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HouseTraining 101
If you need/want to know the basics of House training I need you to
read and understand some of my opinions on the subject before we
get into the actual details.

Crate or Not to Crate that is the Question!
It is my experience that Crate training is often one of the most easiest ways to go about
housebreaking a pup/dog.  However some aren't comfortable with the idea of a
crate/cage and think its not fair to the pup/dog.  In some cases they are correct!  
However in other cases they are incorrect.  LOL dogs naturally have a denning instinct
which means that they like to have a place to call their own and be safe and secure.  
Often they think of their "crate" as their "cave" and are quite content in it.  Now if you
plan on never taking the pup/dog out of it or leaving it in there for extremely long
periods of time then naturally that is not fair!
Where to go?
Where to have your new pup/dog do it's business is an important topic too.   For
younger less vaccinated dogs it is very important to have an area that isn't frequented
by other unknown dogs.  If they aren't vaccinated for something they could very well be
carriers of something that would make your new pup/dog sick.  Feces is a carrier of not
just disease but parasites too, not to mention where other dogs frequent there could be
the dreaded flea and tick situation.
Choose an area that can belong to the dog/pup, such as your own back yard.  If you
live in an apartment be prepared to clean up right away what your dog produces and
keep the area tidy.  Never frequent someone else's yard/area and not clean it up.  Be a
good neighbor and a responsible pet owner!  Use an area that is well kept and clean.  If
you let your pup/dog in long thick grass or piles of leaves or brush you are more likely
to pick up fleas and ticks and have an issue with needing to groom their coat right away
from tangles and brambles.  If you are using your own backyard keep it tidy and clean
as well to avoid attracting pests who might carry disease as well (flies can transfer the
parvo virus (deadly) from 7or more miles away in another sick dog's yard).
Accidents Happen
If you can recall your childhood or have had children of your own than you know that
"potty training" doesn't happen over night.  Sometimes the brain and the body aren't
well developed enough for it to happen (imagine asking a 6 week old child to know how
to do this).  As a puppy/dog gets more mature the brain and the bladder are more open
to learning things and being physically capable (within reason naturally) of holding it.  It
is impossible to expect a pup/dog to know from day 1 what you want if you don't show it/
train it/ tell it.  You are the intelligent life form remember!
The scoop on Accidents
Did you know that the accident was actually more than likely your own fault?  Yup it's
true.  Pups/dogs don't always know what YOU their owner want them to do and it is in
their genetic makeup to do what you ask them to do.  If they can't the reason usually is
they weren't physically capable of holding it that long.  Try taking them outside more
often or longer.  You are the smart one, the teacher, they are the student.  If you don't
teach them algebra don't be mad if they flunk out of Math Class.
Correcting the Problem
If you come home and find a mess made by the pup.. clean it up.  Scolding it is not
going to work at this point as the pup/dog does not have any idea why its in trouble.  
Unless you catch the pup/dog in the act of doing it wrong you can't correct them.  Unlike
with human kids they don't know they did wrong all that well.  Not saying they aren't
smart and once they master it that they dont "know better" but at first and certainly until
they are an adult its difficult for their brains to connect peeing on your carpet to being
yelled at hours later.  If you do catch them in the act say "NO!" and pick them up to
move them to where they should be going (outside or say the newspaper if you are in
the paper training phase)
Praise!!
So right now your pup/dog is peeing in the right spot.  Good Puppy! Seriously praise
them and let them know when you are happy they are doing a good thing.  Next time
they need to pee they are going to go back there (it's a learning process) and repeat
that behavior so that you praise them again.  And hopefully you will!  
I know many city dwellers who have actually managed to train their pup/dog to pee/poo
on command this way.  They choose a key word and make sure to say that word each
time the pup/dog does their business.  Nice to have when living in the city and in a rush
to get to work but Fido doesn't want to cooperate and you know if you don't let him go
he will make a mess in the living room.  Plus if you are ever traveling with the pup/dog
it's nice to know they will be able to go because you've trained them to trust you to pick
the spot.
Rubbing their nose in it?!?
The purpose behind house training a pup/dog is to get them to be more hygenic so why
would you rub their nose in feces or urine?  To teach them the same lesson your tone
of voice could convey?  Honestly rubbing their noses in it does not work.  The logic is
faulty and the reality is disgusting.  Your parents (I hope) never rubbed your nose in it
to teach you what they wanted.  The original idea was that it was unpleasant to the
pup/dog and thus they wouldn't do it again.  But 1) they can't avoid going to the
bathroom and 2) they aren't smart enough to know that you mean not to do it THERE!

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