House Breaking Your Golden
Retriever
To properly train house break your Golden Retriever, you
must stick to a routine regarding your crate, and ensure
that he doesn’t spend additional time outside of his
crate. When he is outside of his crate, you should watch
him at all times. If you don’t keep an eye on him when
he is outside of the crate and he has an accident inside
the house, you can’t blame no one but yourself as you
didn’t correct him the second it happened.
To help your dog learn the right way to relieve himself,
you should always praise him when he goes to the right
location. You can crate him at night, then take him out
when he wakes up in the morning and show him the correct
spot. Give him some time, then praise himself once he
starts to go. If you avoid accidents, you should be able
to train your Golden without any problems. Once
accidents begin to happen though, it can be extremely
hard to break the pattern.
When you house break your dog, you should never give him
any freedom. Getting it right is a lot of work for him,
and chances are he’d rather be doing something else. If
you are tolerant with him and allow him to make
mistakes, you’ll find yourself needing to be a lot more
stern to break him of the bad habits that you have
tolerated and allowed. If you start when your Golden is
young and enforce the rules, he’ll be a happy member of
your family in no time at all.
When you house break, you should use confinement as much
as possible. Confinement basically means that until you
have housebroken your Golden Retriever, he isn’t allowed
to freely move around the house. You should always keep
a watchful eye on him and make sure that if he’s outside
the crate - you know where he is at all times and what
he is doing.
If you happen to take your eyes off of him even for a
second, he could easily relieve himself on the floor.
Once he starts to go on the floor, it can be really hard
to break him of this habit. The smell will be there, and
he will smell it the next time he is in that area. Each
time he smells it, he will instantly go to the bathroom
in that same area. The best way to prevent this from
happening is to watch him at all times and ensure that
he only goes in the area you have for him.
To housebreak your Golden Retriever, you should also
allow him a way outside. Normally, a doggy door is the
best way to do this, as your puppy can go outside and
relieve himself when the time comes, without disturbing
you. You should also use puppy pads or a litter box
inside as well, so that he always has somewhere to
relive himself. During times when he can’t make it
outside, he needs somewhere else that he can go.
Housebreaking your Golden Retriever can take you some
time, although it will be well worth it once your Golden
is properly trained. He’ll be an essential member of
your family, and not use the bathroom anywhere he takes
a notion. He will only relieve himself outside or in an
area that you have trained him. Golden Retriever’s need
interaction with people, and if you are going to keep
them inside - you’ll need to ensure that they have been
properly house broken.
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