Training a dog to the toilet indoors

Whether it is a newborn dog or an adult dog, when it comes to a new environment, it needs to undergo toilet training. . And this training should start from the indoor environment where the dog lives. This includes arranging a comfortable nest for it and giving it a fixed place to go to the toilet. You can choose to let it go to the toilet in a place at home that is easier to clean, such as the bathroom or the balcony.

【Suitable age】0 months to 2 months

[Training Goal] Let the dog get used to urinating and defecating at a fixed point indoors.

【Training Difficulty】★★★☆☆

[Training steps]

1. Cover the area where you want your dog to go to the toilet with newspapers. This is because dogs are not so smart as to defecate and urinate directly on the newspaper for the first time. After letting it defecate on one of the newspapers with your encouragement, its training memory will be "newspaper + defecation = encouragement", which is the first step to success.

2. After 10-20 minutes of feeding or after exercise, gently guide the dog to the toilet. Close the door and let it move around the newspaper-covered space. At this time, encourage it to urinate and defecate using words.

3. Once it has the intention to urinate or defecate, please do not disturb it physically, but give verbal rewards as soon as possible. Such as "Awesome!" or "Good!"

4. When it finishes excreting on the newspaper, please continue to encourage it softly. At this time, you can stroke its head and back with your hands. The purpose is to make the dog like this behavior pattern, generate memory, and be willing to repeat this behavior.

5. During training, if the dog can urinate and defecate on newspapers, it can gradually reduce the number of newspapers, and finally reduce the number of newspapers to one block, and the dog will still go to the toilet at that location. Repeat the above training procedure at a fixed time every day. Finally, the dog will take the initiative to go to the toilet and defecate on the newspaper.

[Editor’s Comment]

The way of encouragement is to remind certain common words and phrases, such as "defeat well", etc. Your dog will also remember your words during toilet training. In the early stages of training, after the dog has urinated and defecated, do not take away the newspapers stained with urine and feces immediately, so that it can have enough time to remember the relationship between the location and the smell of defecation. Using smell to help remember results can help you learn something faster. You can also use "defecation inducers". A toilet inducing agent is a product used to train dogs to urinate and defecate at a specific location. The most common one is a bottled spray.

Train dogs not to attack people

When dogs are excited, they will use crazyExpressed through behavior, some dogs repeatedly jump into the air and try to lick their owner's face. These wrong actions have laid the foundation for the dog to develop the bad habit of jumping in the future. Even if the owner quickly puts the dog back on the ground, the dog will think that jumping on people will be rewarded. After growing up, the dog still wants to be treated the same way by its owner. In order to get closer to the owner's face, it will try its best to jump up, which causes a lot of trouble, especially when the targets are the elderly and children. This kind of behavior may become It is even more dangerous, so let your dog get rid of this bad habit quickly!

[Best age for training]2 months to 5 months

[Training Goal] Let the dog learn to calm down when he is excited, and let the dog know that this is a bad habit and should be prohibited.

【Training Difficulty】★★★☆☆

[Training steps]

1. When you enter the room, command the dog "sit" rather than using an incorrect command such as "down." Do not raise your voice to move your arms as this can further irritate your arms. When your dog sits exactly as you commanded, reward him and touch his chin. At this time, you need to step on the leash with your feet to prevent the dog from jumping up.

2. Dogs want to be valued by you and want you to feel their presence, so they will use various methods to attract your attention. At this time, you only need to look at it quietly and do nothing. , showing an angry look. When the dog sees your look, it will review its behavior like a child who made a mistake.

3. Dog owners can adopt the treatment method of ignoring. When you ignore the dog’s jumping greeting, avoid eye contact, walk directly past it, and when the dog’s legs are on the ground, order it to sit. down, then bend down to keep it at the same height. If it does everything, reward it.

[Editor’s Comment]

Proactively control your dog. Never stand on its chest, step on its hind legs or press its front paws when it jumps excitedly. You can control your dog using regular methods. Be strict with yourself, but don't get angry. When touching children, in order to prevent the dog from jumping on the child, the dog must be tied with a leash while the child is still there. Let your child's hands hang down. If the dog doesn't jump on the kid excitedly, you reward him.

