April 21, 2011
My dog is mostly housebroken, but has accidents when we take him to visit other peoples' homes or take him to work with us. What should we do?
Full Question:
Our 10 month old Cavalier is mostly housebroken. The problem we have is at other people's homes and when we take him to work. Even if he has just gone out, he will come back in and relieve himself within a few minutes.Michele
Cindy's Answer:
There is no such thing as mostly housebroken, a dog is either housebroken or it isn't. It's kind of like being a little bit pregnant. :)
If I knew that my dog was not totally housebroken, then he would not be allowed access to any areas with out being on a leash with me 100% of the time. He should be in a crate or on leash with you, period. Every time you allow him the freedom to have an accident in the wrong place, you are actually reinforcing the very behavior you want to eliminate.
I would recommend our housetraining eBook.
I would direct you to the search function in the upper left corner of the website for any additional questions you may have. If you type in your key words it will guide you to articles, Q & A's and posts on our forum.
I hope this helps.
Cindy
If I knew that my dog was not totally housebroken, then he would not be allowed access to any areas with out being on a leash with me 100% of the time. He should be in a crate or on leash with you, period. Every time you allow him the freedom to have an accident in the wrong place, you are actually reinforcing the very behavior you want to eliminate.
I would recommend our housetraining eBook.
I would direct you to the search function in the upper left corner of the website for any additional questions you may have. If you type in your key words it will guide you to articles, Q & A's and posts on our forum.
I hope this helps.
Cindy
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