Now that you have brought your new dog home it is time to start the housebreaking. While some people like to give their new dog a little time to get to know the family and the house before laying down the law, this can only lead to confusion for the dog later down the road. Truthfully, you cannot expect a dog who has been allowed to have full run of the house to suddenly accept new rules and adapt quickly to housebreaking.

It’s Not Too Late

If you have already allowed your dog to run free without rules you can still correct the situation. Contrary to popular belief, it is never too late to start dog training. Whether your pet is a young pup or several years old, you can still incorporate housebreaking into their daily routine. It is important to pick out the behavior that concerns you the most,whether it is dog chewing, dog biting, or dog growling that you are dealing with. It is important to work on housebreaking these behaviors first, then move on to other things.

You have to start housebreaking as soon as possible to ensure that your puppy never develops into one of those aggressive dogs you hear about on the news. If your biggest worry at the moment is that your dog does not know where they are or are not allowed to go to toilet, you will need to address this first.

Tips for Housebreaking Your Dog

* Restrict food and water to the appropriate meal times
* Keep peed pads in one area
* You should praise your pet when it displays good behavior
* Don’t hit the dog if he misses the pee pad
* After your puppy eats or drinks take him to the pee pad within 15-20 minutes

Many people will leave the food and water out all the time for their dog. While this is an okay routine for older dogs that can hold their bladder, it is not advisable for puppies. Young pups are not able to hold their bladder for very long, even if they wanted to. This will result in a lot of accidents around the house for which you really cannot blame the puppy. So leaving food and water out all of the time is counterproductive to your goals in housebreaking.

If the puppy goes to the bathroom in some other place in the house, the pee pad should be put there. At this point in housebreaking, you should really just be getting the puppy used to going to the bathroom on its puppy pad. Once they are used to it, you can continue with housebreaking by slowing moving the pee pad every few days towards the spot you eventually want the pads to reside at.

Although the procedure for housebreaking might appear to be too time-consuming, it is very crucial. You definitely do not want your dog “going” everywhere. You also want to make the housebreaking process as easy as possible for your dog so it does not become discouraged. House puppy training is very important.  If you need help doing this, you should seek it. Just know that housebreaking takes time, no matter who is in charge of doing it.

When you first bring home your sweet little puppy you never think that one day it could be a dog that is one mistake away from being sent off. Aggressive dogs are not created overnight. Dogs are not born aggressive or menacing towards people. Often times, aggressive dogs are the result of some form of abuse or lack of proper training. If you received your dog as an adult from another household you will want to be specifically cautious to make sure that you are putting your pet through dog obedience training.

Showing your dog that you are the alpha and it is the beta is important to making housebreaking easy. Dog and puppy training are important for more things than just making sure that your dog no longer chews on your shoes. Please take steps to prevent your dog from turning into one of the many aggressive dogs out there. Many terrible things can happen when a dog is allowed to get into dog growling or dog biting. If you perform the correct dog training, neither of these would happen.

The Awful Consequences of Aggressive Dogs

* Physical injuries to family, friends, or neighbors
* Emotional distress to children
* Destroyed personal items
* Lawsuits that could arise from the above scenarios
* The dog becoming one of the many aggressive dogs that are put to sleep each year

If you truly love and care for your pet it is time that you step up and make sure that the animal you love so much does not join the ranks of aggressive dogs. Looking for outside help is ideal if you think you can’t control the situation by yourself. There are many professional dog trainers out there who specialize in aggressive dogs.

It’s advisable to do as much reading and research as you can on aggressive dogs. Learn that hitting a dog is not the way to train it. Violence will only breed violence so make sure that you are not taking part in the making of aggressive dogs. The videos and books available might give you some success, however, in order to solve this problem, or preventing it from even starting, an expert can be invaluable.

Bringing In The Extra Help

It doesn’t matter if the trainer is free or if you have paid for their services, you must recognize that nothing is more important than understanding that you are responsible for your pet and its behavior. The owners are always the ones that are accountable for the behavior of their aggressive dog, so be sure to avoid the potential legal or moral situations.

If you have a dog that has not yet experienced signs of becoming one of the many aggressive dogs out there then you have a little time. But if your dog shows any sign of aggressive play or destructiveness, you must not waste any time.