Thursday, May 10, 2007
Potty Training or House Training your Dog
If you are having problems, or if you know anyone who is having problems with house training / potty training their dog - I have two sources of help to offer.
Both resources can be accessed via our links in the left-hand side margin.
The one is to 'How to Housetrain any Dog' ... the other is a clipping in our 'Doggy Blog Clips' which was clipped yesterday [May 9th] on the subject of potty training.
What wasn't mentioned in the clip was how to remove the smell of the urine! If your pet has an accident and you clean it up... you also need to remove any residual smell, or your pet will assume that it is OK to go in that exact spot on other occasions.
Your dogs sense of smell is FAR, FAR, superior to yours! So you need to eliminate all of the resultant smell from the area.
Blot up all the wet with paper towels, then clean the area with washing-up liquid and cool water on a cloth. Finally apply a mixture of equal parts of white distilled vinegar and cool water, blot, rinse and allow to dry naturally. [If possible test on a hidden area of carpet to check for any carpet discolouration.]
Creating a temporary dog exclusion, or obstruction to the area, is advisable as an added precaution.
Both resources can be accessed via our links in the left-hand side margin.
The one is to 'How to Housetrain any Dog' ... the other is a clipping in our 'Doggy Blog Clips' which was clipped yesterday [May 9th] on the subject of potty training.
What wasn't mentioned in the clip was how to remove the smell of the urine! If your pet has an accident and you clean it up... you also need to remove any residual smell, or your pet will assume that it is OK to go in that exact spot on other occasions.
Your dogs sense of smell is FAR, FAR, superior to yours! So you need to eliminate all of the resultant smell from the area.
Blot up all the wet with paper towels, then clean the area with washing-up liquid and cool water on a cloth. Finally apply a mixture of equal parts of white distilled vinegar and cool water, blot, rinse and allow to dry naturally. [If possible test on a hidden area of carpet to check for any carpet discolouration.]
Creating a temporary dog exclusion, or obstruction to the area, is advisable as an added precaution.
Labels: 'doggy blog clips', house training, potty training
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