Therefore, before you try to identify
house training problems with any new dog, you should first apply the advice from my guide to house training a puppy for a couple of weeks.
If you are struggling with a
dog house training problem or are hoping to avoid one by getting your puppy started on the right potty training track, contact me for a consultation.
Other, less serious behavior issues that trainers and behaviorists can't usually address in a group class
include house training problems, excessive barking and destructive chewing.
Sometimes this kind of filth causes the second dog in the household, or even the cat, to start having
house training problems as well.
Preventing accidents in the house and establishing a strong, positive association with elimination in outdoor areas are the most effective means of house training your new dog and
avoiding house training problems later.
Territorial marking and submissive urination can be dealt with promptly and carefully when they are properly recognized as special
case house training problems.
In March 2007 I wrote a 160 page eBook titled Common Sense Solution to
House Training Problems.
With this said the solution to
all house training problems lies in owner education.
- House soiling or
house training problems - Litter box refusal or rejection - Destructiveness - Aggressiveness toward people, including children - Aggressive conflicts between housemates - Nipping and unruly puppies or kittens - Difficulties introducing new pets - Separation anxiety syndrome - Fears and phobias - Compulsive behaviors - Seizure - related behavior problems - Geriatric behavior problems in aging cats and dogs
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House Training Problems: I have had a surprising number of customers who had trouble house training their pit bulls.
The more books people write about dog training, the more difficulty dog owners are having figuring out the right solution to
their house training problems.
Another example: Submissive Urination isn't
a house training problem, and is dealt with differently than house training.
For example, diarrhea isn't
a house training problem, it is a medical problem.
We have seen so many pugs with UTI's that once they are better no longer have
house training problems!
Submissive urination is not
a house training problem; therefore, it is imperative for dog owners to recognize that a dog urinating submissively is not doing so in spite; rather, the behavior is a natural component of the dog's repertoire of social behaviors.
I hope it is a help to you if your dog is having
house training problems.
These are just a few of the problems we can address: aggression to people or animals, excessive vocalization, fear and anxiety (including separation anxiety), phobias (including noise or storm phobia), unruly behavior, destructive behavior (including scratching furniture), stereotypic (repetitive) disorders (tail - chasing, self - mutilation, over-grooming),
house training problems, avoidance of the litter box, and cognitive dysfunction (aging changes).
Another common
house training problem is submissive urination.
For example, if your dog soils in the house both when you're gone and when you're home, you probably have
a house training problem.
Please see our House Training page for tips and advice if you have an IG with
house training problems.
These behavioral changes could include differences in body language, aggression,
house training problems and / or destructive behavior.
Have you ever had
a house training problem — with a 3 - year - old dog?
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