- Don’t train when you are in a bad mood.
- Keep training sessions short.(10 – 15 minutes, 1 or 2 times a day, 4 or 5 days a week).End on a positive note.
- Choosing the correct food will help your toilet training issues. Remember, feed higher quality and less quantity because this means less pooh!
- Do not overfeed treats when training. If you’re using a food reward you may want to consider deducting this volume from your dog’s normal meals
- Make the sessions FUN! You want the time spent training to be the most fun your dog has with you, not the time he dreads.
- Lots of praise vs. corrections…at least 2 to 1. Make sure you are CORRECTING behaviour, NOT punishing. After all, this is learning time and it is totally unfair to punish a dog for something he doesn’t know!!!
- Keep at it!! Remember, humans take 18 YEARS before we think they are adults. Thank heavens most dogs start to mature at 18 months. Looks pretty good in comparison, hmmm?
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