When the Perfectly Housetrained Puppy Regresses

Okay, I wrote The Perfectly Housetrained Puppy before we moved to a new home two towns away from the old residence. Prince Alvin had not messed in the old house in 4 years.

We moved. Alvin started marking his territory in the new house. He was eliminating in the new penned in area, but was clearing marking the brandy new beige rug. upstairs and downstairs. WHY?

Two Possible Causes
I came up with a plausible explanation - the trauma of the new move plus the new house sounds simply rattled high-strung Alvie. He is barking at every little sound.

The next possible cause explained by a new neighbor centers around the fact that the former owner had  a dachshund named Fenway. Alvin was claiming Fenway's territory for himself.

What I did
My solution was to block him off from the rooms where he was marking. It seems to be working. I just need to watch him carefully in Fenway's rooms - you know, the rooms with the new rugs!

Back to the Prince Alvin The Perfectly Housetrained Puppy!

Introducing The Perfectly Housetrained Puppy

Frustrated with a puppy or older dog who cannot get that your home is NOT his toilet?

What if you could stop the endless cleanups and the god-awful smell?

Transform your dog into a perfectly housetrained puppy by building the doggie routines that fit your lifestyle. As long as you stick to the established routine by practicing patience, persistence, and consistency, you will reach your goal. Sooner than you think, your dog will associate the door you go out of (to the outdoors or to his indoor area) with eliminating.

Sticking to a routine results in less frequent accidents and a cleaner and happier household.

How do you know when your puppy or dog is perfectly housetrained? If he hasn't messed in the house in the last two to three months, you're there.

How do you learn about these routines customized to your lifestyle?

Buy this new ebook: 

The Perfectly Housetrained Puppy

Get your pup started on his routine today!

New Puppy Mini Ebook - Preparing to Bring Your Puppy Home

Here's the cover of this ebook, scheduled for release on 9/1. So stay tuned to this blog.


I consolidated several posts about bringing a new puppy home and preparing for housetraining. This new ebook includes lists of things to buy/get, tips for preparing for housetraining, and includes examples featuring both of my pups - Simpn and Alvin.

Now I have 2 pups, I realize how important it is to be prepared; otherwise you live in a total state of confusion for days or even weeks.

This new ebook is free, as is the first one I published a few days ago (Are You Training Your Dog Or Is HE Training You?).


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Are YOU Training Your Dog or Is HE Training You (3 0f 6)?

This is the third in a series of blogs about dog training:

Introduction
Training Foundation
HouseTraining (you are here)
Obedience Commands
Overcoming Aggressive Behavior
Advanced Commands/Tricks

HouseTraining

Search for “crate training” and “housetraining” on the net and you will get hundreds of references. Read just a few of them and you will find that “crate training” and what I call “scheduled housetraining (no crate)” are the two major methods.

Alvin did not respond well to crate training, but scheduled housetraining is (95%) successful. At 6 months of age, he does have accidents occasionally; mainly because he decided that one particular area of the house is his potty. I’m guessing that we were not diligent in completely deodorizing his mistakes with the enzyme cleaner. Anyway, he’s banned from that area.

In retrospect, I wish I had access to the Secrets to Dog Training coverage of housetraining. All key points and “how-tos” are captured in one pdf document, including the correct way to handle accidents (no punishment involved).

Note: In this series of blogs about dog training, I am referencing Secrets to Dog Training quite frequently. But you need not rely on my recommendation – google “review of secrets to dog training” and you will find that several independent sources have critiqued this product.

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