Why punishment is the wrong approach for house training mistakes, and how you should house train your dog or puppy instead.
By Zazie Todd, PhD
How should we house train puppies, and deal with the inevitable mistakes that puppies and adult dogs can have? Suppose your
dog suddenly starts to pee in the house. You clean it up the first time but it happens again…. And then again.
Or your new puppy keeps having accidents indoors even though you take her outside often.
In this situation, some people will yell at their dog. Some might even try physical punishment like hitting the dog or an alpha roll. And we’ve all come across the advice that you should rub their nose in it.
Don’t do it.
Whether you're toilet training an adult dog or house training a puppy, here’s why that’s the wrong approach, and what you should do instead.
Punishment can make things worse
First of all, let’s think about it from the dog’s perspective.
Suppose they pee in the house and you yell at them. What do they learn…
The picture is heartwarming and made me shed a smile. I think pets help elevate us from the holiday depression on which a lot of us go through.
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