Puppy Paper Training
If you have a new puppy you will want to make sure you use a housetraining technique that will work for both you and your puppy. There are a number of different ways to house train a puppy but once you have chosen one particular technique do not stray and mix it with alternative techniques as this will be confusing for your puppy and for you.
Paper Training Puppies
This is one of the most effective methods for housebreaking a puppy. Paper training your puppy is a very simple concept. This way of training your puppy is perhaps not as quick for your puppy to master as other techniques but it is effective if you are consistent. As with all dog training consistency and firmness is much more effective and you and your puppy will be much happier. He will be better behaved as an adult dog if he is sure of his place in the pack. You are the pack leader and must ensure your puppy understands this. That is not to say that you use any form of chastisement on your puppy. Positive reinforcement is always more effective for a puppy than smacking or shouting at him. He will only see that he is getting your attention not that you are displeased with his behavior. So start as you mean to go on and provide firm boundaries for him.
The effective puppy paper training technique basically involves putting down newspaper for your puppy to pee/poop on and you clean it up. Choose an area, perhaps in your kitchen where you can place a few large sheets of newspaper on the floor. Try to keep the same place for the next few days so that your puppy associates this area as his place to pee/poop. This may take a few days if not a few weeks for your puppy to master. Once your puppy has the idea to use only the paper you can reduce the amount of paper you put down until eventually you move the piece of paper outside to where you want your puppy to pee and poop. You may find some regression however! You may think your puppy has the idea and is now housetrained; however, he may again soil somewhere you do not want him to. If this happens do not chastise him or he will just get the idea that peeing and pooping is wrong all together which will cause both you and him much distress later on in life. If he does soil somewhere just revert to placing the paper again in the area you first chose.
Positive re-enforcement
When your puppy uses the paper to soil on praise him and show him you are pleased. Try not to give treats at this point or you may find he gets the idea if he just squats down he will get a tasty treat! Make sure you always reinforce his good behavior but avoid shouting or smacking if he soils somewhere you are not happy for him to. Remember, it is your fault if your puppy or dog soils somewhere you do not want him to. It is you that has to train your dog. Go back to training him and both you and he will be much happier.
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