on the concept of housebreaking quite easily, since it is a part of their natural programming.Second, another part of Mother Nature working to help is your puppy’s digestive tract, which is extremely quick and efficient. You can almost set your watch to it. Five to thirty minutes after a puppy eats, they’ll want to defecate. They want to urinate five minutes after waking up from sleep. You should be feeding your puppy three times a day. You should keep to a very consistent feeding schedule and that you take your puppy outside immediately after eating and also right after naps, long confinements in the kennel so that it becomes her pattern.
Third, when bringing your puppy outside after a meal, take her to an outdoor area where there’s grass. For a puppy’s digestion to be regular, they should feel totally relaxed.
Fourth, while in the early stages of housebreaking, also make sure you’re not just rushing outside, letting your puppy go, then rushing back inside. For most dogs, just spending time outside is a reward in itself.
Fifth, if your dog associates holding in her bodily functions with the reward of a game or a walk outside, it will be more motivation for her to practice that self-control. Praising your puppy when he does his business is very important.
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