The single most important aspect of dog and puppy training is that you reward and praise your dog or puppy each and every time he/she does the right thing. For example: praise him or her when he/she chews their own toys instead of the couch or eliminates outside instead of in the house. The more time you spend with your puppy or dog, the quicker and easier it will be to train him or her.

The key to house training is to establish a routine that increases the chances that your dog will eliminate in the right place in your presence, so that he/she can be praised and rewarded; and decreases the chances that your dog will eliminate in the wrong place so that he /she will not develop bad habits.

It is important that you make provisions for your dog when you are not home. Until your dog is housetrained, she should not be allowed free run of your house. Otherwise, he/she will develop a habit of leaving piles and puddles anywhere and everywhere. Confine him/her to a small area such as a kitchen, bathroom or utility room that has water/stain resistant floors..

Mistakes and Accidents During Training

If you ever find an accident in the house, just clean it up. Do not punish your dog. All this means is that you have given her unsupervised access to your house too soon. Until she can be trusted, don't give her unsupervised free run of your house. If mistakes and accidents occur, it is best to go back and reaffirm the training you and our trainer are doing. We will also help you need to more accurately predict when your dog needs to eliminate and she needs more time to develop bladder and bowel control.