House Training Your Dalmatian

Article Title: House Training Your Dalmatian
Author: John Mailer

When house training your Dalmatian puppy, you will need to take
him out frequently and at regular intervals: first thing in the
morning directly from the crate, right after meals, after the
puppy has been napping, or when you notice that the puppy is
looking for a spot.

Choose more or less the same place to take the puppy each time
in order to establish a pattern. If he does not go immediately,
do not return him to the house because he will probably relieve
himself the moment he is inside.Stay out with him until he has
finished; then be generous with your praise for his good
behavior.

During basics dog training if you catch the puppy having an
accident indoors, grab him firmly and rush him outside, sharply
saying "No!" as you pick him up. If you do not see the accident
occur, there is little point in doing anything except cleaning
it up, because once it has happened and been forgotten, the
puppy will most likely not even realize why you are scolding
him.

If you live in a big city or are away many hours at a time,
having a dog that is house trained to go on paper has some very
good advantages. In order to do this, proceed the same way as
taking the puppy outdoors, except this time you place the puppy
on the newspaper at the proper time.The paper should always be
kept in the same area.

A simple tip during basics dog training to paper train a puppy
is if you have a playpen is to line the area with newspapers;
then gradually remove a section of it until you are down to
just one or two.

The puppy acquires the habit of using the paper; and as the
prepared area grows smaller, the dog will usually continue to
use whatever paper is still available. It is pleasant, if the
dog is alone for a long period of time to be able to feel that
if he needs it the paper is there and will be used.

The puppy should form the habit of spending a certain amount of
time in his crate, even when you are home. Sometimes the puppy
will do this "voluntarily, but if not, he needs to learn to do
so, which is done by leading him over by his collar, gently
pushing him inside, and saying firmly, "Down" or "Stay."

Whatever expression you use to give a command, stick to the
very same one each time for each act. Repetition is very
important in dog training as well as association with what the
dog is expected to do. When you mean "Sit" always say exactly
that. "Stay" should mean only that the dog should remain where
he receives the command. "Down" means something else again.

Do not confuse the dog by shuffling the commands, because this
will create basics dog training problems for you. As soon as he
had his shots, take your puppy with you whenever and wherever
you can. Nothing builds a self-confident, stable dog like
socialization, and it is very important that you plan and have
the time and energy to do this.

About The Author: John Mailer writes articles about dogs and
all aspects of basics dog training. His topics are varied so if
you have a new puppy or just a disobedient dog you will find his
advice useful http://www.basicsdogtraining.com

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