Potty training is one of the most important things your collie must learn. Common sense should tell you why it is the most vital part of raising a puppy and has to be done consistently to be effective. Apart from the maintenance of your household hygiene, trained collies are happy collies.
There are numerous ways to potty train your collie puppy, depending on your circumstances and dog type. Puppies that did not go through any vaccination yet are recommended to stay indoor to learn potty paper training, it is also suitable for apartment living.
Crate training will train your puppy to control his bladder and relieve outside by making use of a dog’s instinctive nature of not dirtying its sleeping area. This training is suitable for dogs living in apartment.
The common choice would be to train your collie to go outside to the back yard or the garden to relieve.
A suitable time to start potty training as recommended by most experts is when your puppy is eight to twelve weeks old. Remember the adage about how old dogs can’t learn new tricks? It is not completely true but right in some ways because it is much easier to train a younger collies when undesirable habits are not formed. So, don’t take any chances.
There are many ways in life to achieve the same desired results. Of them, there are hard ways and easy ways, right ways and wrong ways. The best course is to combine the easy way with the right way and get the best results. Much effort, time and positive reinforcement is needed. Let’s see how best to achieve what we want in order to potty train our new puppy.
To begin, you should allocate an area for your puppy to eliminate outside or inside the house, you should show him the way to this spot and praise him generously after he finishes
If you praise and reward him immediately after he finishes his job, it encourages him to eliminate in that area alone. The odor of his urine that he leaves behind will linger till his next visit and he will soon mark that area as his sole place to do his business.
To help the puppy to remember, always use the same door and spot where you want your puppy to eliminate. Use soiled newspaper to mark the area and hint your puppy on where is the right spot.
The next part is to start an elimination routine and make your puppy familiar with it. As creatures of habit, it’s in their nature to keep schedules. When your puppy is six to eight weeks old, you should bring him out to relieve after every few hours. The frequency will reduce as he grows older and can control his bladder better. During puppyhood, take him to the allocated elimination area at the following times of the day – Upon waking in the morning, after naps, meals, play, training session and just before bedtime.
Taking your pup out at around the same time every day will be very beneficial for the both of you. This will help in establishing a routine, and will make him learn to hold it in until you become available to take him out.
At this time, you must learn how to look for clues, if your puppy is accustomed to roaming freely around the house, search for signs that show you he needs to do it. Be attentive and observe your behavior when he needs to relieve himself, such as sniffing heavily, circling around, and staring at the door intensively to get out.
You can train your collie with two more commands to help him understand potty training faster. Use “Hurry up”, or “Potty now”, command to associate it with potty time. So, say “hurry up” or “potty” in an encouraging tone just when he gets the urge to “go”. He will soon learn that when you say the command, he will begin to sniff, circle and then get down to business. Once he’s done, praise him lavishly. And don’t forget – it is common for puppies to make mistakes during the process of potty training.
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Moses Wright is a proud owner of 3 beautiful dogs and loves to help new dog owners deal with their dog problems. You can get his dog obedience training book, a collection of his dog ownership experiences for free here: http://www.dogsobediencetraining.com/resources/guide
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