To further elaborate on the subject of my post: Should I be taking Jasmine to different spots to use the bathroom? I figured I would keep with the housebreaking routine, but now that she doesn't use the bathroom inside should I get her get comfortable with different places? I guess it just became habit to take her to the same spot over and over.
Depends on what you're trying to achieve (and understand the ramifications/alternatives).
Teaching a dog to go in one place is a very good way to keep your lawn looking nice. If you pick an out of the way spot, you'll never have to look at pee-burned grass.
On the other hand, a dog that is taugh to go in one spot only may have a tough time transferring when he's not at home. (I can't pee here...it's not my spot!) So if you expect to travel with the dog, teach it to go on lots of different surfaces.
It's always a good idea to teach a "command" for eliminating--(I use "hurry up") Say it often enough while they are going, and eventually you'll get them to connect the word and action and pee on command.
I agree with teaching a command (mine know "go pee" - original, ain't I?) as opposed to a place. I want to know that anywhere I have them I can take them to a spot and tell them to go and voila! And if they don't have to go at that time I can tell by their actions and we just go back out a little while later.
What are some things to keep in mind for raising a family pet?
Dogs don't speak English. You don't speak dog.
Markers are a universal language that can bridge the gap.
Dog training isn't about getting a dog to bend to your will. It's about teaching a dog to satisfy it's natural desires in a way that is mutually beneficial to both of you.
A tired dog is a good dog.
Dogs, and humans, have bad days. Forgive the dog, and forgive yourself, when you have them. Move on.
An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.
It's easier to show a dog what you do want, than to stop them from doing what you don't want. First seek to prevent unwanted behavior. What you can't prevent, redirect. What you can't redirect, shape into a desired behavior.
Respect your dog.
Never speak ill of your dog.
Train the dog you have, not the one you want.
You always get the dog you *need*, even if it isn't the one you *want*.
I just got back from a month long Rv'ing trip where my 10 mo. old was put to the test. She passed! She peed on command on sand, gravel, pavement, gutters, empty garbage ridden city lots, gas station landscaped bush areas with trucks and cars going by right there and even on a ferry deck!
She is the first dog I ever taught an all purpose pee command and boy, it sure pays off.
I just got back from a month long Rv'ing trip where my 10 mo. old was put to the test. She passed! She peed on command on sand, gravel, pavement, gutters, empty garbage ridden city lots, gas station landscaped bush areas with trucks and cars going by right there and even on a ferry deck!
She is the first dog I ever taught an all purpose pee command and boy, it sure pays off.
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Re: Can I Teach Two Potty Locations?
And if they don't have to go at that time I can tell by their actions and we just go back out a little while later.
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