House Training Cats

House Training Dogs

Whether you're a first time dog owner or this is another addition to your family from a long history of pet ownership, there is one habit that a dog has that is the most unpleasant of them all. House training. How do we effectively and QUICKLY house train our pup or dog? When I first started out breeding Labrador Retrievers, the one question that came back to me again and again from new puppy owners was “House training dogs - How do I do it, FAST?!?”

Having a new puppy in the household can be the most wonderful time of both you and your new  pups life. I am yet to meet a pup that doesn't make your heart melt each time you look at it. And often, therein lies the problem. When it comes to house training dogs, quite often owners feel very reluctant disciplining their pup because they are so besotted with them and are afraid to “hurt” the pups feelings. Enter exhibit A: the wet patch on the carpet. Enter exhibit B: the steaming pile of love on the kitchen floor. Not so pleasant for you or the household now, is it? What really is at stake here is the way in which we teach the pup acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and set her up for life with clear boundaries for each.

The way in which we discipline dogs needs to be demystified. As a child I distinctly remember my mother rubbing our new pups nose in  his pooh. Oh Lord, if only I could go back to that day and explain to my mother that this was one of the cruellest things she could have done to that poor pup! Rubbing a dog (or cats) nose in its excrement is utterly cruel and does not house train your dog (or cat). There are easier, far more encouraging ways to house train your dog without resorting to archaic treatment. Smacking or scruffing your dog is also ineffective. But whats that? I can hear you ask “But those are the things that won't work..How then do you house train your dog?”

Here's the BEST piece of advice I can give:

YOU have to be trained YOURSELF.

No I don't mean YOU need to be house trained, ( however, if you think it would help - be my guest!) I mean you need to learn all the signals and cues that your pup will give you so you know when it is definitely time to go.  You will also need to learn that repetition is the key to training dogs young or old. You are going to need to COMMIT  to being consistent and spending the time to house train your dog , if you want to see results. Some of this means that you are going to learn cues, develop your dogs vocabulary with commands to go to the toilet, and also a schedule that you and your dog can work to so that both of you are in the clear as to when it is time to go and when it is not. This is important as nobody wants to be getting up to their dog 4 and 5 times an evening because they aren't toilet trained!

Learning the proper technique will ensure that your pup is on the right path to long term house trained success. You will feel more confident in training your pup to perform other commands and your dog will have boundaries set for him or her that are firmly established, because of the consistency and time you have applied to your pup to learn them.

Having a puppy is a commitment that should not be taken lightly. Proper, informed training can mean the difference between your dog being a welcome member of the family or a nuisance that cant be trusted inside. House training dogs can seem like a monumental task at the beginning but the rewards are there if you can get the right information and stay consistent with implementing it.

I wish you every success in house training your dog and many years of happiness for you both. 

About the Author

Sarah Gladman runs an informational blog at House Training Dogs Solutions

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House Training Cat

House Training Your Kitty

Cats are relatively easy to housebreak - most of the time. However, there is always the exception to the rule, the little kitty rebel who refuses to conform to the structure of society, albeit it is a severely limited society consisting of you, the rest of the family, other pets and the house that you share with your cat.

Still, this is his society and if he gets it into his little kitty mind to rebel, it will be a challenge to convince him to conform. Let's face it, when you go head to head with a cat you have some serious work on your hands.

The upside of the hard headed, independent nature, though, it that cats are also fastidious and are driven by nature to eliminate their wastes in a particular area. This instinct is what makes a litter box so appealing to cat owners. The litter box is where the cat learns to go to eliminate his or her waste an then it is up to the owner to keep it clean and fresh.

What you may not realize is that if the litter box becomes too full of waste then the cat will begin to look elsewhere to eliminate his or her wastes. And that could be trouble. Cats can be very creative.

They may turn your couch into a litter box, your dirty laundry or even your basket of clean laundry. Once that bad habit starts it is very difficult to undo it and train the cat to go back to using his or her own litter box.

Ideally, house training should begin when your cat is a kitten. Keep the kitten in a kennel at night and, upon taking it out of the kennel each morning, place it in its litter box. Also place it in its litter box about 10 minutes after eating, and after a nap, and anytime that you notice it sniffing around as if searching for a place to potty.

After using the litter box once or twice, kitty will form good habits and begin using it regularly without your supervision.

If your leave your kitty alone all day while you work or go to school, keep him or her confined to a certain area or room and have the litter box in that area. Try to scoop up any "accidents" and place it in the litter box.

Show Kitty the litter box again so that they get the idea. Cats are not like dogs. Praising a cat will mean nothing and be ineffective. They just don't care if you approve or not.

There are a number of excellent house training aids available on the market, but consistency must be maintained or nothing will be effective. You must take a hands-on approach to house training your feline, and use house training aids as secondary to your own loving guidance.

You can be successful in house training your kitty with patience and love. If you're consistent, gentle and loving, you will succeed and your kitty will be happy, and yes, house trained!

About the Author

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