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I am sure many of us these days are hectic as ever and barely have time for ourselves and more so the pets, or in this case, the dog(s) we have in our lives. Here are some great tips and products if needed for helping those dog lovers in our life and yourself if you have one or two running around the house or outside to make life happier, not just for you, but for your pet also.

Tips on Potty Training your Dog:

1.If your dog is house trained or stays in the house more than outside, have a specific place where you keep a box, bed or container which you do not plan on changing every week. Use the same container or bed by keeping the color and size constant so that the container is constant in the dog's mind. The dog knows this is where it will sleep and because dogs do not soil their bedding or their sleeping surroundings, they will know to wait until you let them outside. The dog learns from the start that you control potty time.

2.After meals, give your pet a pre-determined and constant number of minutes before you take them out after their meal. Whether it is 10, 20 or 45 minutes, make sure to keep this number constant before taking them out. Later on your can always train the dog to signal to you when it is ready. Food is a trigger not only to eat but also to go. When it comes to potty training success, allow your pet to get outside when the urge is approaching. What’s more is that you shouldn’t leave food out. Put it down for them at the designated time and allow them to eat for 15 to 30 minutes and remove the bowl. Soon it will learn and that again allows you to control potty time.

3.Pick a specific spot outside where your dog should go every time and take it to that area. This helps your puppy to learn and reinforce that when it needs to go, it should only take care of business when in this area. Also the smell of urine is yet another trigger for your dog to go.

4.Don’t reward them with food. Remember that rewards need to be emotional, and therefore it is more successful to give them a reward of a patting and rub down than it is for you to hand them a treat.

5.Reward success, but don’t punish accidents. Although you will be angry and you will want to punish your pet, your pet does not see this as a bad thing. He sees it as attention. He also can become aggressive as well as not like to be around you. Dogs do not relate their potty mistake to the punishment you give them. Instead, ignore them when they do something wrong. Don’t speak to them or interact with them. Others have said to raise your voice and look directly at your puppy when you are displeased with what it did. This means that you talk to your dog in a calm way 99 percent of the time, but when you are angry or disagee with what the dog has done, you can raise your voice.

Caring for any animal is an ongoing, tiresome and at times expensive task. But due to these 5 tips and the love you have for your animal, any training should be successful.

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