An Example Of How To Potty Train A Puppy

You can teach your dog a lot of different commands. Some of these are very useful, like “stay”, and some of them are potentially life saving, like “come”. There are other commands that aren’t as important, but are very convenient. My very favorite is to teach my dog to pee on command.

Why would I want to do that? I used to compete in obedience and agility competitions, and if my dog urinated in the ring, we were heavily penalized. I taught my dog to urinate on command, and before we went in the competition ring, I’d take him for a walk, ask him to pee, and I’d be confident he’d not cost us points by doing it at the wrong time.

There are also some other times it is useful. As an example, late at night, when you are tired, the last thing you will want to do is wait for your dog to eventually empty his bladder. If he can pee on command, you’ll be back inside and in your bed very quickly.

You may be visiting your vet, and your vet may need a urine sample. No problems, take your dog outside, ask him to pee, and come back in with a freshly voided sample for testing. It really is a useful behavior for your dog to learn.

Although your dog may not always pee immediately when told to, he will go to the toilet quicker than if he had not been trained.

You can train your dog to pee when you tell him to at the very same time as you are toilet training him. It’s easier for him to learn at the same time as he learns where his toileting area is when you’re potty training a puppy. However, older dogs are just as capable of learning this command.

Take your dog outside to his toileting area, and as he urinates, give him whatever command you’ve chosen - it could be “toilet” or “pee” or even “tinkle”. It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re consistent, and use the same command every time.

When your dog urinates, give it lots of praise and cuddles. Because of this, when dog s learning where it’s ok to pee, he’s also linking it with your command.

You will need to give your this command every time he pees, and reward him when he gets it right. This means you’ll have to do it while you’re out walking, or at the beach. You could get some odd looks from some people, but don not let a chance go by to reinforce what your command means.

Commands like “sit” or “drop” are very quick to teach using food, however training your dog to pee on command can be a slow process. It takes time, repetition and lots of patience, and in some cases, dogs don’t ever “get it”. Dogs are clever though, and in most cases, they eventually learn. When your dog gets it. providing your dog has something in it's bladder, it will be very willing to do as you ask. Taking him to the toilet last thing at night will be so much more convenient.

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