Getting to go through
the door rewards the puppy better than any treat or toy.
Not exact matches
You will use your timer (most smartphones have this app), to lengthen little by little the time you keep the
door closed, making note of progress and
rewarding your
puppy for it.
When your
puppy starts to stay on the floor when guests arrive, have dog treats by the
door to
reward him with.
By regularly taking the dog outdoors, through the same
door, to the same site, and providing
rewards for proper elimination, the
puppy should soon learn to head for the
door each time it has to eliminate.
If you can pick up on these cues, and take the
puppy directly outdoors for elimination and
reward, the
puppy may consistently begin to show these signals when he or she needs to eliminate, and may even begin to take you to the exit
door.
Should pre-elimination signs (circling, squatting, sneaking off, heading to the
door) occur, immediately take the dog to its elimination site, give the cue words, and
reward the
puppy when it eliminates.
If he keeps whining at the
door, go back to tethering him to you a while longer and concentrate on
rewarding your
puppy only when he is whining and looking at you.
So if your
puppy is doing both, try to
reward him mostly when he's close to you or looking at you and vocalizing — so that you become his focus, not the
door.
Do small sessions of having your
puppy go inside the crate,
reward (with a treat or toy), shut the
door and repeat several times just to make her feel good about going in and out of her crate.