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Potty Training III: Crate Training Basics

Posted on: Thursday, July 31st, 2008 in: Puppy Training, Training techniques

Ahhh, My Favorite Place!
If you’ve been following along with our Puppy Training process, hopefully some of you are already seeing success. With a little luck, the timed visits outside have virtually eliminated accidents while the heavy praise is sending a positive message to your little one. A few puppies may even be totally housebroken already! [...]

Potty Training Part II: Creating Your Path to Success

Posted on: Sunday, July 20th, 2008 in: Puppy Training, Training techniques

While it’s not expected that every dog will come home already housebroken, there are many steps that should be decided upon and implemented starting from day 1 to ensure the fastest route to success with the fewest speed bumps.
1. Set Up For Success!:
The best path to speedy housebreaking is the drastic reduction in accidents. [...]

Potty Training Part I: What’s Normal?

Posted on: Friday, July 11th, 2008 in: Puppy Training, Training techniques

The Joys of Puppyhood: Wriggling bodies, Adorable capers, Yellow puddles.

Everybodies Different
It’s important to remember ease of potty training varies greatly from breed to breed and even dog to dog. I have known dogs that were fully house broken at birth and a few that stuggled with it until 18 months. While both of these [...]