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Frank D'Andrea is the owner and trainer of D'Andrea Professional Dog Training located in Suffern, New York. His dog training dates back to 1987 where is worked with Dominic LaBrutto, a long time dog trainer in New Jersey. D'Andrea is a graduate of the Academy of Canine Education in Fresh Meadows, New York where he was taught by Anthony Jerone, one of New York's most renowned dog trainers. Frank is a proud member of the IACP and the ADPT associations and also volunteers for the Triboro Animal Welfare. His goal has always been results through training, and commitment to the dog. | |
| Aug 12 Written by:DPFrank
Tuesday, August 12, 2008  Q: My daughter and husband rescued a male puppy -- he looks like a beagle, but he is getting taller that any beagle that I have seen. He is now six months old and they need to know how to train him to do his business outside rather than in the house. He now understands sit and stay but only for a short time.
A: Here are the rules for housebreaking; I assume the dog is in a crate:
Whenever the dog leaves the crate, it goes directly outside, use a word like "potty" when the dog finishes his business praise lavishly and give a treat exclusively for this event. If the dog does not do any business, then you either re crate him or keep him in some ones eyesight at all times.
If you catch the dog making a mistake in the house, give a firm "outside" command and repeat step one. If you don't catch the dog going in the house, then someone was not keeping their eye on the dog. Some warning signs, the dog gets "bitey" out of the blue, the dog starts darting around the house out of the blue, and of course, the circling, sometimes in an area that he has gone before.
If your dog is not in a crate, then your job is tenfold. He needs to be supervised all the time. My saying has always been "When in doubt, take 'em out!"
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Re: House Training
Neutering the dog may help also ..
By FourPiggies on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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I have two pugs and finally they ar epotty trained (at 2 and 3 yrs old). They knew to go outside, but they were lazy at doing it. It wasn't unitl I had this summer off and was home with them all day taking them on walks and working with them that they finally got it. Then I started taking them less and less frequently to teach them to hold it longer. Now I can finally say that my dogs are trusted more around the "forbidden zones" inthe house without constant fear of finding wet spots on the floor.
Crate training--I do like Frank's advise and think that is best!
Good luck.
By animalsrulz on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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We have two yorkshire terriers and the oldest one we trained her outside only and the way we did that is you go and get a long piece of thin ribbon and two of those round bells (can find both in the crafts dept at Wal-Mart) tie the bells to both ends of the ribbons. Make sure the ribbon is long enough so that he can get to it. Everytime I let her out we would hit the bells and tell her lets go out. After about a week we had her going to the door to hit them by herself to let us know it was potty break time. Hope this helps you.
By yorkies3 on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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The bell idea is great! The crate is the best thing.....so long as they don't spend their life in it. It sure helps with potty training.
By mydogsareloyal on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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I have a beagle (Peanut) and I got her as a baby, but I have trained the three dogs that I have had as an adult this way. I took them out every two hours when I was home, and would not let them back in until they went "potty" continuously telling them to go potty. When I had to go to work, they were in either the kitchen with a baby gate or the unfinished bathroom downstairs with wee wee pads or newspaper (we put their beds with them, and a ball on a string, and other toys. My Samoyed trained probably the quickest, but my little Peanut caught on quite quick, and now we have a doggie door that is quite convenient, but even if I close it because she has a scent and is barking too much in the backyard, she is very good about lasting through the evening and waiting patiently until dingbat me remembers I closed the door. Consistency is the thing, keep at it, he will get the hang of it.
By shadkat on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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Potty training is much easier on my 2 new dogs now that I know the proper ways to train! I thought it was impossible with my first dog, a little shih tzu. You have to watch every single move they make! The second they are out of your site, they make a mess and it's too late to re-direct.
By chalbri on
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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I rescued a beagle at 1yr.old. She is now 10yrs.old and she some times gets lazy about going out. I have stuck to one word commands and always reward her with a dog biscuit and praise her.. "Good Girl" And when she doesn't want to budge from a nap and I want her to go out, I always tell her "Cookie" meaning she will get her treat when she comes back in. That usually motivates her to get up and go out side...
By Bootsfullofkittens on
Thursday, August 14, 2008
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| There are many approaches to train dogs. My philosophy is simple, Be fair and respect the dog’s intelligence. Whichever way you teach a dog, make sure they are clear on what you are teaching them, be consistent with rules and follow through if they don’t comply. Correcting behavior problems must start with basic training.
We must have a line of communication with the dog, respect and control. This comes from training. Dogs learn by trial and error, repetition and consistency on our part. Dogs are extremely intelligent. We need to respect them, help them stay out of trouble, and stimulate them both mentally as well as physically through exercise and training.
Frank D’Andrea is the dog trainer for DP Dog training in the New York, New Jersey area. He can always be reached at www.dpdogtraining.com | |
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