Train dogs not to eat other people’s food

Dogs are humans’ friends, but not everyone likes dogs so much. Some people hate dogs very much, and some People who steal also hate dogs very much. They will put some poisonous food in some places for them to eat. Poisoning the dog has achieved its despicable purpose. Therefore, it is very important to train the dog not to eat food handed over by strangers. of.

[Best age for training]5 months to 8 months

[Training Goal] Train your dog to refuse to eat other people’s food to prevent accidents from happening.

【Training Difficulty】★★★★☆

[Training steps]

1. Dogs are very greedy. When they see the temptation of delicious food, they may not be able to control their behavior. Training dogs to refuse food can not only prevent dogs from eating excessively, but also prevent them from accidentally eating things given by bad people and causing harm. To prevent accidents with your dog, train him not to eat food given by strangers. In order to ensure that training is not disturbed, first choose a venue with fewer pedestrians and less interference. The dog owner should ask a friend to give the dog a piece of food that he likes.

2. The owner first invited friends to help him feed the dog food. When the dog wants to eat, the owner uses the method of pulling the rope backward to stop the dog's appetite, and gives the dog a "no" command to tell him that this behavior is wrong.

3. If the dog is still unable to refuse food from strangers, then another method can be adopted to prevent the dog from refusing food. If the dog wants to eat food given by a stranger, the owner will yell "No" and jerk the leash upward to stop the dog from eating. Please be careful not to injure the dog!

4. When the dog is no longer interested in strangers’ food, please reward the dog immediately. For dogs, food refusal is a relatively difficult training and requires a long time to consolidate the effect. At the same time, the effect of anti-feeding training is closely related to the quality of the dog.

[Editor’s Comment]

After repeated training, the dog will form a conditioned reflex and become disgusted with food on the ground outside and given by strangers and refuse to eat. For some dogs with strong appetite reflexes, anti-feeding training often takes longer and the owners have to spend more energy. However, for the health of the dog, it is still necessary to persist in training. As long as the hard work is deep, the iron pestle will be ground into a needle.

Train a dog not to bite out of fear

Although a dog barking and biting out of fear may look like an attack, this type of attack There are different reasons for biting it, and require different methods of correction. Dogs that bark out of fear are more sensitive than aggressive animals and prefer to curl up behind their owner's legs. This problem is often caused by insufficient interaction between individual animals, but it is also likely to be hereditary.

[Best age for training]2 months to 5 months

[Training Goal] Dogs that are prone to fear and barking have learned from their own experiences to distrust humans. Let the dog learn to trust humans so that he will not bark or bite when he is afraid.

【Training Difficulty】★★★★☆

[Training steps]

1. You can ask your friends for help. Of course, a professional dog trainer is better, and the training should be done slowly and carefully. Don't feed it before each exercise, and keep it on a long leash. Your friend should take the food and walk away.

2. Ask your friend or dog trainer to put the food in the palm of your hand and let the dog walk over. Ask your friend not to talk to the dog, but to kneel down with their back to the dog to prevent eye contact.

3. Repeat the second and third steps a few times, then ask your friend to turn his body slightly and repeat a few more times, while there should still be food in his hands. At this point, your friend still cannot make eye contact with the dog.

4. After several days of successful training, you can move on to the next training phase. Repeat steps two and three with your friend still kneeling on the ground, but this time facing the dog while feeding him.

5. Let the dog walk towards your friend. At this time, your friend should stay still and face it, but avoid making eye contact with it and move back while feeding. If the dog still shows fear at this stage, return to the previous stage and repeat the previous training.

[Editor’s Comment]

Dogs that bark out of fear can have complex symptoms. It may be crouched close to its owner, wagging its tail submissively, but may suddenly lunge forward when frightened. Dogs with this type of problem often have low self-confidence. Reinforcing your authority during training will only cause your dog to lose more and more confidence. So train your dog gently.

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