In this post, I’m going to address house breaking, house training, potty training—whatever you want to call it! The other day, it occurred to me that there’s nothing to practice when you’re house training. Someone called into our Salt Lake City training center to ask me to come to their home and house train their […]
FAQ: Basics of Puppy Training
I thought I would write a quick post from work, focused on a question that I receive a lot. This question came from someone who bought my video on how to raise the perfect puppy, and who had questions about Her first question: “What type of crate do you recommend—wire crate or plastic mold?” I […]
“Holding It In”: Basics of House Training
In today’s post, I’d like to address a big mistake that some people make when they’re house training. One big error I see people make is giving their dog too many opportunities to go to the bathroom. In the very beginning, when I’m house breaking a puppy, I try to give them lots of opportunities […]
Understanding Systems, Part Two: Bathroom Manners
My last post on this topic had to do with the general idea of the “system” and the four essential elements of puppy training. (If you didn’t catch that post, then go back and read it first.) As time goes on, I’ll be putting out more of these systems articles. Today I want to talk […]
House Training a Dog
STOP cleaning up house training messes in your home! We get numerous calls every week from dog owners who are struggling to house train their dogs. This isn’t only a problem for puppies, we often get calls from dog owners who have dogs up to and well over a year of age. This is a […]